Withness

What's it like when the storm passes through town and you have to keep living with it? We talk with Johnny and Meredyth about the day their life together changed forever and how Withness kept them go…

It's a college reunion! We interview Rachel the pediatrician about what it's like to be With patients through fear and sickness. To find Rachel on social media and ask her about your kid's runny nose…

We talked to my friend Joey about how to live with cancer, difference, and falcons. You can learn more about Joey's work in Cincinnati at Bespokenlive.org.

We talk with our friend Jason about what it's like to create, to parent, and to grow with depression. We also talk about what it's like to be Super Churched People wrestling with sorrow. And Jason gi…

Jess is kind enough to let us in on what it's like to deal with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis crashing into your life. Hear how she invited others to show up for her and how they've gone above and beyon…

We're back! Now with giant life updates! Our own co-host Keaton had a significant off-season so we're catching up with her and previewing the season to come. 

Since Withness is such a vital part of the holiday season, we take a look at some of our Lows and Highs of being with our people on these important days. We also consider the original Withnesser and …

To close out our first season, we talk through what our guests taught us. We also wonder about social media condolences, the danger of small talk, and the power of shame. Also, our friend Ben returns…

"You're in the moment: You're left with do I completely detach or am I in it? I was just in it." We're calling in an expert Withness today. Blum showed up for Tom and Sheila for coffee on regular aft…

"I want to give people one last message of hope and love and that you don't have to fear." We interviewed Joyce right after she outlived the doctor's prognosis, after she felt like her bucket list wa…

"We counted up. We didn't set an expiration date on how time we had with Benjamin. We just enjoyed every single day." Even though Leslie's son had a disease only 2 people in every million have, there…

"I just wanted her to say something--i wanted her to be that cheerleader." What do you do when you lose the voice that's rooted for you your whole life? And what do you do when they're with you but n…

"I was more worried for his friends than for myself. I wanted them to hold onto life." Furaha woke up in the middle of the night to the knock no parent wants at their door. We talk about the big life…

In exchange for coupons to mini-golf that may or may not be honored, Ben tells us the story of losing his parents at a young age and we wonder with him just how joy belongs in painful stories.

“I need my life to be a eulogy for him.” Sarah tells us the too-short story of her son Levi: how they laid him down and how they carry him still.

We make a case for Withness as a word and a reality. We talk about Laura’s own family story and how it made us hit Record on this project.