Podcast Press Kit

TMI Project co-founder, Eva Tenuto, launches Season Three with a story close to home. The first episode features Eva’s mother, Alice Tenuto. Tune in and discover how Alice’s story for choice impacted Eva growing up, and in many ways inspired the start of TMI Project, launching a movement of ridding ourselves of secrets and shame by sharing our true stories with the world.

Betty and Mourka share parallel stories detailing their pre-Roe v. Wade abortion experiences. Though details of their experiences differ, they both agree they are The Lucky Ones to have survived to tell their story. It’s up to us to listen. We won’t go back.

Growing up without much sex education, Antoinette had to learn for herself how to enjoy her body and keep herself safe. So as a mom, she vowed to be a resource on healthy and pleasureable sex. But Antoinette wasn’t prepared for the flood of emotions that she would experience when it actually came time for her teenage daughter to put that information to good use!

Ilyse has never told her mom that her husband, Cameran, is transgender. Now, in her 2nd trimester, she has to break the news that she is pregnant, and explain why her journey to pregnancy is not exactly the one her mother might have expected.

The responsibility of raising a family without a co-parent or financial support weighs heavily on Rita, who, like her mother and grandmother, began having children when she was a young teen. At age 24, Rita has 4 children. It’s her youngest daughter’s battle with cancer which ultimately shows Rita a power that she never knew she had.

After 10 years of avoiding the truth, Brian is ready to apologize to an ex-girlfriend about his role in her decision to have an abortion, in the hopes that forgiveness can set them both free.

Crystal and her husband are thrilled to have found a baby to adopt. Though they have fully committed to this life-changing decision, the reality is that the choice is not theirs to make.

Stephanie has had her share of nightmare roommates, but nothing has prepared her for life in a house with two kids. Now, Stephanie comes to terms with all of the things she didn’t realize she had agreed to when becoming a parent: screaming, sleepless babies, pet emergencies, self care shortcuts, and parenting in the age of social media.

Mackenzie always wanted to have a baby, but at 21, knew the time wasn’t right. 13 years later, she has finally found a partner who she could envision parenting with. The only problem: a “dam in his vas deferens”.

When a blundering, transphobic endocrinologist treats Raine like a research animal during a routine visit for a prescription hormone refill, he vows never to go back. Now, a medical emergency is forcing Raine to face his fear of doctors and advocate for the care he needs.

When Tamika is pregnant as a teenager, she stays silent about the hypocrisy of the church community members who judge her. Now, she tells her side of the story, and how she built a thriving life for her and her family despite the condemnation she faced then.

It is 1960 when Deborah gets pregnant after an awkward sexual experience with an older boyfriend. She finds a doctor to perform an illegal abortion. Three months later, she finds out the procedure did not go as planned. Deborah makes an agonizing choice, amidst a chorus of other people’s opinions on what to do.

When Eva unexpectedly becomes pregnant during a summer of excessive drinking, she decides abortion is the right choice. Despite being adamantly pro-choice, the experience leaves her grieving. On her 24th birthday, the day after the procedure, she’s gifted a spiritual experience and temporary balm for the grief; a Prince concert.