Grandpa's Lap and Safe Spaces: Pez Reflects on Healing

Welcome to another heartfelt episode of Shit That Goes On In Our Heads, an award-winning podcast recognized as the 2024 People’s Choice Podcast Award Winner for Health and the 2024 Women In Podcasting Award Winner for Best Mental Health Podcast. With over 1 million downloads, we are grateful for your continued support! Your feedback means everything to us — leave a written note or a voice message at https://castfeedback.com/67521f0bde0b101c7b10442a.

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Meet Our Guest: Pez

Pez, a fan-favorite guest, returns for another inspiring conversation. She first joined us in Season 2 with these memorable episodes:

• Part 1: "Kitchen Capers with Special Guest Pez"
• Part 2: "Sometimes a Sandwich Isn’t Just a Sandwich with Guest Host Pez"

In this episode, Pez reflects on navigating grief after the loss of her grandfather, how core memories of love and safety shaped her journey and the therapeutic power of creativity in healing. Her stories of knitting, finding safe spaces, and embracing emotional vulnerability are heartfelt and deeply relatable.

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California Wildfires: How You Can Help

The California wildfires have devastated countless lives, leaving families, individuals, and animals in urgent need of support. These fires have destroyed homes and disrupted entire communities, impacting thousands of lives. To our listeners worldwide: this is a humanitarian crisis, and your contributions, no matter how small, can make an immense difference.

We urge you to stand in solidarity with those affected. Whether through monetary donations, sharing resources, or offering support in other ways, every action counts.

Huge thanks to Liz Culley from the Cool Cool Cool Podcast for gathering these resources, and to iolovesyou for raising awareness through his personal experience of losing his home.

• Follow Liz Culley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/listentoliz/
• Follow iolovesyou on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iolovesyou/

Monetary Donations

Here are trusted organizations where your contributions can provide meaningful aid:

• Los Angeles Fire Department: https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812
• Wildfire Recovery Fund: https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/
• Pasadena Humane (supporting animals affected by the fires): https://pasadenahumane.org/
• The Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/?srsltid=AfmBOopnrth00baUEdhjyo1dSmxJUqBmxFemg-gTaCTUdmcKxG7d-VCH
• Displaced Latino Families: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1km3lEvdVY70P3875guzujp5xtoIFMr6jVZVxfpN3MeA/htmlview?usp=gmail
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