Roxie Anderson’s story is one of the most unusual, emotional, funny, and deeply human conversations we’ve had on Misfits Among Us.

Raised in a loving Mormon family, Roxie spent much of her life wrestling with faith, shame, depression, body image, identity, and the belief that she was never quite good enough. Over time, those feelings became harder to hold. After years of suppressing her creativity, sexuality, spirituality, and sense of self, Roxie experienced a profound mental health break that led to psychosis, hospitalization, and a long road back to herself.

But this is not only a story about breaking.

It is a story about survival, self-love, art, humor, and the strange, beautiful way Roxie learned to give voice to the parts of herself she once tried to silence.

Today, Roxie uses puppets, music, performance, and storytelling to talk openly about mental health, bipolar disorder, psychosis, suicidal ideation, religious trauma, healing, sexuality, shame, and the complicated work of becoming whole.

In this episode, Joey and Roxie talk about growing up Mormon, questioning faith, hearing voices, following signs, hospitalization, the woman who helped save her life, and how puppets became a powerful tool for processing trauma and reconnecting with herself.

This conversation is heavy, funny, uncomfortable, brave, and completely Roxie.

Because sometimes the voices do not disappear.

Sometimes they become puppets.

Content note: This episode includes discussion of psychosis, hospitalization, suicidal ideation, religious trauma, sexuality, and mental health. Please take care while watching.

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to a trusted person or local crisis resource. In the U.S. and Canada, you can call or text 988 for immediate mental health support.

Roxie Anderson:
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Because the misfits aren’t rare. They’re among us.

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What if becoming yourself meant risking the one thing you loved most?

In this episode of Misfits Among Us, Joey sits down with Dylan Holloway — singer-songwriter, storyteller, former X Factor artist, and the artist behind Dylan And The Moon — for a powerful conversation about identity, music, transition, family, fear, joy, and the courage to live authentically. Dylan grew up knowing he was different long before he had the words to explain it. Music became his access point to joy, his hiding place, and eventually, his way back to himself.

After appearing on The X Factor and building momentum as an artist, Dylan reached a moment where everything changed. To become the person he knew he was, he had to risk the one thing that had carried him through life: his voice. That journey became Tomorrow’s Too Late — a deeply personal story about transition, music, self-acceptance, and the terrifying beauty of choosing yourself before it’s too late.

This conversation follows Dylan from childhood in Cornwall, to X Factor, to the COVID lockdown that forced him to slow down and listen to himself, to coming out to his family, to recording music that allows him to duet with his past self.

It is a story about being trans.

It is also a story about something every person understands: the cost of hiding from yourself, and the freedom that comes when you finally stop.

No scripts. Real people. You don’t have to agree. You just have to listen.

Because the misfits aren’t rare. They’re among us.

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ABOUT MISFITS AMONG US:

Misfits Among Us is a conversation-driven podcast exploring how people develop their beliefs, identities, and worldviews through life experiences. Each episode focuses on real conversations about identity, reinvention, trauma, success, and personal growth.

No talking points. No safe lanes. No topics off limits.
Because the misfits aren’t rare. They’re among us.

If you are if you know someone who has a great story and lived a great life, please reach out. Misfits would love to chat!

· misfitsamonguspodcast@gmail.com

Find us everywhere:

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Most of us spend our lives learning how to achieve.

We learn how to perform, compete, lead, build careers, raise families, and push through adversity. What we rarely learn is how to navigate loss.

In this episode of Misfits Among Us, I sit down with Dina Bell-Laroche, certified thanatologist, speaker, facilitator, and advocate for grief literacy, to explore one of the most universal—and least understood—parts of being human.

After losing her younger sister Tracy to a rare form of cancer, Dina began a journey that would ultimately reshape her understanding of grief, belonging, leadership, and resilience. What followed wasn’t just a personal healing journey. It became a mission to help individuals, organizations, athletes, and leaders better understand how loss impacts every aspect of our lives.

Together, we discuss why grief isn’t something we “get over,” how loss extends far beyond death, the hidden cost of pretending we’re fine, and why belonging may be one of the most powerful tools we have for healing.

This is a conversation about grief.

But it’s also a conversation about love, connection, identity, leadership, and what it means to be fully human.

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CONTACT Dina Bell-Laroche

• dina@griefunleashed.ca
• https://www.griefunleashed.ca
• Substack: https://dinabelllaroche.substack.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grief.unleashed/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dblaroche/

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ABOUT MISFITS AMONG US:

Misfits Among Us is a conversation-driven podcast exploring how people develop their beliefs, identities, and worldviews through life experiences. Each episode focuses on real conversations about identity, reinvention, trauma, success, and personal growth.

No talking points. No safe lanes. No topics off limits.
Because the misfits aren’t rare. They’re among us.

If you are if you know someone who has a great story and lived a great life, please reach out. Misfits would love to chat!

• misfitsamonguspodcast@gmail.com

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