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The Survivors Podcast

by Lisa Sugarman & Natasha J. Layton

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Leaving the FLDS: Ange Johnson on Marriage, Escape, and Rebuilding (Part 2)

October 7, 2026 · 34 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In part two of our conversation with Ange Johnson, Ange continues her story about leaving the FLDS polygamist community, the unexpected reunion…
Child Bride at 16: Ange Johnson’s FLDS Story (Part 1)

September 30, 2026 · 55 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary This week we're sharing part one of a two-part conversation with Ange Johnson. Ange, raised in the FLDS polygamous cult and married as a child…
Turning Grief into Purpose: Jake & Joe Sharp on Loss, Shame, and Advocacy

September 23, 2026 · 40 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary This week on The Survivors, Lisa & Natasha continue their conversation with Jake and Joe Sharp about the 2020 suicide of their brother Sam and how…
Jake & Joe Sharp Remember Their Brother Sam: Part 1 of Life, Loss & Suicide

September 16, 2026 · 41 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary Part one of a two-part conversation with twins Jake and Joe Sharp about losing their 16-year-old brother Sam to suicide. They focus on who Sam…
Season 6 Launch: A Raw Conversation for Suicide Prevention Month

September 9, 2026 · 52 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary Lisa & Natasha kick off Season 6 during Suicide Prevention Month with a candid, real-time conversation about lived…

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The Survivors Season 5 Recap: 14 Stories of Survival, Resilience & Hope

September 2, 2026 · 48 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary Season Five of The Survivors took us into some of the hardest, most honest conversations we’ve had yet. Across 14 episodes, we talked…
The Conversation After “I’m Fine” — How to Help Someone in Crisis

August 26, 2026 · 35 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In the final regular episode of Season Five of The Survivors, we’re talking about what happens after someone says, “I’m fine.” Because when you…
Silent Killer: A Christmas Tragedy and One Man’s Fight to Save Others

August 19, 2026 · 41 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions grief, loss & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this episode, guest Wes Bruns recounts the 1992 carbon monoxide poisoning that killed 4 of his family members and left him critically…
She Got Out. Then Her Story Went Viral: Beany Trapani on Breaking Free From Abuse

August 12, 2026 · 41 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse, domestic violence & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary After 10 years in an abusive relationship, Beany Trapani found the strength to get out, start over, and rebuild a…
Groomed and Gaslit: One Woman's Decade of Survival

August 5, 2026 · 35 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse, domestic abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary What happens when you finally escape an abusive relationship—only to find yourself facing cancer in the middle of…
Inside Inpatient: One Woman’s Journey from Crisis to Hope

July 29, 2026 · 52 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this episode of The Survivors, Lisa & Natasha sit down with influencer and mental health advocate Jessica Shaker about her mental health…
From Darkness to Advocacy: A Wife’s Journey After Suicide Loss

July 22, 2026 · 50 min

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide and may be triggering. Episode Summary After losing her husband Sean to suicide, Reshma Kearney found herself navigating unimaginable grief while helping her children make sense of a loss that…

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About the show

Survival isn’t just about staying alive—it’s about finding the strength to rebuild, reclaim, and rise. That’s the foundation of The Survivors Podcast, where three-time suicide loss survivor, author, crisis counselor, and mental health advocate Lisa Sugarman joins Natasha J. Layton—a multiple suicide attempt and loss survivor, advocate, sexual abuse survivor, and former member of the FLDS polygamy cult—to change the way we talk about suicide, survival, and mental health. Through raw, unfiltered conversations, Lisa and Natasha explore the realities of surviving trauma, grief, abuse, mental illness, and everything in between—with honesty, hope, and humanity. Their unique perspectives—one shaped by profound loss, the other by unimaginable adversity—create a space where the hardest stories are told with compassion, courage, and vulnerability. By opening up the conversations we’ve been taught to bury, The Survivors invites listeners into a safe, stigma-free community to reflect, connect, and heal. Together, Lisa and Natasha push past stigma, challenge everything we think we know about survival, and reveal that life after darkness can be filled with meaning, connection, and hope. Subscribe now and join the conversation about surviving life, death, trauma, and everything in between.