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Valorie Stafford Lurry's story is one of unimaginable trauma, incredible resilience, and the long road toward healing. At just 14 years old, Valorie was kidnapped and held captive for 24 hours. She takes us through that terrifying experience and the years of healing that followed, sharing honestly about trauma, forgiveness, grace, and what it looks like to move forward after something that changes your life forever. It’s a conversation about the things we carry, the complicated process of healing, and finding grace in places we never expected. Val’s Website: https://vallurry.com/pages/round-the-bend Round the Bend: https://amzn.to/4hY1o3f Follow Valerie on insta → https://www.instagram.com/valorielurry/ Follow SWE on insta → https://www.instagram.com/so.what.else/  Follow Kaitlin on insta → https://www.instagram.com/kaitlingraceelliott/ SWE Website: http://www.kaitlinelliott.com

Kaitlin finds out she’s not taking nearly enough meds. Scott is aging like fine wine.  Kaitlin’s getting back into interviews. What is happening with Daylight Savings? Caroline and Hannah find a dead “mouse” in their apartment. Kaitlin is becoming a sourdough guru. Peach makes a surprise guest appearance. Kaitlin and Scott pull off an incredible 10th birthday for Jayce. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Kaitlin flies solo this week and dives into Jayce's 10th birthday, panic, whether or not to let her kids watch Dancing With The Stars or ride the bus, and going to a Savannah Banana's game. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Kaitlin doesn’t understand what Scott’s taste in women’s clothing is. What even are yoga pants anymore? Senior photos in Colorado are very different than in New Jersey. Scott spirals emotionally for the first time…about Pokemon cards. Kaitlin and Scott get calls about all three of their girls getting injured at school in one day. Jayce ends up breaking her wrist. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Emily jumps out of a moving vehicle because of a spider. In fact, all three of the Chicola girls have pretty irrational bug-phobia. Caroline is working through some exposure therapy and is also on multiple cooking escapades. Kaitlin has been lying to Scott. Ground turkey is gross. And Emily's hair spontaneously combusts. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Kaitlin teaches Scott a new term: code switching. They discuss the complications of parenting: do timeouts even work, adjusting to disciplining older kids, should kids be paid for chores? To no one's suprise, Scott mispronounces the word "vehicle." Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Youngest Chicola sister, Caroline, graces the pod with her presence. Caroline and Kaitlin can’t help but talk about Emily in her absence...mostly because she has absolutely no clue what Famous Footwear is and she's planning to copy Kaitlin’s outfit for their family photos. Of course, food and favorite snacks make their way into the conversation. Kaitlin buys leopard pants. Scott somehow doesn’t feel good every single night. And, ya know…men when they’re sick. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

HAPPY LABOR DAY! The crew is finally back. Kaitlin has a miraculous experience with a FedEx delivery. Emily decides she’s lactose intolerant. Scot doesn;t understand what cannolis are. Emily and Matt got to a concert and Matt meets a lifetime hero. Binkies? Pacifiers? Passies? Bee-tas? Matt has a run-in with a squirrel. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

The kids are heading back to school, and the Elliott house is experiencing all the emotions. Kaitlin finds herself increasingly open to homeschooling…except the girls actually like school, and there are mixed feelings about all schooling situations. It's complicated. And somewhere in the middle of this educational spiral, Kaitlin reveals she’s using porta-potties more than ever, and has one very important question: Why do porta-potties have urinals? Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Vacation is over, and we are...well? Depressed. Ao naturally, we’re reliving the highlights instead of accepting reality. We talk about a once in a lifetime Savannah Bananas experience and visting Breckenridge But the real headline? Kaitlin has to admit she was really, really wrong about something. Yes, you read that correctly. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Emily finally caves and starts making sour dough bread. Making peace with the fact that somehow someone is always going to be offended by something. Kaitlin routinely eats food on real plates in the car. Is Emily becoming a tradwife? How to possibly know whats good for you and what is killing you in an era where the is constant conflicting information Should you be able to use screen time for kids as a tool? Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Kaitlin begins her week with an emergency appendectomy. What started as "it's probably nothing" quickly turned into...well, something. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

At 16, Kaitlin unknowingly ends up on a date with her driving instructor. Scott reallllyyyyy loves motorcycles. Kaitlin reallllllyyyyy does not. Honestly, there's a lot of driving stories in this one so buckle up (hehe). Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Kaitlin and Scott have a heart to heart about all of Kaitlin's burning (pun intended) questions about firefighters, unpack an extremely succesful week of VBS, and talk honestly about what it's like to work together. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/

Kaitlin would like to issue a correction: Caroline has, in fact, read Harry Potter. The Puerto Rico Song. A dead body is found in our town. Childhood brawls. A man with one eye hits on Caroline. Emily might be the most useful of the sisters in pretty much any scenario. Follow SWE on Instagram → @so.what.else  Follow Kaitlin on Instagram → @kaitlingraceelliott  https://www.kaitlinelliott.com/