TTFA Anthologies
Episodes
S4: The Intended Outcome
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After fertility treatments fail, Deya and Sandra decide to adopt a child through the foster system. They have a lot of love to give. They also know th...
S4: Former Life
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey and Louie’s life is blessedly boring in the best kind of way. They have good jobs. They live in the suburbs. They have a kid. When Kelsey ...
S4: Don't You Want Somebody to Take Care of You?
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gina became a caregiver at a young age. By age 6, she was emotionally responsible for her mother, her brothers and herself, and she learned to mute...
S4: A Good Death
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We all want a good death — a death where we’re surrounded by the people we love and don’t feel any fear or pain. A good death is what Ron Dep...
S4: Her Name Was Heather
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa is the epitome of responsible. She loves following rules and has spent her whole life trying to be the best person possible. But accidents hap...
S4: Under a Cloud of Loss
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Damon’s grandparents were murdered 18 months before he was born. He never knew them, but their deaths — and the trial for their killer — defined...
S3: Update: How to Lose Your Name with Hayley Paige (Cheval)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a few years since we last spoke with Hayley Paige about the legal battle that took her ideas, her job and her identity. In this episode, we ...
S3: The Trauma Sponge
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Norton has been a firefighter for over 20 years, a job that’s considered heroic and honorable … a job that sometimes means showing up to a ...
S3: The Teachers Are Not Alright
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like many teachers, when Kristen started her career at 22, she was hopeful and excited. She loved working with students with special needs, and loved ...
S3: When You Care for a Living, Who Cares for You?
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Care connects all of us. In this episode, we talk to Jonny, a domestic worker, and Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance about the peop...
S3: Fair Play at Home
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America is in a care crisis. Women, especially mothers, are leaving the workforce in staggering numbers in this pandemic era. They're buckling under t...
S3: Miss North Dakota
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2012, Rosie became the first Black woman to win the Miss North Dakota pageant. She got to do what she loves most — play music and perform! — an...
S3: The Other Side of Belonging
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jen was a perfect prototype of evangelical woman subculture. She followed the rules close enough to not be problematic but had just the right amount o...
S3: Unemployed
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Layoffs. Redundancies. Furloughs. Right-sizing. There are so many ways to say, “Whoops, sorry, you don’t have a job here anymore,” and Sarah Hag...
S3: God's Plan
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Campbell knew growing up that God’s plan for his life was sports. And when you believe that God himself is responsible for your football caree...
S3: I've Made a Huge Mistake
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eva Hagberg is young, ambitious and about to get her Big Break — a byline in the New York Times! And then, she publishes an error. A big factual err...
S3: Emergency! Banner Ads!
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
lives at work, and even if we’re not working our “dream job” our work gives us a sense of purpose, accomplishment…and – oh, yeah – money t...
S2: Happyish Holidays: The Christmas Curse
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the time of year when we at Feelings and Co bring you a story about the holiday season, and all of the ways it can go wrong, feel terrible or not...
S2: Happyish Holidays: Boundaries and Creating New Traditions
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The happyish holiday season can be whatever the heck you want it to be, no matter what pressures you feel from family and friends and society. So, her...
S2: Happyish Holidays 2022
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘Tis the season! Our terrible holiday tradition is back, this time with more of your painful, sad, awkward holiday stories. Plus: boundary setting a...
S2: Happyish Holidays: The Last Christmas (feat. Alyssa Limperis)
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with our third annual Happyish Holidays episode! This year, comedian Alyssa Limperis shares with us the holiday letter she wrote the year h...
S2: Happyish Holidays: Dead Brother, Dead Mother
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren’s brother died at Thanksgiving. Her mother died at Christmas. So … this time of year is not exactly joyous for her. And it’s not all that...
S2: Happyish Holidays: The Worst Thanksgiving Ever?
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two days after Nora’s husband Aaron died, she celebrated Thanksgiving with her family. Well... maybe not “celebrated.” Every year, millions of...
S2: AITA: Happyish Holidays Edition
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If the holidays make you want to tear your hair out or cry on the bathroom floor, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. It's a hard time for a lot of people, and still w...
S1: The Ending Matters- Stop Calling It "Assisted Suicide"(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, Brittany Maynard exercised her right to an assisted death under Oregon's Death With Dignity Act. She'd been diagnosed with terminal brain can...
S1: Claire Has a Secret- Post Secret Girl Who Wrote in Her On-Suicide Notes(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Claire was a teenager, she held a lot of big, difficult feelings, and for a while, she saw only one solution for them. Though Claire decides to n...
S1: Army Wife- Husband Was Failed by the Army, Military, Abuse, PTSD(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Death by suicide has long been a problem within the U.S. military, and not just among veterans: In 2020, suicide rates among active duty service membe...
S1: In Absentia- When Things Are Not What You Thought They Were(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia is 7 years old when her dad moves out of state to take a new job … and is never heard from again. In high school, a manilla envelope appears ...
S1: The Happiness Equation- How a Friend's Suicide Propelled Neil Pasricha Toward a Happier Life(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Pasricha’s life is falling apart. His marriage, which gave him a sense of purpose and value, is over. His best friend has died by suicide. Ther...
S1: What Do You Say About Suicide? Part 2(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode, we heard from people who had ideated and/or survived their own suicide attempts, as well as people who had survived a loved one’...
S1: What Do You Say About Suicide? Part 1(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know what people hate talking about? Dreams. Politics. Religion. Also: suicide. But it's important that we talk about the hard stuff (and it...
S1: If/Then- A Woman Witnesses the Suicide of a Stranger(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte’s career is built on theoreticals. As an operating room nurse, she has a protocol for every tragedy — a “then” for every “if.” T...
S1: Two Letters - A Widow Remembers Her Husband With Two Letters(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode about two letters. One of those is the letter Jim left for his wife, Annie, before he died by suicide. The second is the letter Ann...
S1: Stories of Suicide & Loss
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Terrible, Thanks for Asking tells the real stories of real people who have lived through the terrible things in life. TTFA Anthologies are a curated c...
Introducing TTFA Anthologies
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Terrible, Thanks for Asking tells the real stories of real people who have lived through the terrible things in life. TTFA Anthologies are a curated c...