Speaker 1: High Family Secrets. Family, it's Danny here to tell you
Speaker 1: a couple of things. First, I know many of you
Speaker 1: are eagerly waiting for the new season of Family Secrets.
Speaker 1: We've been hard at work for many months now, and
Speaker 1: season six will drop on Thursday, December ninth, right around
Speaker 1: the corner. So mark your calendars, subscribe and listen wherever
Speaker 1: you get your podcasts. I am super excited about this
Speaker 1: new season. I know I've said this every single season
Speaker 1: since our launch way back in or the before times
Speaker 1: as I now think of them, but I'm going to
Speaker 1: say it again. In my opinion, this season is the
Speaker 1: best yet. My guests and their stories are amazing, filled
Speaker 1: with hard things and hope and grace. I hope you
Speaker 1: all will love it. Now on to the day at hand, Thanksgiving.
Speaker 1: Many of us have the big feelings on the holidays,
Speaker 1: maybe now more than ever. Some of us have experienced losses, grief,
Speaker 1: and suffering during the last year, and the holidays brings
Speaker 1: all that to the surface. Many of us have felt
Speaker 1: quite anxious and isolated because of the last eighteen months encounting.
Speaker 1: Many of us are seeing family for the first time,
Speaker 1: and when we gather around the table all our secrets
Speaker 1: and ghosts, our ancestors, and our baggage sit down with us.
Speaker 1: I have learned so much during these past few years
Speaker 1: about family secrets, large and small, the way they haunt us,
Speaker 1: the way they shape us. And yet here we are
Speaker 1: speaking from myself. These last couple of years have not
Speaker 1: been easy. My husband's serious illness several years ago has
Speaker 1: taught me a lot about living each day fully and
Speaker 1: finding beauty wherever we can. We can feel multiple feelings simultaneously.
Speaker 1: A dose of gratitude can soften everything. As treakly as
Speaker 1: that might sound, it really can. So can approaching the
Speaker 1: day in the spirit of curiosity and exploration. Everyone listening
Speaker 1: to this message from me is alive and on the
Speaker 1: planet at this very moment, able to download a podcast
Speaker 1: and listen, able to think, and able to feel. One
Speaker 1: of my favorite prayers goes like this days pass and
Speaker 1: the years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles. Here's
Speaker 1: my challenge to every single one of us. See the
Speaker 1: miracles around you. They're there. In the meantime, I'm sending
Speaker 1: my whole family secrets, family, much love, and my unending gratitude.
Speaker 1: I hope you'll tune in on December ninth,