https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/about-face--3134297enSociety & CultureCopyright Kate Leismerhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/94c582ad1a533bdc1f2297dcb6aef770.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/about-face--3134297Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:27:00 +0000Kate LeismerKate Leismerfeeds@spreaker.comA storytelling and interview podcast about big turning points, events, and life changes that set us on a path to becoming someone else, or maybe just getting closer to who we are.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guest-episode-leaving-the-amish-community-filter-stories--1880499960adfd97cc6c46bbbee89f5145ec20e1Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:52:59 +0000Kate LeismerToday we are sharing a guest episode from Filter Stories by James Harper about Raymond, a former member of an Amish community who left his home and his country. Raymond's family want him to spend his life using a horse instead of a car, to live off...1744abuse,amish,family,personal,religion,stories,transformation,travelcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-surviving-the-unimaginable-w-christine-mcalister--185716653e96316b1a974cff87855ffec8ac42f6Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:45:09 +0000Kate LeismerChristine McAlister has endured one of the most horrible and traumatic experiences that I can imagine, and yet, her retelling of the experience and how it changed her is admirable and profound. This is courage, strength, and power in the face of...3180babies,death,grief,loss,miscarriage,mourning,rainbow,stillbirth,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-accepting-life-and-self-in-chronic-illness-w-lisa-spears--18335233
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Music provided by Miss Kenichi. ]]>38a02c19eea84ae7a4e14161563e85d0Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:11:46 +0000Kate LeismerLisa was an ambitious 20-something working for the United Nations when a sudden and chronic illness became debilitating, leaving her unable to work. This the story of facing her illness, a shocking diagnosis, and her ability to let go of expectations...
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Music provided by Miss Kenichi. ]]>1836addiction,addisons,brain,cushings,disease,family,illness,tumorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-the-truth-changes-everything-w-tim-maas--18191304a76cb3acc8524ff9a4a80d193ab4dd99Wed, 22 May 2019 14:43:08 +0000Kate LeismerOur guest Tim, shares semi-anonymously about his experiences with an unexpected pregnancy, as a new father, and a truth about his life that changed everything. It's a story that reminds us how to move forward through life's challenges get, and how to...2095alcoholism,cancer,dna,fathers,parenthood,paternity,rights,testcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-the-truth-changes-everything-w-tim-maas--18043354448353166f6f4203ad0fcdecb36df9c8Wed, 22 May 2019 12:14:31 +0000Kate LeismerOur guest Tim, shares semi-anonymously about his experiences with an unexpected pregnancy, as a new father, and the truth about his life that changed everything. It's a story that reminds us how to move forward through life's challenges, and how the...2100alcoholism,dna,paternity,pregnancy,test,unexpectedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-the-loss-of-self-in-emotional-abuse-reclaiming-your-voice-w-reema-zama--17329940ef45faab39ac475899bf974b8fa4792bFri, 15 Mar 2019 11:04:45 +0000Kate LeismerMy guest today is Reema Zaman. Reema is an award-winning writer, visual artist, actress and speaker, and the author of the memoir I Am Yours. She is from Bangladesh and immigrated to New York When she was 18. When she was 25, she fell in love and...1818abuse,domestic,emotional,growth,journal,personal,recovery,violence,writingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-of-oppression-and-injustice-w-naniso-tswai--17073009b10eab71a0da4d72ad5396683fb04b51Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:04:37 +0000Kate LeismerNaniso shares his experience growing up in the generation following Apartheid and describes the difference between institutionalized and systemic racism versus other forms of covert oppression. We talk about a particular instance where he was...2349cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-why-fortune-and-fame-are-never-enough-w-tania-lacy--16893038226d86aae9e64a05aa2b75c04458f3f1Thu, 31 Jan 2019 12:53:21 +0000Kate LeismerTania Lacy was a famous Australian television personality during the 80s and early 90s before she got fired. This is a story about her height as a celebrity and the fall into obscurity and heroin addiction. We talk about why fortune and fame are never...2568addiction,borderline,heroin,personality,recoverycleanfull