EPISODE · Apr 29, 2025 · 1H 4M
Dani Shapiro – From Secrecy to Self-Understanding
from Detours & Destinations · host Dani Shapiro, Rabbi David Ingber
A conversation about the nature of truth, identity, and the detours that unexpectedly lead us home. This episode welcomes bestselling author and host of the podcast Family Secrets, Dani Shapiro. Dani and Rabbi David explore how Dani's mid-life discovery that her beloved father was not her biological parent reshaped her world, brought clarity to a lifelong sense of disconnection, and inspired her prolific creativity. With honesty and depth, Dani reflects on the power of secrets, the concept of the “unthought known,” and the healing that comes from facing the truth. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItgBHf0ccmA Dani Shapiro’s website: www.danishapiro.com Dani Shapiro on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/daniwriter Rabbi Ingber on Instagram @rabbiingber https://www.instagram.com/rabbiingber 92NY Bronfman Center events : https://www.92ny.org/whats-on/events/jewish-life-adults?hierarchicalMenu%5BEventMenu.lvl0%5D%5B0%5D=Jewish%20Interest&refinementList%5B10b_dd_AgeYears%5D%5B0%5D=adults Producer: Efrat Bigger Content Editor: Maya Gayer Video Editor: Sean Kennedy Music By: Shimon Smith Special Thanks: Eden Sidney Foster.
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A conversation about the nature of truth, identity, and the detours that unexpectedly lead us home. This episode welcomes bestselling author and host of the podcast Family Secrets, Dani Shapiro. Dani and Rabbi David explore how Dani's mid-life discovery that her beloved father was not her biological parent reshaped her world, brought clarity to a lifelong sense of disconnection, and inspired her prolific creativity. With honesty and depth, Dani reflects on the power of secrets, the concept of the “unthought known,” and the healing that comes from facing the truth.
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