Our culture is rife with stories of survival — compelling tales of overcoming everything from accidents and illnesses, to assaults and natural disasters. We cheer survivors on as they defy the odds and declare victory over death. But the story doesn’t end there. For many people, it’s life after survival — the quiet struggle of recovering and rebuilding — that can prove the hardest part.

On this episode, we explore that next, often untold, chapter, with stories about the large and small battles that ensue after the initial drama of survival. We hear about one man’s journey from the abyss of locked-in syndrome back to life, the emotional roller coaster of being a young cancer survivor, and how one writer created a handbook for navigating sex and relationships in the wake of sexual assault.

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