What’s it like to spend weeks inside a monastery in complete silence?

What’s it like to find out you’re pregnant with no idea how you’re going to support yourself?

And what’s it like to be the first person to tell the world a plane has just hit the World Trade Center?

Season two of Tell Me What It’s Like gives you a window into someone else’s world - the moments that challenge us, scare us, and shape who we become.

Join host Stacy Raine as she uncovers what each experience was like, and the lessons learned along the way.

1. Breaking historic news and facing profound loss
2. A silent retreat inside a monastery, and what happens when the outside world falls away
3. Navigating unexpected pregnancy without a safety net
4. Helping nonprofits do meaningful work in complex systems
5. Making sense of Medicare and aging in a system few people truly understand
6. Supporting girls in their tween and teen years
7. Finding connection, confidence, and love again later in life

Season two of Tell Me What It’s Like is coming soon.

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As the year comes to a close, guests from Season 1 of Tell Me What It’s Like share the holiday traditions that matter most to them. From longtime family rituals to traditions shaped by loss, life season, culture, and even wildlife, this bonus episode reflects on how traditions evolve and how new ones are created along the way.

1. Keri Nelson
2. Morton Barlaz
3. Alexis Broz
4. Bill Horan
5. Rich "Big Daddy" Salgado
6. Carol Hoenig
7. Linda Strader
8. Sarah Teresinski

1. Midwinter Day
2. Feast of the Seven Fishes
3. Cardinali Bakery, Carle Place, NY

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When Sarah Teresinski was a single mom, she couldn’t afford the beautiful little dresses she saw in stores for her daughter. So she decided to teach herself how to sew. That simple decision sparked a movement — and eventually, Redeux Style, where Sarah transforms old, unused items into something new and beautiful. Today, she helps people see the potential in what they already have or what they might find at the thrift stores — proving that sustainable can be stylish too.

“If everyone who follows me did just one upcycle a year, we could keep 60,000 pounds of waste out of landfills — that’s 5,600 garbage trucks saved.”

Hear Sarah talk about:

• How teaching herself to sew turned into a full-time creative business
• What it was like to face criticism early on — and why it fueled her mission
• The difference between fast fashion, fast furniture, and true sustainable style
• Her viral ceiling fan upcycle that caught the attention of The Drew Barrymore Show and Architectural Digest
• How small, beautiful changes can make a big impact — for your home and the planet

Mentioned in this episode:

• Find Sarah on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook
• See Sarah's appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show
• United Nations Fashion & Lifestyle Network
• Sarah's placemat upcycle
• Sarah's fan blade upcycle
• Fire starter upcycle
• 15 ways to use silica packets
• Organizing a pantry on a budget
• Sarah's friend Dan the Organizer Man

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