Surviving Skye

If you were forced to be honest with yourself about something in your life, what would you need to change?

The polarity is wanting to talk about Skye's disappearance versus wanting to walk away from it all.

The origin of my anxiety. But not really, my anxiety is just a part of me, it's in every cell of my being. I just remember the first moments where I had no control over it. How it controlled me for most of my life. In this episode I talk about my first moments of fear and anxiety, prior to me even having the words for it. I put it on my trauma timeline cause that is how much it still sits with...

I'm being bold in taking a new direction in Surviving Skye. At least I think it's bold, if anything it will be me spilling my guts and being more vulnerable and transparent than I have ever been before. Since Skye has been missing for 15 years and there has been no new movement I have felt overwhelmed by the repetition of talking about the same stuff again and again. So I am going to pivot...

I have taken some time away to focus on bettering myself. This has been a journey that I do want to continue but I have learned that I need to show up for myself first before I can achieve anything else. How would you like to see Surviving Skye evolve? Skye's disappearance is still very much my focus but the truth is its a cold case with very little (no) movement. In order to Survive the unkno...

It is Dec 31, 2022, I am reflecting on the last year and what I hope to do moving forward into 2023.

Its been a few months since I have recorded an episode with my mom. In this episode we chat a little about mental health and the state of Skye's case. The GoFundMe for the Surviving Skye billboard is still active if you would be interested in contributing. https://gofund.me/200cc2cc

I just wanted to check in with you. I'm currently on a trip back to CT and I often find myself overwhelmed with a list of things I want to get done. Ultimately I drive myself crazy and get nothing done. At the request of others, I have decided to create these small episodes just updating you on life, the boring stuff, as I would call it. But I suppose it can shine a light on the day to day, the go...

In this episode I read through two of Skye's chats from Facebook messenger. Skye never had a cell phone and many conversations that she had with friends took place on various messengers. I had access to Skye's Facebook account early on and in this episode I will share something that has never been made public before. I do not name any names other than Skye and family members. Her friends will rema...

In this episode I talk with the Dean of The College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University, David D. Perlmutter. We discuss  the role media played in Skye's disappearance, along with the protocols in place for police and journalists.  Both systems are essential to aid in a person's disappearance but ultimately nothing ever plays out as one might expect.  We talk about e...

Hi! I wanted to update you as to where I have been and the pressure I put on myself going forward. I have a list of what my next steps should be but I honestly don't know where to go next. Watch me try to figure it all out.

I am recounting the last few days in Japan after we held the press conference for Skye. We wait and wait, and then wait some more. This is when I begin to realize that I am never going to be the same.

This is a bonus episode where I answer the most frequently asked questions I receive on Tiktok. I am joined by my husband Tim who helps ask me the questions and tries to keep me on track. You'll see this is a longer than normal episode so it is safe to say he let me ramble. I hope this clears up any questions and I want to thank you for your continued support. You can help support this podcast and...

This is the last installment of a longer conversation that I had with my mother, about living with Skye's disappearance. 

This is the third installment of a conversation I had with our mother about living through and with Skye's disappearance.

This is the second part of a longer conversation that I had with my mother, about Skye, her disappearance, and what it was like navigating the seemingly impossible.

I wanted to bring you into a personal conversation between my mother and I about Skye, the disappearance, and what everything else looks like on the periphery.  It meanders through our disjointed memories, stalls on opinions, and drowns in our feelings.  This is the first chapter in a 3 hour long conversation, pared down into more digestible episodes and edited minimally as to not disrup...

Besides wanting answers to Skye's disappearance, I started to talk more openly about the event due to its dismantling effect on my mental health. In this episode I try to explain what it feels like living with this weight on your shoulders. Words can barely do it justice. It's an engrossing, all consuming life form that controls you from the inside out. So I share just a glimpse of what I can actu...

Tokyo was a surreal experience. It was a city unlike anything I had ever seen before but I was also facing a situation I had never imagined I'd ever face in my lifetime. My sister Skye was missing in Japan and we had traveled to Tokyo to get media coverage. It was nothing but intense and life changing.

On Episode 2 of Surviving Skye, I break down the first few days of our time in Japan. Emotions are high and time is of the essence but the realities of what two American women can do while the Japanese authorities conduct their investigation becomes apparent and it seems all you can do is wait.

On April 1st, 2008, Skye Budnick took a one way ticket to Japan. It wasn't until April 4th that we realized she was gone. This is my account of the first ten days before we were able to get to Japan.

On April 1, 2008, Skye Budnick took a one way ticket to Japan. She was never seen again. Surviving Skye is hosted by Skye’s sister, Megan Lebron. This is a journey into the unknown after a loved one goes missing.