Personal Journals Episodes

Kojo Baffoe had a dream. He wanted to qualify for and compete at the 1996 Olympic Games as a track athlete. But life had other plans.

Marilize De Clercq had prepared for a life she was about to meet. A nursery ready, a name chosen, a future fully imagined. At 39 weeks, everything changed. This story follows the stillbirth of her daughter and the emotional reality of what came after - the empty drive home, the months inside the house, and the slow, uncertain process of finding a way forward when grief has no clear shape or timeline.

Jess Hinds had spent her whole life finding ways to cope. She built quiet accommodations into her days without ever knowing that's what they were. Then she became a mother, and everything she had managed to hold together came apart.

The story about twelve boys and their football coach who were trapped inside the Tham Luang cave system in northern Thailand gripped the world. Richard Harry Harris, an Australian anesthesiologist and cave diver, was the man called in to answer the question no one wanted to ask. His assessment was that most of them would likely die if they tried. He told the team to proceed.