Ep. 01Healing
The Weight We Carry
with Maya Holloway · Sep 4, 2025 · 1h 02m
Maya Holloway on grief that doesn't follow a schedule, and what it means to grow around what we lose.
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Truth told through trial, testimony, and transformation.
Truth & Tribulations is a podcast for honest conversations about the moments that shape us, stretch us, and reveal who we are becoming.
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About the Show
Stories told with care, not spectacle.
Some of the most defining moments in a life arrive without warning — a diagnosis, a goodbye, a question we can't put down. Truth & Tribulations is a long-form conversation with the people who've stood inside those moments and come back with something to say.
We sit with leaders, artists, neighbors, and quiet practitioners of resilience. We talk about what was hard and what was learned — not as a victory lap, but as a record of becoming.
Honesty·Courage·Reflection·Dignity·Growth
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Ep. 02Leadership
Honest Rooms
with Daniel Okafor · Sep 18, 2025 · 54m
Daniel Okafor on the price of honest leadership, and why most rooms aren't built for the truth.
Ep. 03Identity
The Name I Came Back To
with Lina Castellanos · Oct 2, 2025 · 1h 11m
Lina Castellanos on names, languages, and the long road back to a self she had been asked to set down.
"We don't get over the people we love. We grow around them."
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Guests come away feeling heard. We don't mine for trauma. We make room for it.
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We end with what was learned, what was tried, and what someone might carry home.
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