Small Town Secrets for Facing Adversity In this podcast, Sarah asks guests to share their experiences of living in a small town, and how their unique environment helped them through a difficult time. In our country riddled with controversy and conflict, I worried if small towns could survive. Vaccinated, unvaccinated. Rich, poor. Conservative, liberal. Gay, straight. Farmer, pharmacist. Racism, nationalism, feuds, gossip. We’ve got issues. And yet, when my dad was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma and my husband died from a brain aneurysm, my small town rose up to support us in our moment - our years - of need. I realized that I underestimated small towns and I have a lot to learn from them. What is the glue that holds these small towns together? Is there anything we can pass on to the larger world out there? Let’s find out.