Imagine you are on vacation. Your favorite shirt is waiting for you in your suitcase. You go to put it on, only to realize it’s not there. You forgot it, and there’s nothing you can do now.
That’s an experience that played out time and again for Natalie Muñoz, who split her childhood and adolescence between her parents’ houses after their divorce. Now that ... Show More
Nov 4
Being a Sex Worker Made Me Trust Men More
When Paloma Karr took a job at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel in Nevada, she thought of men as paychecks. Back home in New York City, Karr had just gone through an intense breakup and was stuck with a rent payment she couldn’t afford. She explored “sugar baby” work and, almost on ... Show More
56m 20s
Oct 28
How Unthinkable Loss Led Me to the Top of Mount Everest
After tremendous loss and heartbreak, Jim Morrison didn’t feel he had anything left to lose. Then he went for a walk. Next, a hike. Soon, he was running. He found challenging himself in nature helped him work through his grief, and before long he was seeking out increasingly diff ... Show More
42m 11s
Oct 21
On Our Third Date, I Asked for a Joint Bank Account (Encore)
Janene Lin loathed the moment when the dinner bill would hit the table. When her date would pay, she felt like her love was for sale. Splitting the bill felt like no one had anything at stake. Most of the time, she would pay the bill herself, but that left her feeling uncared-for ... Show More
46m 6s
Dec 2020
divorce
Many of us have grown up with divorced parents, or lived through a divorce. Emma can relate, and she opens up about all of it. From the challenges of being stuck between two parents, living in different places, trying maintaining healthy relationships with both, awkward holidays, ... Show More
1h 13m
Jun 2023
Encore: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced Me
<p>Divorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. In this favorite episode from the archives, the Sugars discuss situations of parental alienation caused by divorce. They answer letters from a mother and a father whose daughters ... Show More
31m 40s
Jan 2025
Teen Stories: When a Family Splits in Two
Every teen responds to divorce differently, but that kind of family turmoil can leave emotional scars and a desperate search for stability. In today's episode, Mark chats with two young ladies who both have parents who've divorced, and they reflect on how a divided household impa ... Show More
21m 30s
Apr 2025
Rewind: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced Me
<p><em>This episode was originally released October 14th, 2016.</em></p>
<p>Divorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. In this favorite episode from the archives, the Sugars discuss situations of parental alienation caused ... Show More
30m 54s