WEBVTT - Bonus: A Thanksgiving Message from Dani

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<v Speaker 1>High Family Secrets. Family, it's Danny here to tell you

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of things. First, I know many of you

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<v Speaker 1>are eagerly waiting for the new season of Family Secrets.

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<v Speaker 1>We've been hard at work for many months now, and

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<v Speaker 1>season six will drop on Thursday, December ninth, right around

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<v Speaker 1>the corner. So mark your calendars, subscribe and listen wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you get your podcasts. I am super excited about this

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<v Speaker 1>new season. I know I've said this every single season

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<v Speaker 1>since our launch way back in or the before times

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<v Speaker 1>as I now think of them, but I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>say it again. In my opinion, this season is the

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<v Speaker 1>best yet. My guests and their stories are amazing, filled

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<v Speaker 1>with hard things and hope and grace. I hope you

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<v Speaker 1>all will love it. Now on to the day at hand, Thanksgiving.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of us have the big feelings on the holidays,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe now more than ever. Some of us have experienced losses, grief,

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<v Speaker 1>and suffering during the last year, and the holidays brings

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<v Speaker 1>all that to the surface. Many of us have felt

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<v Speaker 1>quite anxious and isolated because of the last eighteen months encounting.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of us are seeing family for the first time,

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<v Speaker 1>and when we gather around the table all our secrets

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<v Speaker 1>and ghosts, our ancestors, and our baggage sit down with us.

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<v Speaker 1>I have learned so much during these past few years

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<v Speaker 1>about family secrets, large and small, the way they haunt us,

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<v Speaker 1>the way they shape us. And yet here we are

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<v Speaker 1>speaking from myself. These last couple of years have not

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<v Speaker 1>been easy. My husband's serious illness several years ago has

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<v Speaker 1>taught me a lot about living each day fully and

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<v Speaker 1>finding beauty wherever we can. We can feel multiple feelings simultaneously.

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<v Speaker 1>A dose of gratitude can soften everything. As treakly as

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<v Speaker 1>that might sound, it really can. So can approaching the

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<v Speaker 1>day in the spirit of curiosity and exploration. Everyone listening

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<v Speaker 1>to this message from me is alive and on the

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<v Speaker 1>planet at this very moment, able to download a podcast

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<v Speaker 1>and listen, able to think, and able to feel. One

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<v Speaker 1>of my favorite prayers goes like this days pass and

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<v Speaker 1>the years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>my challenge to every single one of us. See the

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<v Speaker 1>miracles around you. They're there. In the meantime, I'm sending

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<v Speaker 1>my whole family secrets, family, much love, and my unending gratitude.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you'll tune in on December ninth,