Family Secrets

Growing up in suburban New York, Joanna was always aware of two pastel portraits of children she assumed were just part ... Read more

Growing up Jim Graham never felt at home in his father's house. But it wasn't until he was well into adulthood that a fa... Read more

We forget that our parents have their own lives, desires and, in some cases, secret lives that they’ve covered up in ord... Read more

Even as a young child, Michael Hainey could sense that there was more to the story of his father’s death. But it wasn’t ... Read more

When Bill, who grew up in a traditional, southern family, first met his wife he recognized the outsider in her – that sh... Read more

In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0.... Read more

At some point in our childhood we all met the moment where we had to summon the courage and strength to stand up to the ... Read more

Sylvia Boorstein grew up in a loving, close-knit family. But in the background lingered a grief-filled secret. As an adu... Read more

Imagine living in one of the whitest enclaves in America, so white that just four people of color were recorded by the c... Read more

Frank's father was a “proud Willie Loman” character who sold stuff — cars, printing presses, whatever needed selling. He... Read more

Bridgett grew up in Detroit in the '60s in a vibrant house with a mother who was genius with numbers. But for most of he... Read more

For years, Steven Romo just didn’t talk about the bleak landscape of his childhood—not with friends, and certainly not w... Read more

In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0.... Read more

As a child, Steve Lickteig was told that he was adopted. But that didn't turn out to be entirely true, or even half of t... Read more

Growing up Noah knew his grandparents had survived the Holocaust, but his questions had always been sidelined.  Learn m... Read more

In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0.... Read more

While walking her dogs one evening Laura Engel received a life-changing email that transported her back to a home for un... Read more

What do you do when you suspect that your own brother is to blame for the seemingly random acts of violence sending shoc... Read more

In this bonus episode we hear from listeners in the Family Secrets community. To share your secret, call 1-888-SECRET-0.... Read more

As a child, Ariana Neumann stumbled upon a strange photo of her father, tucked away in a secret box he kept in his works... Read more