The P-I-G: Stories of Life, Love, Loss & Legacy

What if you could live an entire life without realizing you'd somehow lost touch with yourself?

For Jenny Cohen, that realization didn't come all at once. It came after decades of adapting, achieving, caregiving, surviving, and becoming whoever life seemed to require her to be.

Jenny's story begins in Taiwan and winds through immigration to the United States, childhood experiences that taught her to adapt quickly, a lifelong relation...

At some point in parenting, the job changes. 

The children we've spent years raising begin building lives of their own. They need us differently. The relationship shifts. And somewhere between pride, worry, freedom, grief, joy, and the occasional urge to step in and fix everything, we're left with a question we may not have expected:

What happens to us when they begin to fly?

Hanna Bankier, founder of BirdyLauncher, believes it's...

Eight weeks ago, we stepped away from the microphones with an invitation: go live a little more. Make room for wonder. Rest. Friendship. Courage. Adventure. Legacy.

Now we're back—and maybe not quite the same.

In this candid conversation between sisters, we look back at what P-I-G Summer Camp taught us, beginning with the childhood summer camp experience that helped shape who we became. From years spent at Camp Alleghany to two...

One act of belief changed Angel Mollel's life.

In Part Two of this extraordinary conversation, we discover what happened next—and how that same belief continues to ripple across families, villages, and generations.

After arriving in the United States as a fifth-grade student from a small Maasai village in Northern Tanzania, Angel could have focused solely on building her own future. Instead, she chose something bigger.

Together ...

What happens when one person chooses to believe in someone they've only just met? Sometimes... everything changes.

In Part One of this special two-part conversation, we sit down with Tony Matteroli and Angel Mollel to share an extraordinary story that begins in a small Maasai village in Northern Tanzania and stretches across continents, cultures, and generations.

After being laid off from a job he thought would last forever, Tony tra...

What if the person you're still becoming is more important than the person you thought you were supposed to be?

In this deeply personal and reflective conversation, Susan Mazonson joins The P-I-G to share the lifelong journey that led her to ask a simple but transformational question: Who am I really?

For decades, Susan built a successful life as a corporate leader, entrepreneur, innovator, and problem solver. Fiercely independent an...

A single sentence in childhood can become a life sentence.

Russell Van Brocklen was once told he would never read at grade level. Years of labels, accommodations, exclusion, and frustration quietly shaped the way he saw himself—and the way others saw him too.

Today, Russell is a New York State Senate-funded dyslexia researcher, founder of DyslexiaClasses.com, and the creator of a practical learning framework built around one tr...

Some losses happen in a moment. Others continue unfolding for years.

In this deeply moving conversation, Lisa Espinoza shares the layered story of grief that has shaped her life—from losing her mother at just 18 years old to the devastating loss of her youngest son, Chandler, in 2019 after he was struck by a car while riding his bike to work. 

For 18 grueling days, Lisa and her family lived between hope and heartbreak as C...

What is a crisis—really?

In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, we sit down with marriage crisis coach Dr. Becky Whetstone to explore what happens when life overwhelms our ability to cope—and how we begin to find our way forward.

Dr. Becky shares both her professional expertise and her own lived experience, including the devastating loss of her Marine son to friendly fire, and the lifelong grief that followed....

Some stories don’t end when the moment passes. They evolve.

One year after first sharing her powerful story, Gini Thomas returns to The P-I-G for a deeply honest conversation about what life looks like after survival becomes reality.

This is not a retelling of the accident that took her husband Joe and eventually led to the loss of her leg—it’s a look at everything that comes after. 

Gini opens up about:

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Some addictions don’t look dangerous—until they are.

In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, we sit down with Chad Womack as he shares how a legal, widely available “wellness tonic” quietly turned into a daily kratom addiction that nearly cost him everything.

What began as something accessible—something that felt manageable—slowly became a cycle of dependence, secrecy, and shame that impac...

Six months ago, we made a decision that would completely change the trajectory of our relationship—not just as sisters, but as women, mothers, and partners.

We stopped guessing.
We stopped assuming.
And we started doing the work.

In this first Relationship Reset Check-in, we sit down with our coach, Marcus Straub, to reflect on what’s actually changed since beginning this journey through DISC, Driving Forces, and in...

One year ago, we pressed record on The P-I-G Podcast without fully understanding what this journey would ask of us—creatively, relationally, and personally.

In this powerful anniversary episode, we sit down with Chris Howard—producer of The Boxes Project, trusted collaborator, and now chosen family—to reflect on what this past year has truly been.

What started as a documentary exploration of our mother’s legac...

Some conversations feel destined.

In this powerful and deeply aligned episode of The P-I-G Podcast, we sit down with Cindy Hartzell—founder of Heart Soul Confidence-Based Horsemanship®, wild horse advocate, bestselling author, and co-host of The Holistic Horsemanship and Husbandry Podcast—to explore what happens when trauma forces us to rebuild trust from the ground up.

Cindy shares her personal story of a life-changing a...

Some stories are hard to hear — but they are the ones that matter most.

In this powerful episode of The P-I-G Podcast, we sit down with Tiffaney Childers, a suicide loss survivor, advocate, and founder of her local chapter of The LOSS Team, to explore what happens when grief is buried in silence — and what becomes possible when truth is finally spoken.

Tiffaney shares her experience of losing both of her parents to suicid...

One year ago, we pressed record without fully understanding what this journey would ask of us — emotionally, creatively, relationally, and personally.

What began as a heart-led project to honor our mom became something far bigger: a space for truth, reflection, reconnection, and growth — both for us and for our listeners.

In this special "PJs & Pokey" sister chat, we slow down to reflect on Year One of The P-I-G Podca...

Some stories don’t fit neatly into categories of grief or healing — they live in the space where both exist at the same time.

In this deeply honest and courageous conversation, Ashley Jo joins us to share the story behind her memoir, Tides of Grief, Waves of Grace: A Memoir of Scandal, Sobriety, Heartbreak, and Healing. Ashley opens up about losing her infant son to SMA, navigating the unraveling of her marriage, confron...

The holiday season is often filled with joy — but it can also be a time of reflection, loss, and quiet grief.

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, we sit down with Christy Whitney Borchard, a pioneering hospice and palliative care leader whose life’s work has shaped end-of-life care in western Colorado and far beyond.

Christy didn’t set out to build a legacy — the work found her. What followed was a...

What if a single sentence could change the way you communicate, connect, or make meaning of your life?

In this conversation, communication strategist and author Neil Gordon joins us to explore what he calls The Silver Bullet — one intentional, clarifying sentence that can move people, inspire action, and deepen connection.

Neil shares the personal story behind his book The Most Powerful Sentence of All Time — including th...