Dirty Laundry Podcast with Ollie and Em
Dirty Laundry Podcast with Ollie and Em
Podcast Description
Our names are Ollie and Em, and we want to welcome you to the Dirty Laundry Podcast where we air out the unspoken and often hidden stories of our lives. Here, we delve deep into the journey of healing and overcoming trauma. Each episode is a raw, honest exploration of personal experiences, where guests share their ‘dirty laundry’ - the challenges, the struggles, and the triumphs. Our goal is to create a platform for storytelling, understanding, and ultimately, healing. Join us as we unravel the tales that often go untold, and find strength in our shared vulnerabilities.
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The podcast explores themes of healing, trauma, and personal resilience, featuring in-depth conversations with guests from various backgrounds. For instance, Season 2 highlights stories of sexual assault survivors and advocates, while earlier episodes have touched on childhood development and parenting challenges related to trauma, as seen in episodes discussing infant epilepsy and autism.
My name is Olivia (Ollie) and I want to welcome you to the Dirty Laundry Podcast with Ollie where we air out the unspoken and often hidden stories of our lives. Here, we delve deep into the journey of healing and overcoming trauma. Each episode is a raw, honest exploration of personal experiences, where guests share their ‘dirty laundry’ – the challenges, the struggles, and the triumphs. My goal is to create a platform for storytelling, understanding, education and ultimately, healing. Join us as we unravel the tales that often go untold, and find strength in our shared vulnerabilities.
This week on Dirty Laundry with Ollie, we pull back the curtain on a story that proves even under the brightest lights, shadows can linger.
Our guest, Lauren Sisler, is an Emmy Award–winning ESPN sideline reporter – a familiar face on college football Saturdays. But before the cameras, before the confidence and the sideline smiles, came a tragedy that would change her life forever.
At just 18 years old, during her freshman year at Rutgers University, Lauren lost both of her parents—within hours of each other—to hidden battles with prescription drug addiction. It’s a story she carried silently for years, even as she chased her dreams and built a career on resilience and professionalism.
In this raw and deeply human conversation, Lauren shares what it means to grieve in a world that keeps watching, how shame can silence healing, and how she eventually learned to dance again—both on and off the sidelines.
This isn’t just a story about loss. It’s a story about faith, authenticity, and the courage to let your pain become your purpose.
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