Highs and Lows of 2024?
Added 2024-12-30 15:00:38 +0000 UTCHappy New Year from our home to yours. We are looking forward to a fresh start and the possibilities that await us in 2025.
We will be jumping on Patreon this week with all of you, to talk about our personal highs and lows of 2024, it’s something we always do in our house before the New Year begins, but two on my mind right now:
A bittersweet high: Witnessing Justice
.A low: Grief and loss
And what about you? We’d love to hear from our Patreon gems before we record. What are some of your highs and lows of 2024?
Comments
I have no idea how to contact you through here, but I’d love to chat! My email is ktaylor1120@comcast.net:)
Kristin Taylor
2025-01-07 01:07:47 +0000 UTCCute sweaters! Who made them?
Kimberley Barron
2025-01-06 22:16:02 +0000 UTCI am happy that I found Hidden True Crime in 2024. Also, you are such a cute family!!
Kelley Jackson
2025-01-03 14:15:19 +0000 UTCY’all are so adorable!!!
Connie Holden
2025-01-02 06:13:55 +0000 UTCAMEN! Especially Jared B and Charles V! And the Moscow Students! All of those cases kind of hit close to home for me! Oh yes! And Ruby F. & Jodi H. ! 😡
Kathy Stay
2025-01-02 06:02:07 +0000 UTCHappy New year Dr. John, Lauren and Banks! Highs: Personally, -Grateful for every day that I get to be here! -Spending quality time with my two precious grand daughters that light up my life! -I was able to be on a movie set in Chicago with my oldest son who is producer of the movie "Love Language" and met amazing talented creative people. -Finding Hidden True Crime and joining the Gem community! -Starting to write a book about transforming trauma into triumph. -Just got a new puppy! -Built a art studio in our basement with my husband Mark We both create and sell our art. -We plan to host small art workshops with others. -Plan to use for Art therapy as well. Professionally: -Growing my private Psychotherapy practice and helping empower those I am honored to work with to heal and gain insight/personal self growth as they discover their best self. -Better self care! Lows: - loss of family members and one that is in her last stage of life. - This has created a sense of urgency to travel and do things that I have yet to do - The election has left me feeling sad and worried about the country and world. -The continued sensless violence that has become too common including school shootings...most recently in my own community. - struggling with seasonal affective depression that depletes my energy Something I look forward to in 2025: Meeting all of you in Las Vegas at the Hidden True Crime party! Attending crime con and connecting with those here that want to attend and perhaps share accommodations Being apart of a community crisis response planning community in my county Planning a trip to the Galopagos Islands and seeing the volcano in Hawaii Happy New Year to all of you!
Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley
2025-01-02 02:34:53 +0000 UTCHi Maddy, Thank you for sharing. I can relate to what you wrote. Although oldest son is an adult, I too had a traumatic birth experience that resulted in post postpartum depression. At that time no one really talked about this and I felt so isolated and helpless. I was a labor and delivery RN at the time. This made it worse because I thought I should know what to do. I did recovery and realized more needed to be done to raise awareness and help support women who experience PPD. I hope you heal and reach out for support. Wishing you the best!
Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley
2025-01-02 01:43:11 +0000 UTCHi Kristin, I left my nursing too. There are many options to use your skills and have a career that serves you. I have helped many nurses do this. Happy to talk to you anytime. Feel free to reach out. Happy New Year!
Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley
2025-01-02 01:21:24 +0000 UTCSending ❤️
Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley
2025-01-02 01:14:32 +0000 UTCHi Samantha! TY for sharing! I too have a son with Autism and he has been my greatest teacher in life!
Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley
2025-01-02 01:11:52 +0000 UTCSending prayers 🙏 for healing and recovery
Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley
2025-01-02 01:08:36 +0000 UTCSo sweet
Christy R
2025-01-01 22:36:21 +0000 UTCLow: My stage 4 cancer is progressing and I had to have a grapefruit-size tumor plus 12 inches of my small intestine removed. High: I am no longer nauseous all the time and vomiting daily since the surgery! And my son in the Marines got to come home for Christmas!
Sara
2025-01-01 19:47:01 +0000 UTCHappy new year to your beautiful family. My highs & lows for 2024 are inexorably linked. At the end of August, I was retrenched at the age of 60. After a week of wondering what to do, I decided to take early access to my superannuation and retire. In late October, I lost my home because a housemate got us all evicted. I has two days to find somewhere to live. It took 3, but a few days before my 61st birthday, I was able to move into my new place, which is 100% nicer than where I had been living. 2 events that could have devastated me turned out to be such huge blessings. I enter 2025 blessed, grateful and better off than I have ever been. 💖💖💖
Meredyth MacKinnon-Love
2025-01-01 02:32:05 +0000 UTCI just joined your Patreon yesterday so I am still trying to figure my way through the site. Thank you and I really look forward to being here and part of the book club. High: I am still here. My cancer did not metastasize this year. Enjoying every moment I can with my sons and my birds. Looking forward to walking on the Appalachian Trail next year. Low: my first bird Peridot, a budgie passed away a couple weeks ago. She was 8 and had reproductive problems. Also watching my two best friends struggle. One with terminal cancer and the other also with health issues. It breaks my heart to not be able to do anything but be there emotionally with them.
Karen
2024-12-31 13:58:10 +0000 UTCHigh: My daughter is in law school, I care full time for my Autistic Son who is a sourse of inspiration every day. Having my own art studio, my evil father passing over finally after years of he dragging me through litigation for 6 years so I could not inherit what my Mum left me financially (they were separated 10 years yet legally married). He cannot ever hurt me again, such a relief.Richard Allen was finally convicted, another evil B bit the dust. Low: Graves Disease diagnosis , frozen shoulder diagnosis. Here’s to 2025 being an amazing year for one and all. 💟
Samantha Molloy
2024-12-31 12:52:34 +0000 UTCHappy New Year!
Tonella
2024-12-31 12:00:51 +0000 UTCMy husband was diagnosed with ALS and it's been a very difficult year. But I realize how much I love him even when I care for him and do for him ALL the things he cam no longer do for himself from showering him to dressing him to stretching his limbs to now feeding him. Listening to Lauren and Dr. John has been my escape for an hour or two when you are both broadcasting. Thank you for all you do
Patrice Shepherd
2024-12-31 12:00:23 +0000 UTCBeautiful family. All the best for 2025. Thank you for 2024. It was in many ways a welcome escape. 2024 has been, to say the least, shit, but I’m looking forward to thriving in 25. Love to all.
JenAus
2024-12-31 09:57:43 +0000 UTCHigh: So thankful for the love and relationships of great friends and family. Four truly loving grown children who I not only love, but I like. And sweethearts for son-in-law and daughter-in-laws.So grateful no matter how chaotic and messy. New twin grandbabies just born healthy and beautiful.Having had very loving parents who are with me always. Low- man's inhumanity against man. Being sometimes overwhelmed by the violence . Knowing we are all human and have frailties, but not understanding. So glad for Dr. John and Lauren. You both help.
Beth Kallaus
2024-12-31 06:20:48 +0000 UTCHigh: I was able to spend more time with my Grandkids. Also, my husband & I were able to go on a cruise for our anniversary. Low: I lost a nephew, father-in-law, brother, mom’s best friend, and my mother this year. Grief is rough. The struggle is real.
Mama T
2024-12-31 02:18:54 +0000 UTCHigh, every breathe God gifts me Low, seeing my neurodivergent 23 yr son struggle with himself Ty both, you are a gift
D. Haskins
2024-12-31 00:30:54 +0000 UTCHigh: definitely seeing Abby and Libby getting justice Low: Realizing my nursing career is no longer what it once was with no turn around in sight… and the fear of the future as I try to find another avenue as a single woman.
Kristin Taylor
2024-12-31 00:14:09 +0000 UTCLooking forward to putting troublesome issues of the year behind me and starting fresh with a different positive light after dark times and much grief and legal issues. Thankful for new friends and relationships that stand the test of time. Good to see justice served in the cases we’ve followed and hope 2025 is better and brighter for everyone! Hopefully justice will be served for Charles and Brandon, our Moscow college students, Gilgo beach victims, Jared B and Eric Richins. Also Maddie Soto. Let’s ring in the new year celebrating health and happiness to all!
Kay Louise
2024-12-31 00:13:49 +0000 UTCHigh: Buying my dream home Low: Losing both my uncles (1 in may, the other just a week ago). Thank you for providing an escape from real life and focusing on Justice and others losses too. Xx
NotThatMickey
2024-12-30 23:56:45 +0000 UTCYou are such an adorable couple! Thank you for all your hard work.
Maria David MAD
2024-12-30 21:28:59 +0000 UTCHigh: just so grateful for all the good things in my life. Low: still struggling with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue for 25 years now. The struggle is real. As a retired mental-health therapist, I deeply value how professional you both are in your podcast and how authentic you are. And, of course, how you live and operate with integrity. Don't listen to the haters. Too often, they are just very unhappy people. Happy New Year!
Randy
2024-12-30 20:58:48 +0000 UTCThank you for hours of incredible coverage of justice for victims. listening to your analysis and coverage has brought comfort in knowing that someone is watching in -depth! No where to hide! High: great grandson born September 25 to great loving parents! Grateful for my loving family and friends🦋🦋🦋 our goodbyes have been powerful moments of love and empathy for each other 🦋
Sally15Sally15
2024-12-30 20:00:55 +0000 UTCHello Alison. It will be 14 years of sobriety for me on January 2nd. I’m so proud of you. It is so worth it. ❤️
Michelle
2024-12-30 19:22:24 +0000 UTCI hope you have a wonderful year 🎉 Thank you for all your incredible insights and the kindness you bring to the true crime community i hope you know that you are truly appreciated 👍🏻👏🏻💯🥰 Ps. I don’t know what I was expecting after this interview you did with Jerry but my goodness people are so hateful and despicable I really hope you don’t take that seriously because you are so amazing and loving and professional I really want you to know that 🙏🏼 But men these negative people are really loud and all into these poor RA mentality that just makes me sad for the families they have suffered enough already May 2025 bring everyone love and peace ☮️❤️
Vala Hauksdóttir
2024-12-30 18:59:21 +0000 UTCThanks for your hard work, sacrifices and the sharing of your thoughts on the cases. Especially for Abby and Libby.
Alison Pruitt
2024-12-30 18:37:41 +0000 UTCHighs : - staying sober all year with my higher power’s help 🙏 - meeting someone who loves the actual me - having a teenager who works with me and not against me Lows : - dealing with the love of my life’s relapse and his self hatred, guilt and shame that follows - losing more friends to addiction
Alison Pruitt
2024-12-30 18:36:27 +0000 UTCHighs: promotion at work and spending more time with my brothers. Lows: Hurricane Helene, autoimmune disease, and my car needing a new engine
MyssiAnne
2024-12-30 18:25:23 +0000 UTCOMG what a beautiful couple 💑
Moo2
2024-12-30 18:00:12 +0000 UTCHi, it’s not gone but managed- I have hope that one day it will be gone. The combination so far has been- Tylenol + gabapentin 3 times a day + physical therapy + stubborn determination (I was flat on a couch for an entire month this summer while Kaiser kept telling me that 99% of these pinched nerves resolve themselves) best of luck to you- that pain was so bad that it felt indescribable. 😢
Laura Cruz
2024-12-30 17:27:00 +0000 UTCYou two look fantastic in your amazing sweaters! Happy new year! 💕
Kelley Gee
2024-12-30 17:09:44 +0000 UTCHow?!? Please tell me what you’ve done to relieve the pain!
Kelley Gee
2024-12-30 17:07:00 +0000 UTCHighs: finding relief from severe peripheral neuropathy and severe sciatica. Crazy year for nerve stuff! Lows: nephew struggling with mental illness and heartbreaking election results.
Laura Cruz
2024-12-30 17:01:05 +0000 UTCHigh: Grandbabies Low: Not egg prices!
Data Lisa
2024-12-30 16:38:51 +0000 UTCLow: Somehow Trump returned.
Jeremy Christensen
2024-12-30 16:22:19 +0000 UTCHigh: Seeing my business grow Low: Family Turmoil and fallout
Chelsea Gervan
2024-12-30 15:57:53 +0000 UTCHigh: seeing my Great Grandson for the first time, whom is 2 yrs. Low: Losing Mom in November. Happy New Year, Mathias family!
Danni Hull
2024-12-30 15:54:28 +0000 UTCHappy New Year, Dr. John and Lauren. Thank you for an amazing year of covering all the top crimes, trials and so much more. I am looking forward to 2025 with you guys. I have been so blessed. My high was spending so much time with family. Low would be the loss of my mother, she was my hero, taught me dignity, kindness and love. Here is to 2025, watching trials and hearing about crime with all my fellow Gems and you and Dr. John and the birth of my granddaughter. Xx
Cotton~Carolyn
2024-12-30 15:42:45 +0000 UTCHappy New year! High: I got married, and my parents got a new puppy Low: my childhood dog died and I was diagnosed with late stage chronic Lyme, and endometriosis.
Genie Beanie
2024-12-30 15:26:08 +0000 UTCHighs… my beautiful little grandchildren ❤️ Low… my chronic back pain has gotten to the point that the only time I am out of bed is between 4:00am-11:00am Ya’ll have kept me company all year ❤️
Melissa McMillen
2024-12-30 15:19:19 +0000 UTCHigh: Getting a new puppy Low: Putting my mom in a nursing home due to Alzheimers.😥 Obviously, the low overpowered the high, unfortunately.
Renee Pope
2024-12-30 15:18:22 +0000 UTCHighs: my 5 grandchildren! good health, happy retirement Lows: my fear of driving which prevents me from doing a lot of things I’d like to do. It’s severe. 😭
Becky Davis
2024-12-30 15:17:18 +0000 UTCHighs: My daughter getting 2 in place in photography in Reflections, me starting school fully scholarshipped, starting a new career. Lows: Workplace injury leading to disability.
Colleen Canning
2024-12-30 15:10:06 +0000 UTCHigh: watching my daughter knock it out of the park at her high school theater production. Low: the recent election breaks my heart.
Michelle
2024-12-30 15:08:43 +0000 UTCHighs for 2024 - my five grandchildren Lows - Alienation from my sons
CatRuble
2024-12-30 15:04:27 +0000 UTCLove your sweaters! No way did Dr John but that at Costco 🤣🤣 Happy New Year 🥳 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Gleebart
2024-12-30 15:04:05 +0000 UTCHigh: overcoming postpartum depression and getting my “See Better” tattoo that is a daily reminder of great advice from Dr John and Shakespeare Low: aforementioned postpartum depression and processing a traumatic birth.
Maddy Kissling
2024-12-30 15:03:46 +0000 UTC
