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
You Did Everything Right. How Did You End Up Here? (Canary Circle Ep. 2)
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Some conversations never fully leave us.
Not because they were dramatic.
Because they were true.
In this episode of The Canary Circle, I sat with real voicemails from this community.
No scripts. No fixing. Just people saying the hard thing out loud.
Some of it is quiet.
Some of it is heavy.
All of it is honest.
Topics explored in this episode include emotional neglect, people pleasing, loneliness, family roles, shame, identity, grief, nervous system patterns, and the complicated experience of trying to become someone everyone could love.
Topics Covered:
• The moment someone realizes they were never “too much”
• What happens when being helpful becomes self-erasure
• The exhaustion of trying to hold everything together
• The quiet grief underneath people pleasing
• The complicated loneliness many adults carry silently
• What courage sometimes looks like in real life
Canary Circle:
If something in this stirred something in you…
the line is always open.
You don’t have to say it perfectly.
Just honestly.
📞 Details and how to be part of it:
https://www.thecanariesinthecoalmine.com/canary-circle
Watch Next:
If something in this felt familiar, these may help put language to it.
This Is What It Sounds Like When People Tell the Truth
https://youtu.be/1bJYNGtuR4A
The Truth About the Black Sheep
https://youtu.be/SZsGRFo1V64
I Thought It Was Just Me. It Wasn’t.
https://youtu.be/6uFLS
Cinematic conversations for people who feel deeply, think deeply, and want to understand themselves and their patterns more clearly.
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Podcast:
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Community Question:
What’s something you carried for years
before finally saying it out loud?
Timecodes:
0:00 - Opening
0:57 - Kelly
3:19 - Christina
5:59 - Clarissa
9:52 - Dee
13:14 - Closing
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About This Channel:
Canaries in the Coal Mine is a cinematic space for emotionally aware adults navigating relationships, emotional overwhelm, identity shifts, grief, belonging, burnout, and the quiet work of becoming more fully themselves.
Many of us grew up around emotional immaturity, addiction, silence, unpredictability, or unspoken tension. We learned early how to anticipate, over-function, keep the peace, or carry more than we realized.
This channel explores emotional patterns, nervous system awareness, family roles, boundaries, grief, loneliness, and the complicated process of learning how to live differently.
Educational Disclaimer:
This content is for educational and supportive purposes only and is not therapy or medical advice.