Alana Michaels

H.O.P.E - Hang On Pain Ends

Health EN ↓ 129 episodes

This podcast was originally started at the end of January 2026 ... after the sudden death of my Father ... then almost losing my mother 6 weeks later ... I decided I needed the first break of my lifetime, and I took a leave from my job .... and started a podcast. It started as a platform to share my story with Bipolar Disorder.... and then started turning into journal-style recordings of many experiences from my past, not only to do with my mental illness, but including so many other things with a lot of laughter and tears as I have been told my story-telling is beyond compare. Up until a few...

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Alana Michaels

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Now You Will Be Punished! 27.01.2026 12:52

This one is more of a coffee shop chat! I touch on a few different topics ... with the big take away being.. I am realizing perhaps the reason I've had more "bad days" than "good" .... is because of the anger I have been projecting onto the world ... or on to my teddy bear? You have to listen to understand that one! Anyway .... as always, please listen until the very END - to get the message of H....

Hot Air Balloon Ride 1/26/26 26.01.2026 7:12

I have to thank my Dad for this one... I swear, these words are him, he is telling this Story. THIS is something that I feel EVERYONE out there should hear ... and maybe listen to more than once. If I had heard this from someone years ago... I might have had this wake up call a lot earlier - but then again, it all happens in the way it's meant to. My platform started as a seed, focused on my strug...

From Darkness to Daylight - 1/25/26 25.01.2026 13:05

So today (1/25/26) is the day that I created this podcast ... I've taken a lot of entries from the past, and will share them or have shared them here. But THIS one... I just recorded, and it encapsulates what I hope to do here ....and when I say "here" I mean, on this Earth. I truly feel sharing my story is my "life's work" ... I saw this as a very clear vision while in my last manic episode back...

This is My Brave. -1/25/26 (original performance September 2018) 25.01.2026 9:48

This is where my dream started back in 2018 where I shared my story on a stage in NYC presenting with an amazing mental health organization "This is my Brave." ... After this performance, my life took a turn in a different direction, and my story went on the shelf. My light went out, my passion was lost ... but now? I lost my dad suddenly, a few weeks later came so close to losing my mother ... so...