Unsealed Conversations with Lauren Brill

Members of The Unsealed discuss the letters they wrote to their younger selves about happiness.Erin: To You, Love YourselfVision: The Feeling of Pure HappinessArlyn: True Happiness

Members of The Unsealed discuss the pieces they wrote for our writing challenge, "If I Fully Trusted Myself."Bozhena: If I Fully Trusted MyselfGina: A Little Trust Goes A Long WayRebecca: The Hand I’ve Been Waiting ForAerial: TrustShachi: My Best Self! Gabrielle: If I Fully Trusted Myself...Arlyn: Trusting Myself

Trigger Warning: This show discusses potentially distressing topics such as poverty, loss, and suicide. Members of The Unsealed chat about their letters from our challenge "Write about a moment that changed everything."TAUNI — Breathwork and ReikiDANA — Before I Was a MomGINA — From Corner Office to Classroom: Why I Left My Six-Figure Job to Teach Special Education in Newark NJREBECCA — When Hope Was InterruptedJACQUELINE — Fast Check RealitySARAH — The Metamorphosis of Darkness

Members of The Unsealed share and discuss the letters they wrote to their bodies. Kara: Finally Honoring My Valiant Body Lisa: The Miracle of Me Julia: To My Body, I Am Sorry… Sara: Love You, DearestBrittany: To My BodyWendi: I'm Sorry

Members of The Unsealed share and discuss the letters they wrote to their bodies.Amy: My Body ExoneratedGracie: Dear Body: You Kept Me Alive When You Could Have Given UpLaurel: I No Longer Hate YouJessica: Dear Body, Thank You For Surviving MeKylene: Of GoddessesMolly: The Unexpected Thank YouBrandi: To My Body...Ashley: The Year My Body Needed MeMorgan: To My Body Here Is Why I Am Proud of YouMelea: Cocoon QuiltRaven: Dear Body, Here Is Why I am So Proud of YouGarrett: To My Body: A Journey of Making ItSara: Your VoiceAllyson: To My BodyDamien: Built From Scars and BreathAless: A Letter to My BodyChris: To My Body, I Choose You Every Time.Davidia: To My Fearfully and Wonderfully BodyVision: Body I Truly Love

Members of The Unsealed talk about the letters they wrote to themselves, honoring the life they chose. Kara — Love Yourself Without ThemRaven — Dear BluDamien — The Day I Stopped Holding My BreathKayla — I Chose a Life That Is Mine: A Love LetterMadelyn — Life Can Be BeautifulBrittany — Dear HeartAisa — Honoring the Life We ChoseKenyata — Gone girl

Members of The Unsealed community share and discuss their open letters to 2026. Shachi: The AvatarSarah: 2026: Ready or Not, Here it Comes Robyn: Show the F Up for LifeAmanda: Then, NowBrianna: A Plan for Mutually Assured SatisfactionXavier: Dear 2026Amy:  Dear 2026…Chris: 2026, Please Be KindLeanne: Clothes I Don’t Wear AnymoreAnnie: Dear 2026Jacqueline: A Letter to 2026 Lauryn: Detach & Reset

Members of The Unsealed discuss their letters to their younger selves (Dear Younger Me, Here's What You Didn't Understand About Yourself).Emillia: Dearest Younger Self: You Were WrongJay: A Letter to 21-Year-Old JaySammy: Dear Younger Self: Asking for Help Doesn't Mean You Are WeakBeck: Dear Becky, Love, BeckMarissa: BlessedJim: Challenges Ahead, Now or LaterJacqueline: I See You: A Letter to My Younger SelfJasmine: DoctorsAshley: The Life and Growth of a SunflowerKim: DearDianne: What About Me?