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About Face

Kate Marlena Leone

A storytelling and interview podcast about big turning points, events, and life changes that set us on a path to becoming someone else, or maybe just getting closer to who we are.

Episodes

20 of 56 episodes

I Have a New Podcast! Falling in Love is Easy Trailer

Hey About Face fam—today I’ve got something special for you. I’m introducing my brand new podcast: Falling in Love is Easy . This show is cl...

00:04:20May 3, 2025

Introducing- Atypical Daydream

I wanted to introduce you all to a podcast I really love called Atypical Daydream, hosted by Josh Caldwell. I know you, listeners of About F...

00:02:03Mar 28, 2025

Episode 52. The Power of Single-Mothering w/ Ruby Russell

As a single mom myself I've had to battle the negative stereotypes and stigmas around single motherhood and what happens after a marriage/pa...

01:23:14Jun 17, 2024

51. I Went to Jail! The Stories We tell About Ourselves

Somewhere there is a mugshot of me after I got arrested at a house party in Seattle when I was 20. There is also a picture of me graduating...

00:17:30Jun 4, 2024

50. Family Estrangement & Going No Contact w/ Janice Formichella

"Just because someone is related, doesn't mean they love you," can be a difficult idea to accept, but recognizing that family relations don'...

00:59:17May 28, 2024

49. PSA: Stop Texting When You Should Be Talking!

When it comes to texting- I am the worst! I have a history of sending break-up texts, having serious conflicts by text message, and trying t...

00:21:56Mar 21, 2024

48. Burnout in Mid-Life and 'The Way Home' w/ Ben Katt

I started this podcast after my own 'rock bottom' story and recovery journey, really in effort to capture the essence of personal growth and...

01:06:57Mar 14, 2024

47. Managing Fear and Anger During Loss

I wanted to share a difficulty that I have been struggling with the last month and how I was able to manage some hard, even shameful emotion...

00:18:51Mar 4, 2024

46. Love Stories in Art and Life w/ Olivia DeRecat

Love stories captivate all of us, but how do narratives of love influence how we date, make meaning, and tell our own stories? What do we lo...

01:00:10Feb 6, 2024

45. Illness, Negative Self-Talk, and Healing

Being sick can have a negative impact on our sense of self and mental well-being. Do you feel unproductive, unable to be a good parent, or i...

00:20:00Dec 6, 2023

44. Break Ups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On w/ Janice Formichella

One of the greatest pains we will ever endure in life is heartache, either from a break-up, rejection, divorce, or the severance of a relati...

01:02:21Nov 16, 2023

43. College Pregnancy: An Interview with the Father (20 Years Later)

Almost exactly 20 years ago I got pregnant. I was still in college and my boyfriend at the time was getting ready to start a Ph.D. at Harvar...

01:03:54Oct 17, 2023

42. My (Ex) Mother in Law Thinks I'm Cray! Dealing with Multiple Truths

Any time we try to convince others of our truth and convictions we lose power. When I got divorced I heard a lot of rumors about myself-- I'...

00:18:40Oct 4, 2023

41. I Am Trapped in a Foreign Country!- Reimagining Limitations

I got on a dating app in 2012 and met my now ex-husband. Now I have two German kids and I can't leave the country! On a bad day this really...

00:16:13Sep 26, 2023

40. Truth Hurts: Saying the Hard Stuff

I took a break from podcasting because I didn't know how to tell my own stories anymore. There was shame, confusion, fear, and hardship arou...

00:28:52Jun 6, 2022

39. Healing in Sex and Love w/ Quintin Mecke

Dating after divorce or after 40 can be messy, but it's also a great time for self-growth, healing, and introspection. In this episode, Kate...

01:18:05May 22, 2022

38. Truth Telling: if you want to heal, you have to be real

This is the first episode in a new season of About Face. Kate shares her personal journey with creating the podcast, what it means to be aut...

00:23:51May 9, 2022

37. I Got Hypnotized: Subconscious Storytelling

Last summer I got hypnotized for over two hours and I wanted to share about this experience as well as the relationship I found between narr...

00:54:28Feb 5, 2021

36. Suffering is Optional- Attachment Stories

Today I want to talk about something I call “Attachment Stories,” and it’s the stories that attach themselves to events, issues, or traits a...

00:25:35Jan 13, 2021

35. Why Me? When Bad Things Happen

I used to think I could insulate myself against pain or hardship by doing the right thing or making "good decisions." When my daughter was d...

00:24:07Dec 7, 2020