Heather Holt Podcast Host | Storytelling on Healing, Resilience & Life After Change

Inspiring stories told weekly to help change your perspective — and maybe even leave you smiling.

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    When “Normal” isn’t normal One of the most striking things about recording this episode with Lisa wasn’t just what happened to her. It was how long she believed it was normal. When we talk about normalizing childhood abuse, we aren’t talking about excusing it. We’re talking about how the human brain adapts in order to Read more

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    There’s something uniquely quiet about never having a father in your life.You don’t always get a dramatic moment of abandonment.Often, there isn’t a single explanation at all. But because they were simply… never there. Kevin’s story in this episode of Change Happened, Then What? stirred something unexpected in me. When Absence Isn’t Loud—but It Still Read more

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    Ken’s story shows how one grandmother’s belief changed everything. In the 1970s, he was told he’d never learn to read—but she refused to accept that label. When children feel valued and supported, they don’t just become productive. They become confident, capable, and deeply valuable members of society. Read more

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    Some connections in life can’t be explained — they just are.That’s how it felt the first time I spoke with Rob Baugh. We were introduced by someone who didn’t really know either of us — just that we had something big in common: both of our lives had been changed by a traumatic brain injury. Read more