The P-I-G
The P-I-G
Podcast Description
Welcome to THE P-I-G, where we explore life, love, loss, and legacy with Purpose, Intention, and Gratitude through real conversations and meaningful stories. We’re your hosts—Kellie Straub and Erin Thomas—sisters, best friends, sometimes polar opposites, but always deeply connected by the love, loss, and legacy of an extraordinary woman: our mother, Marsha.At its core, THE P-I-G is about what truly matters—connection. It’s a warm and inspiring space for open, vulnerable, and heartfelt conversations. In each episode, we’ll share personal stories—our own, those of our guests, and insights from expert contributors—as we navigate what it truly means to live, love, lose, and leave a legacy.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on personal storytelling and emotional healing, with key topics including the exploration of familial legacies, the impact of loss in personal growth, and loving relationships. Episodes feature discussions on the significance of 'The Boxes', how life events shape legacies, and profound insights from both hosts and guests.
Welcome to The P-I-G, a podcast where we explore life, love, loss, and legacy through real conversations and meaningful stories—with Purpose, Intention, and Gratitude.
Hosted by sisters, Kellie Straub and Erin Thomas, The P-I-G was born from the bond they shared with their late mother, Marsha—a woman whose life and love continue to inspire every story told. What began as a deeply personal project has since evolved into a growing legacy movement, including The Boxes, a developing film and television series inspired by the physical gifts their mother left behind—each one unwrapped at a defining life moment after her passing.
At its heart, The P-I-G is about what matters most: connection. It’s a warm, welcoming space for open and honest conversations about the things we all carry—and the stories that shape who we are.
While “loss” is often defined by death, our episodes explore a much broader truth: We grieve relationships, mobility, identity, careers, finances, health, pets, confidence, memory, belongings, faith—even entire versions of ourselves.
Through personal reflections, powerful guest interviews, and expert insights, each episode invites you to consider what it means to live fully, love deeply, grieve honestly, and leave a legacy that matters.
Whether you’re navigating a loss, rediscovering your voice, or simply craving deeper connection—you belong here.
💬 Favorite topics include:
- Grief and healing (in all its forms)
- Sibling stories and family dynamics
- Love, marriage, caregiving, and motherhood
- Spirituality, resilience, and personal growth
- Legacy storytelling and honoring those we’ve lost
🎧 New episodes post every other week. Follow and share to help us spread the message that hearing the stories of others helps us create a more meaningful connection to our own and legacy isn’t just what we leave behind—it’s how we live right now.
Hogs & Kisses, everyone. 💗🐷💗
What creates a family? Biology, circumstance, or love?
Some stories deserve to be heard again. And as Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we're revisiting one of the most personal conversations we've shared on The P-I-G.
Our mother, Marsha, faced three different cancers over twelve years before we lost her at just 47. Her life, her love, and the legacy she left behind continue to shape who we are and what we're creating today.
But life has a way of bringing unexpected people into our stories.
Katie Thomas came into our lives after our mother's death, when she married our dad, Pop. She brought her own children, her own experiences, and her own remarkable perspective on life. She never tried to replace our mom. Instead, she helped create something entirely new: A family rooted in love.
Katie's own journey has included breast cancer and a double mastectomy, motherhood, loss, divorce, professional accomplishments, new beginnings, and the extraordinary lessons that come from living through it all.
In this heartfelt, often funny, and deeply meaningful conversation, we explore:
- Katie's experience with breast cancer, treatment, and recovery
- The challenges and unexpected gifts of motherhood
- Navigating loss, divorce, and life's changing circumstances
- How Katie and Pop built a blended family rooted in love and mutual respect
- The relationships that grow when we make room for people we never expected
- Faith, gratitude, resilience, and choosing how we respond to life's difficulties
- Why one hard thing doesn't have to make the whole day bad
- Aging, perspective, and appreciating the gift of another ordinary day
- The love and legacy we create through the lives we touch
We're bringing Katie's story forward again because Breast Cancer Awareness Month is about more than a diagnosis. It's also about the people, relationships, experiences, and everyday moments that remind us why awareness, screening, support, and connection matter.
Because family isn't always defined by where we begin. Sometimes it's defined by the love we choose to grow along the way.
Worth Revisiting: This conversation originally aired in May 2025 and returns with a newly recorded introduction for October 2026. Learn more about The P-I-G at https://www.thepigpodcast.com.
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