Alexa Leary Was Told She’d Die - Now She’s a Gold Medallist
She was told she wouldn’t survive. Years later, she’s a Paralympic gold medallist. This is the extraordinary story of Alexa Leary. A special bonus series for How I Survived listeners! We’re bringing y...
30 Sep 43min
Danielle Bensky: I Was A Teenage Ballerina When I Met Jeffrey Epstein
At 17, Danielle Bensky was a ballerina in New York with dreams of making it in dance. She thought she had found a way to earn some extra money. Instead, she was drawn into Jeffrey Epstein’s traffickin...
23 Sep 41min
Robbed Of Her Childhood: Bek Condello On Escaping A Cult
What if leaving your faith meant losing everyone you'd ever loved? CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains themes of childhood abuse, physical punishment, sexual trauma and coercive control. If you or...
16 Sep 1h
Stephanie Browitt: “I Survived the Volcano. Half My Family Didn’t.”
Could you survive a volcanic eruption? It's a question Stephanie Browitt never thought she'd have to answer. And yet in 2019, a volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s White Island changed Stephanie's life...
9 Sep 42min
The Day I Learned My Stepdad Was A Child Killer - Sherele Moody
What does it mean to put a name and a story to every woman and child lost to violence? For more than a decade, journalist and activist Sherele Moody has been documenting the lives behind the statistic...
2 Sep 39min
Jess Denham: The Story She Was Never Allowed To Tell
What if the person who was meant to protect you was the one you needed protection from? This is a story of survival, resilience and reclaiming your voice after years of being silenced. Jess also speak...
26 Aug 51min
Charlie Verco: He Paddled Towards The Shark To Save Her
When everyone else swam for shore, Charlie Verco paddled the other way: straight towards a great white shark. On a clear, busy Saturday morning at Coogee Beach in June 2026, the 25-year-old surf lifes...
19 Aug 34min
BONUS: You’re Gonna Want To Hear This — Stories of Survival
A special bonus series for How I Survived listeners! We’re bringing you some of the best stories of survival from Marie Claire's podcast, You’re Gonna Want To Hear This. From extraordinary stories of...
19 Aug 54s
