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January 16, 2025 45 mins

Find new insights with this classic episode of the Dear Katie Podcast, featuring Laura Davis. 

Laura Davis has helped survivors world over with her book The Courage To Heal, co-authored by Laura Bass. She has now written a memoir of her fraught relationship with her mother. The Shining Light of Two Stars is a riveting story of the love and anger that drew them together and pulled them apart in the decades since Laura told her mother that her grandfather sexually abused her. In this episode of Dear Katie: Survivor Stories, Laura discusses the dangers and the benefits of reconciling with a toxic family member, and what survivors can learn from her experience.

Hosts: Katie Koestner and Claire Kaplan

Guest: Laura Davis

Editor: Kelsey Styles

Guest Coordinator: Emily Wang

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