Canaries in the Coal Mine
Welcome to Canaries in the Coal Mine — a podcast for people who notice deeply, tell the truth, and are breaking patterns they didn’t choose.
I’m Shannon — a former party girl turned cycle-breaker, trauma survivor, boundary-setter, and fellow feel-everything human. I know what it’s like to grow up reading the room, managing emotions that weren’t yours, and learning to doubt your own instincts just to stay connected.
This podcast is for anyone who was raised around addiction, emotional immaturity, narcissism, codependency, or emotional neglect — and grew up feeling “too much,” too sensitive, or somehow wrong.
But here’s the truth:
You’re not broken.
You’re not crazy.
You’re just the canary.
Through thoughtful conversations, grounded tools, and clear language, we talk about emotional patterns, family systems, boundaries that protect, nervous system overload, and what it actually takes to come back to yourself.
Just honest conversation.
If you’ve always noticed what others missed, you’ll feel at home here.
🎙️ New episodes every other Tuesday at 1 PM ET.
Canaries in the Coal Mine
Latest Episodes
You’re Not Anxious. You Were Never Safe.
You’ve probably called this anxiety.That feeling in your body…like something’s about to go wrongeven when nothing is.The tension.The overthinking.The constant alertness.But what if your body isn’t overrea...
This Is What It Sounds Like When People Tell the Truth (Canary Circle Ep.1)
Sometimes the truth doesn’t come out right away.It sits under the surface.It gets managed.It gets explained away.Until it doesn’t.In this episode, I sat with real voicemails from this community.No scripts. No...
I Thought It Was Just Me. It Wasn’t.
One year ago, I started this channel because I didn’t understand my own life.I was carrying grief, estrangement, and a quiet belief that I was the problem.This video is about what shifted…and what grew here that I never expe...
The Black Sheep Was Never the Problem
If you were the “black sheep” in your family, there’s a good chance you spent years believing something about you was wrong.Many thoughtful, emotionally aware people quietly carry that label without ever questioning where it came from.<...
Why Adult Friendships Are So Hard
If you’ve noticed that making friends feels harder than it used to, you’re not imagining it.Many thoughtful, emotionally aware adults reach a point where social energy shifts, and connection starts to feel more complicated than it once ...