Denise Paley returns to Tony & Sarah Unscripted for a deeply personal conversation about her son, his mental health struggles, and the journey their family has traveled since his incarceration.

In Part One, Denise shares more about her son and the experiences that shaped her understanding of mental health, incarceration, and the gaps that exist for people who need support while involved in the criminal justice system.

Through everything her family has endured, Denise has turned her experience into advocacy, working to bring greater awareness, compassion, and access to social services for incarcerated people, particularly those experiencing mental health challenges.

This is a conversation about a mother’s strength, the complexity of loving and supporting a child through extraordinarily difficult circumstances, and the determination to use lived experience to help create change.

Part Two of our conversation with Denise will continue in an upcoming episode.

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KC Councilor is a professor, cartoonist, author, husband, dad, and a trans man.

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Carrie Dennehy is genderqueer, nonbinary, bisexual, a special education teacher, and uses any pronouns.

But what does “any pronouns” actually mean? Does it truly not matter which pronoun someone uses? In this episode, we ask Carrie those questions and talk openly about why different pronouns feel right at different times and what that means to them.

We also talk about authenticity and how Carrie shows up fully as themselves, including in the classroom, giving their students an example of what it looks like to express yourself and be who you are.

It’s an open, honest conversation about pronouns, identity, authenticity, and the power of simply showing up as who you are.

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We talk with Denise Paley, a mother whose son experienced a serious mental health crisis as a teenager that led to a tragic act of violence.

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In this repeat of the first episode of Tony and Sarah Unscripted, it’s just the two of them, sitting down to talk about why this podcast changed direction and why the name changed too. Tony shares a bit about a recent experience that shifted things in a big way, and together they reflect on how life has a way of asking us to pause, recalibrate, and move forward with more intention. It’s an honest conversation about change, resilience, and choosing to keep showing up, even when things feel uncertain.

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In Part Two of this special conversation, Tony and Sarah continue their discussion with attorney, advocate, and longtime friend Dru Levasseur. Together, they explore the evolving landscape of transgender advocacy, the importance of authentic leadership, and the value of building organizations and communities shaped by lived experience.

From personal reflections to lessons learned over decades of friendship and advocacy, this episode offers an honest and inspiring conversation about resilience, purpose, and creating lasting change.

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On this episode of Tony and Sarah Unscripted, Tony and Sarah sit down with attorney, advocate, and longtime friend Dru Levasseur for Part One of a special two-part conversation. Dru shares his journey as a transgender attorney, reflects on co-founding the Jim Collins Foundation, and discusses the importance of community-led change and creating opportunities rooted in lived experience.

A thoughtful and personal conversation about friendship, advocacy, and why it matters for communities to have a voice in shaping their own future.

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In this deeply honest and heartfelt episode of Tony & Sarah Unscripted, Sarah’s husband, Joe, joins us for a conversation that many parents experience but few feel safe enough to have publicly.
With vulnerability, courage, and unwavering love for his son, he shares what it was like when his child came out as transgender. He speaks openly about feelings that can be difficult to admit and the personal journey of learning, growing, and adapting as a parent.

What makes this conversation so powerful is its authenticity. By sharing feelings that many people keep to themselves, he creates space for empathy, understanding, and honest dialogue about what it means to love someone unconditionally while continuing to learn and grow yourself.

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