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In the Blink Podcast
Honest. Human. Real.
Each story is different, but you’ll find shared humanity in every conversation. These episodes aren’t about fixing anything. They’re about reminding you that you’re not the only one learning to live with loss.
Hosted by Meagan Oberle, this show dives deep into the realities of grief, trauma, and mental health, sharing personal stories of survival and transformation. Through candid conversations with experts, survivors, and those navigating their own journeys, In The Blink™ explores the resources, strategies, and support systems that help people heal. Because life can change in an instant, but so can the path to hope.
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Episodes
22. Mae Scott | The Only Way Out Is Through: Surviving Abuse, Systems, and Starting Over
A raw and unflinching conversation, this episode explores the hidden realities of coercive control, narcissistic abuse, and the devastating aftermath survivors face long after leaving. Through the story behind An Embarrassment of Pandas, Mae Scott shares how an abusive marriage escalated over time, how systems meant to protect can instead retraumatize, and why trauma-informed reform in family court is urgently needed, offering both validation for survivors and a powerful call
Feb 19
21. Ronni Vlaminck | Stormy’s Brave Beginning
This heartfelt episode shares the true story behind Stormy’s Brave Beginning , a children’s book inspired by a tiny, injured kitten rescued during a season of burnout, grief, and transition. Author Ronni Vlaminck reflects on how love, kindness, and quiet bravery shaped both Stormy’s healing journey and her own, offering a gentle reminder that even after loss, overwhelm, or feeling “different,” life can still unfold beautifully with compassion and support. “Just because someth
Jan 29
20. Dylan and Hannah Bond | Crafting Confidence: Helping People Feel Seen Again
This episode explores what happens when art, calling, and compassion intersect, as ocularists Hannah and Dylan Bond share how making custom prosthetic eyes became both their life’s work and a form of healing service. From career pivots, illness, legacy craftsmanship, and falling in love at an ocularist conference, to building EYEMKR from the ground up during COVID, the conversation reveals how prosthetic eyes are not just medical devices but powerful tools for confidence, ide
Jan 8
19. John Fowler | The Parts of Grief We Don’t Talk About
In this deeply moving episode, John Fowler shares the raw, unfiltered journey of loving and losing his wife Nickie to cancer—from diagnosis and years of caregiving to hospice, grief, and the long road toward healing. Through stories of helplessness, community, anger, gratitude, and letting go of the life he thought he’d have, the conversation offers an honest look at grief as both devastating and transformative, reminding listeners that healing often begins when we allow ours
Dec 26, 2025
18. Jamie Estelle Roth | Healing as Surrender: Seeing What’s True Without Eyes
In this episode, Jamie Estelle Roth shares how losing her central vision became the catalyst for a profound spiritual awakening, leading her into soul contracts, ancestral healing, intuition, psychedelic medicine, and the surprising angels who guided her along the way. Through humor, honesty, and deep surrender, she reveals how blindness stripped away old identities, opened her heart, reconnected her to her purpose, and transformed her pain into clarity, connection, and a new
Dec 19, 2025
17. Gina Holtkamp | Beyond the Hospital Bed: A Caregiver’s Story of Trauma, Love, and Healing
The episode dives into the often unseen trauma caregivers carry, beginning with the shock of crisis and moving through the quiet, transformative moments of compassion, fear, and resilience. Meagan, together with Gina, explores how caregiving can be both wounding and healing, why setting capacity and boundaries matters, and how guilt, gratitude, and community shape the journey. Ultimately, it’s a reminder that caregiving is an act of profound love that changes everyone involve
Dec 15, 2025
16. Kris Oberle | OCD Isn’t What You Think: Living Inside the Reality of OCD
In this powerful episode, Kris pulls back the curtain on a lifelong battle with misunderstood and often hidden OCD—sharing how intrusive thoughts, shame, misdiagnosis, and treatment-resistant depression nearly cost her everything, and how a combination of ERP therapy, TMS, partial hospitalization, and unwavering support brought her back from the edge. Her story is a raw, hopeful reminder that OCD is not a quirk but a debilitating disorder, that help does exist, and that one
Dec 6, 2025
15. Perspective: Turning Pain into Purpose
In this powerful episode, Meagan explores the profound journeys of individuals who have navigated extraordinary loss and trauma. The podcast weaves together deeply personal stories that reveal how people find resilience, perspective, and healing in the aftermath of devastating experiences. From Buck's transformative volunteering with amputees to Stacy's creation of Marlee’s Smile nonprofit after losing her mother to ALS, each narrative demonstrates the human capacity to trans
Aug 11, 2025
14. David Salvato | Becoming Whole: A Journey Through Faith, Shame, and Self-Acceptance
In this deeply moving episode of In the Blink podcast,, Meagan reconnects with her longtime friend David to share a powerful and vulnerable conversation about identity, faith, childhood trauma, and the long road to healing. David opens up about being bullied from a young age, growing up gay in a religious family, and navigating the complexities of faith, shame, and self-acceptance. Through candid stories of resilience, spiritual awakening, and self-guided therapy, he reminds
Aug 3, 2025
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