Terrible, Thanks For Asking

What Happened to You? (Part 2)

If the terrible things that happened to you during childhood can affect your physical health later in life, how do you NOT live out the worst possibilities for yourself? Is that even possible? In this second episode of our series about childhood trauma, we look at protective factors and resilience. And once again, we're joined by Britt.This episode was produced in partnership with: <a href="https://www.calltomindnow.org/">Call to Mind</a>, American Public Media's initiative to foster new conversations about mental health; <a href="https://www.stdavidscenter.org/">St. David's Center for Child and Family Development</a>, which is building relationships that nurture the development of every child and family; with support from the <a href="https://www.sauerff.org/">Sauer Family Foundation</a>, which is committed to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and their families in Minnesota.Support our independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ttfa">Sign up.</a>Nora also writes sad &amp; funny books! You can <a href="https://www.noraborealis.com/books-new">buy them here</a>.You can catch up with TTFA on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ttfapodcast/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ttfapodcast">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ttfapodcast">Facebook </a>using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @<a href="https://instagram.com/noraborealis">noraborealis</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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It's a question we ask (and get asked) all the time: “How are you?” And normally we just respond with “Fine!” even if we’re totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day.
But it’s not always all that fine, is it?
“Terrible, Thanks For Asking” is a show by author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they’re really doing. It’s sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and almost always both. A production of Feelings &amp; Co.