Speaker 1: Hi, Family Secrets, Family, It's hard to believe that the
Speaker 1: tenth season has come to an end. We spend months
Speaker 1: assembling the season, and then as the episodes drop each week,
Speaker 1: time seems to accelerate. I received so much interesting feedback
Speaker 1: from many of you about this season's stories. The compassion, kindness,
Speaker 1: identification connection you felt toward these guests is wonderful to hear.
Speaker 1: There was sometimes consternation and frustration too. Family secrets can
Speaker 1: be well triggering. It's not always a comfortable listen, and honestly,
Speaker 1: I don't know if anything truly can be always comfortable.
Speaker 1: My hope is that these stories will make you think,
Speaker 1: make you empathize, and make you feel less alone in
Speaker 1: this human condition we all share. We are complicated creatures,
Speaker 1: yet no matter how different our lives may be, we
Speaker 1: are more alike on the inside than we often realize,
Speaker 1: and this awareness can bring us closer together in an
Speaker 1: often fractured world. I also want to thank so many
Speaker 1: of you who reached out when I let everyone know
Speaker 1: I was going through a challenging time health wise. Six
Speaker 1: months post my diagnosis of an early stage ocular melanoma,
Speaker 1: my treatment is complete and my prognosis is excellent. I've
Speaker 1: spent my life as an artist and a human being
Speaker 1: trying to glean the lessons from whatever life has handed me.
Speaker 1: Whether the early loss of my dad, the rare illness
Speaker 1: my son went through and recovered from as an infant,
Speaker 1: my husband's cancer five years ago, the discovery that my
Speaker 1: dad hadn't been my biological father, a secret which inspired
Speaker 1: this podcast. All of these have been my teachers. My
Speaker 1: job in life, I've come to realize, is to me
Speaker 1: meaning as an artist. I have tended to do this
Speaker 1: through writing books, but creating and hosting this podcast and
Speaker 1: the reach of the shows many millions of listeners, has
Speaker 1: been one of my life's greatest gifts. When I sit
Speaker 1: down with a guest, my whole being is focused on
Speaker 1: their story. It's an honor to be able to shape
Speaker 1: these stories into episodes that resonate. As a result of
Speaker 1: the treatment from my ocular melanoma, I am slowly losing
Speaker 1: the vision in one eye. The strange symmetry does not
Speaker 1: escape me that as I lose half of one of
Speaker 1: my senses, I have deepened another. I am listening Family Secrets. Family.
Speaker 1: Stay tuned for season eleven, which will drop in early November.
Speaker 1: We already have an amazing lineup of guests with new
Speaker 1: stories to inspire you, move you, and make you think
Speaker 1: about your own life. I love this family. Thank you
Speaker 1: for being a part of my life always. If you
Speaker 1: want to be in touch or follow along on what
Speaker 1: I'm up to, please follow me on Instagram at Danny Ryder.
Speaker 1: I'd love to see you there.