Suzanne Rust

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Welcome to The Moth.

I'm Suzanne Rust.

A few days ago, we shared a Moth Radio Hour all about shoes.

But on this episode, we're going to be talking about a different type of soul.

Yes, we're going from the soul of your shoe to the soul inside you, with stories about connections, bonds, being there for the people we love, and all the things that make you you.

First up, we have Heather McGee.

She told this at a Chicago story slam where the theme of the night was baggage.

Here's Heather live with them all.

That was Heather McGee.

Heather is an Emmy and Cannes Lion Award-winning founder and host of the Happily Never After podcast, which takes a look at how life's endings can lead to a new beginning.

She is currently working on her debut memoir about growing up in a fundamentalist Christian sect.

We asked Heather if, looking back, she had any more thoughts about her grandmother and getting to see her in a new light.

She told us that her granny went through so much in her life, courtesy of the domestic violence suffered at the hands of her husband.

Heather's grateful that after her grandpa died,

She was old enough to bear witness to her grandmother's resurrection and blooming into the life she always wanted.

She taught Heather a lot about resilience and how the worst thing that happens to you doesn't have to define you.