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In this episode of Plot Twist: Still Alive, Melissa shares what it’s like navigating motherhood while fighting alongside her daughter through severe mental health struggles. What started as subtle changes slowly became something much heavier — forcing Melissa into a world of crisis plans, difficult conversations, fear, exhaustion, and unconditional love. This episode shines a light on the reality many families quietly live through: mental illness doesn’t just affect one perso

What the story teaches you… could save your life. This isn’t just a podcast.It ’s a warning label. Because if you’ve been listening to “X” — A 4 Part Survival Series , you already know this isn’t a clean, linear horror story with a beginning, middle, and end. It’s a cycle.A slow, psychological infection. And the scariest part?You don’t realize you’re in it… until you’re already fighting to get out. This survival guide exists for one reason: So you don’t have to learn everyt

How to Survive Writing a Book Welcome to the first Master of Plot Twists spotlight on Plot Twist: Still Alive —where we focus on people who stopped talking about their goals and actually did the hard, uncomfortable, terrifying work of bringing them to life. Let’s get something straight: writing a book is not about waiting for inspiration. It’s about showing up, pushing through doubt, and being willing to suck at something long enough to get good at it. Enter: William Sterlin

THIS IS A REQUIREMENT IN YOUR SURVIVAL TOOL BELT Plot twist: the monster didn’t isolate you… it led you to your people. There’s a moment in every survivor story where things get quiet. After the diagnosis. After the chaos. After the fight. And that’s where the real question creeps in: “Now what?” Because surviving Breast Cancer isn’t just about living. It’s about learning how to exist in a body, and a life, that feels unfamiliar. Plot twist: this is where the bond begins. You

Sometimes the darkest stories begin in places that appear safe. In Episode 19 of Plot Twist: Still Alive , Sarah shared her story. On the outside, she was the kind of person people describe as sunshine — kind, warm, and full of life. But behind that light was a childhood secret that no child should ever have to carry. For years, Sarah and other children were abused by a teenage caregiver and trusted family friend. The abuse continued in silence, hidden behind normal life, unt

Costa Rica doesn’t just make you feel alive.... it grabs you by the shoulders and shakes you until you remember exactly why you’re here. Sun, chaos, wildlife, waterfalls, canyons, ocean adventures, we went full FUCK IT LIST mode. Where We Traveled: Liberia International Airport: our gateway to the Guanacaste Coast. Occidental Papagayo: Our Base Camp. We stayed at the Occidental Papagayo , an all-inclusive resort that felt like paradise with a pulse. Buffet food was okay,

A Plot Twist: Still Alive Resource Guide The blood in your veins is supposed to protect you… but sometimes the nightmare in your life shares your last name.And if Episode 8 made something inside you sit up and whisper, This feels familiar — trust that. Your instincts know the truth long before your mind wants to acknowledge it. Below are signs, safety steps, and resources to help you reclaim your story. SIGNS OF ABUSE Abuse can whisper, guilt-trip, manipulate, and masquerade

EPISODE 5: The Stranger dives into the kind of relationship that doesn’t just break your heart — it scrambles your reality. That moment when the charming, attentive, “soulmate” version of someone disappears… and you realize the person you fell in love with never actually existed. This week, our guest Abi walks us through the charm, the control, and the psychological warfare that hides behind “love,” giving you a front-row seat to exactly how emotional and mental abuse rewires

It committed a breaking and entering on your fucking heart. Warning: This is how PLOT TWIST chooses to grieve. It’s messy, it’s real, it’s full of dark humor, and it may not be for everyone. This week on "Night Of The Grieving Dead" our special guest, and one of my RIDE-OR-DIE's, Auntie, discuss the grief that comes when the people you love the most die. This is something every single one of us will face, and both her and I use DARK HUMOR as a coping mechansim. If you do to

Surviving cancer three times has made me hyperaware of the ticking clock that hangs over every single person’s life....especially my own. I have no control over it. I can’t control whether my cancer comes back tomorrow or I die peacefully at ninety-nine.But what I can control… is how I live my FUCKING life. And I WANT TO FUCKING LIVE IT. That’s what the FUCK IT List Zone is all about ... giving yourself permission to live. To try the scary shit, the cringey shit, and to

(When childhood illness becomes your darkest horror story — and how to fight through and survive) Imagine taking your 2-year-old in for what looks like a simple infection — and being told there’s a tumor crushing their chest, “probably won’t survive the night.”That was Robbie’s reality. Back then, she had no Google, no blogs, no insight. Lucky for you, we have tools now. Though I caution you "DO NOT GOOGLE EVERYTHING"...I know it's difficult to avoid. Lucky for you we' have

FRANKENTITTIES IS ALIVE! Hi, I’m Krystal, your host and the first person to spill my guts in this ridiculous and slightly inappropriate podcast. This first episode is about the BIGGEST plot twist of my life. While I have so many other stories to tell (and trust me, I will), my first breast cancer diagnosis literally changed the trajectory of my life—but not without a whole lot of tears, trauma, and inappropriate jokes that made me laugh so I didn’t drown in the river of tears