The Weird comfort objects that we keep forever

The Weird comfort objects that we keep forever

At 50 years old, Heather still has the blanket she carried as a child. It’s worn. It’s faded. And she’s never been able to let it go. In this Smile Drop, Heather reflects on the strange comfort objects many of us keep long after childhood has ended—blankets, stuffed animals, old t-shirts, photographs, and seemingly ordinary things that somehow become part of our story. Inspired by Morgan Scafe’s documentary episode, Carpenter Road, this reflection explores how comfort objects can become anchors during difficult seasons of life, especially when we experience fear, uncertainty, or trauma at a young age. Sometimes the things we hold onto aren't really about the object at all. They're about what helped us survive. Smile Drops are short reflections from Change Happened, Then What?—little pauses between documentary episodes where we explore life, change, healing, and the moments that still make us smile. If you'd like to support the show, just click the link | Be a part of the Change Happened community [https://changehappenedpodcast.com/suport-us/] Enter to win the "What Changed Me Community Challenge" | Enter to Win! [https://form.jotform.com/252933047908059] To join our mailing list and learn more our guests visit | Changehappenedpodcast.com [http://www.changehappenedpodcast.com] Ready to get your discount on Pure Energy Apothecary products Click the link below | 20% off PURE ENERGY NOW [https://pureenergyvt.com/discount/PureChange] Looking for your customized Dear Sweet One lullaby find them here | Shop Now Dear Sweet One [https://www.etsy.com/shop/DearSweetOne] Follow along on Instagram @Change Happened [https://www.instagram.com/changehappenedpodcast/] for behind-the-scenes moments and updates. Got a story to share or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you! Drop me a line at Changepodcast@yahoo.com [email:changepodcast@yahoo.com] and maybe your "Change Happened" moment will be next.

Carpenter Road Part One | A Story of Silence, Survival, and the Day Everything Changed

Some stories divide a life into two versions: before someone finally speaks… and after. In Part One of this two-part documentary story, Heather Holt sits with Morgan Scafe as she recounts the early years of surviving childhood sexual abuse along a quiet country road in Michigan known as Carpenter Road. What begins as a childhood friendship slowly becomes a world shaped by fear, silence, grooming, and survival. As Morgan struggles to understand what is happening to her while it is happening, the people meant to protect children repeatedly fail to intervene. Through cinematic storytelling, immersive narration, and Morgan’s own voice, this episode explores how trauma changes a child long before they have language for it. This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, trauma, and violence. Please listen with care.   Connect with Morgan: Morgan Scafe Author [https://authors.tertulia.com/morganscafe-draft0db4pu] Connect with Morgan on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/morgan.scafe.2025] Connect with Morgan on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganscafe] Carpenter Road on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Carpenter-Road-Morgan-Scafe/dp/B0C47D1Y5T?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Additional resources about Morgans Case: https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2012/06/thomas_minarik_convicted_of_se.html [https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2012/06/thomas_minarik_convicted_of_se.html] Flushing Township man convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct up for parole; victim wants him to remain in prison - mlive.com [https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2012/02/man_convicted_of_first_degree.html] Thomas F Minarik of Michigan, arrests, mugshots, and charges Updated 2026 | Rain-Street [https://rain-street.org/Thomas-Minarik-1e5I02]   If you'd like to support the show, just click the link | Be a part of the Change Happened community [https://changehappenedpodcast.com/suport-us/] Enter to win the "What Changed Me Community Challenge" | Enter to Win! [https://form.jotform.com/252933047908059] To join our mailing list and learn more our guests visit | Changehappenedpodcast.com [http://www.changehappenedpodcast.com] Ready to get your discount on Pure Energy Apothecary products Click the link below | 20% off PURE ENERGY NOW [https://pureenergyvt.com/discount/PureChange] Looking for your customized Dear Sweet One lullaby find them here | Shop Now Dear Sweet One [https://www.etsy.com/shop/DearSweetOne] Follow along on Instagram @Change Happened [https://www.instagram.com/changehappenedpodcast/] for behind-the-scenes moments and updates. Got a story to share or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you! Drop me a line at Changepodcast@yahoo.com [email:changepodcast@yahoo.com] and maybe your "Change Happened" moment will be next.

After the Moment: Stories That Reshape Us | Season 3 Trailer

What happens after the moment that changes everything? Host Heather Holt guides listeners into the quiet, messy, and powerful aftermath — when diagnoses, losses, and truths force people to rebuild who they are. This season unfolds multi-part journeys of survival, recovery, trauma, love, and grief through intimate storytelling and raw conversation with real people whose experiences linger long after the episode ends. Catch up on seasons one and two and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen — season three begins June 2026. If you'd like to support the show, just click the link | Be a part of the Change Happened community [https://changehappenedpodcast.com/suport-us/] Enter to win the "What Changed Me Community Challenge" | Enter to Win! [https://form.jotform.com/252933047908059] To join our mailing list and learn more our guests visit | Changehappenedpodcast.com [http://www.changehappenedpodcast.com] Ready to get your discount on Pure Energy Apothecary products Click the link below | 20% off PURE ENERGY NOW [https://pureenergyvt.com/discount/PureChange] Looking for your customized Dear Sweet One lullaby find them here | Shop Now Dear Sweet One [https://www.etsy.com/shop/DearSweetOne] Follow along on Instagram @Change Happened [https://www.instagram.com/changehappenedpodcast/] for behind-the-scenes moments and updates. Got a story to share or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you! Drop me a line at Changepodcast@yahoo.com [email:changepodcast@yahoo.com] and maybe your "Change Happened" moment will be next.

Some Seasons Change you Forever - Season ending Smile drop

Heather Holt invites you into a quiet pocket of life where seasons shift and memory lingers. She traces a year shaped by laughter and loss, remembering Tim and Kelly not for their illnesses but for the way their joy pierced even the darkest days. Through small, luminous moments a sunrise, a laugh in a hospital room, the dogs snoring at her feet, she shows how grief and joy can live side by side. Honest, tender, and wry, this short reflection asks how we keep finding life inside the hard parts. Tune in for a heart-to-heart pause that feels like tea with a friend: simple, true, and quietly transformative. Listen, breathe, and leave with a reason to smile. If you'd like to support the show, just click the link | Be a part of the Change Happened community [https://changehappenedpodcast.com/suport-us/] Enter to win the "What Changed Me Community Challenge" | Enter to Win! [https://form.jotform.com/252933047908059] To join our mailing list and learn more our guests visit | Changehappenedpodcast.com [http://www.changehappenedpodcast.com] Ready to get your discount on Pure Energy Apothecary products Click the link below | 20% off PURE ENERGY NOW [https://pureenergyvt.com/discount/PureChange] Looking for your customized Dear Sweet One lullaby find them here | Shop Now Dear Sweet One [https://www.etsy.com/shop/DearSweetOne] Follow along on Instagram @Change Happened [https://www.instagram.com/changehappenedpodcast/] for behind-the-scenes moments and updates. Got a story to share or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you! Drop me a line at Changepodcast@yahoo.com [email:changepodcast@yahoo.com] and maybe your "Change Happened" moment will be next.

Milestones Without Confetti: Finding Joy in the Ordinary

Heather Holt settles into a familiar room. Dogs sighing, laundry waiting, dinner to figure out and realizes that the moments that mark us rarely arrive with fanfare. Instead of confetti, she finds quieter signs: laughing easier, crying less, and an unexpected gratitude for the little things. This episode reads like a short, honest letter to anyone who’s ever been surprised by how life keeps going even after the big things happen. Through gentle storytelling and wry humor, Heather traces the podcast’s hundred-episode milepost back to the small everyday details that actually measure growth. Listeners are invited to pause, notice how far they’ve come, and carry a soft, steady smile forward because sometimes surviving is the celebration, and laughter is the proof that we kept moving. If you'd like to support the show, just click the link | Be a part of the Change Happened community [https://changehappenedpodcast.com/suport-us/] Enter to win the "What Changed Me Community Challenge" | Enter to Win! [https://form.jotform.com/252933047908059] To join our mailing list and learn more our guests visit | Changehappenedpodcast.com [http://www.changehappenedpodcast.com] Ready to get your discount on Pure Energy Apothecary products Click the link below | 20% off PURE ENERGY NOW [https://pureenergyvt.com/discount/PureChange] Looking for your customized Dear Sweet One lullaby find them here | Shop Now Dear Sweet One [https://www.etsy.com/shop/DearSweetOne] Follow along on Instagram @Change Happened [https://www.instagram.com/changehappenedpodcast/] for behind-the-scenes moments and updates. Got a story to share or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you! Drop me a line at Changepodcast@yahoo.com [email:changepodcast@yahoo.com] and maybe your "Change Happened" moment will be next.