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Scars We Share

Kayleen Jean Johnson

In each episode, Kayleen invites guests to share a physical scar and an internal (mental/emotional/spiritual) scar. Join in the love, laughter, and loss (and ugly-crying) as we connect through stories and the Scars We Share.

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S6 · E96
Aug 20, 2021 · 47 min
096. Break the Chain with Denise Bossarte
Denise is an Award Winning Author, photographer, poet, and artist. She was sexually abused as a child for many years. She talks about some of her experiences around healing from the abuse. She used her beautiful artistic ability to create a book to help other people on their healing journey.
S6 · E95
Aug 12, 2021 · 50 min
095. with Kathrin Hutson
Kathrin talks about growing up in a home that was not a safe space and having absent parents. She went through a lot that a child should never have to. It was becoming a mother herself that pushed her to make a lot of changes. Parenthood comes up a lot in this episode, for obvious reasons!
S6 · E94
Aug 2, 2021 · 46 min
094. “Core Grief” with Marilyn Kriete
Marilyen Kriete talks about being a ward of the province, losing a love, and not dealing with her core grief until later in life.
S6 · E93
Jul 22, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
093. “Normal” with O.E. Tearmann
O.E. Tearman is a writing duo made up of E.S. Argentum and Olivia Wylie. They talk a lot about mental health, supporting others/community, and so much more.
S6 · E9
Jul 15, 2021 · 50 min
092. I Can’t Fix You with Doug Lawrence
Doug Lawrence is an amazing man. He talks in-depth about mental health and how he discovered he suffered from PTSD. TW: He also talks about a suicide.
S6 · E91
Jul 2, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
091. Literal Weight with JJ Hawkins
JJ is a transgender man who lives in California and is a successful actor. He talks about his experiences around being transgender, top surgery, and how he is now.
S6 · E90
Jul 2, 2021 · 52 min
090. I Am Not a Struggle with Chelsea Hickman
Chelsea has been through a lot. She talks about sexual assault and issues she encountered in the LDS Church.
S6 · E89
Jul 2, 2021 · 1 hr 14 min
089. I Don’t Need to Fix It with Briana Clarke
Briana shares the scars from coming out as lesbian in the LDS church, being gay at BYU, and she talks about how she is now happily married to a woman.
S6 · E88
Jul 2, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min
088. Show the Hell Up with Jacob Dunford
Jacob is just a phenomenal human being. He talks about being gay in the LDS Church, having supportive parents, and the importance of actually being there for the LGBTQ+ community.
S6 · E87
Jun 30, 2021 · 1 hr
087. Your Emotions are Valid with Ben Spackensen
Ben Spackensen is a delightful person. He talks about being disconnected from his emotions and being gay in the LDS Church. He talks about how he was in a heterosexual marriage and is now married to a man.
S6 · E86
Jun 10, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min
086. I Need this to Stop with Julie Rei Goldstein
Julie Rei Goldstein has been through a lot. In this episode she talks a little bit about some of it, including converstion therapy, a suicide attempt, and healthcare.
S6 · E85
May 27, 2021 · 58 min
085. Journey 333 with Travis Barnes
Travis has done and overcome a lot in his life. He talks about where he is now and where he has been; including being addicted to drugs, and a 10-year incarceration for a non-violent drug offense.
S6 · E84
May 20, 2021 · 59 min
084. The Happiest Ones with Terry Shepherd
Terry Shepherd is a phenomenal person. He is an author and talks about some of the books and characters he has created. He also talks about depression, family, purpose, and passion. You definitely don't want to miss this episode.
S6 · E83
May 13, 2021 · 1 min
083. A Week Break
Kayleen is taking a one week break from the show for health reasons. There is a snippet from the episode for next week though!
S6 · E82
May 6, 2021 · 43 min
082. I Am Woman with Karina Pacific
Karina is a very positive person who has overcome a lot. She talks about how she wasn't really looked after as a child and how she outgrew her mother and has made a wonderful life for herself.
S6 · E81
Apr 29, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
081. Spencer and Kayleen Johnson
We shoot the breeze and talk about Spencer's physical scars, ranging from a split chin, to slicing finger, to appendectomy scars.
S6 · E80
Apr 22, 2021 · 57 min
080. Ariel Mitchell
Ariel talks about something that so many people can relate to. Not allowing yourself to feel your emotions. So much of the time you push them down and are disconnected from them because you don't want to feel them. It never ends well. Ariel talks about her experience around it all.
S5 · E79
Apr 15, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
079. Brian Walker
“The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.”
S6 · E78
Apr 8, 2021 · 49 min
078. Benjamin Hobson
Benjamin is so vulnerable and honest as he talks in depth about the physical and internal scars around suicide and mental illness.
S5 · E77
Apr 1, 2021 · 1 hr 6 min
077. Khrystalle Wheatley
Khrystalle is lovely, encouraging, and lively as she talks about the internal scars she has from teachings from the LDS Church. She also talks about how important it is to focus on yourself and what is good for you.

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