Well, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events.
Episodes
422 episodes
S6 EP16: Lisa's Story - Childhood Trauma, Addiction And Recovery!
What a wonderful episode with Lisa Arrigo. Lisa talks candidly about her childhood, finding her sexuality as she grew up, and falling into her cocaine addiction. Hold on for the most shocking part of all, using with her Dad who was a Cocaine de...
S6 EP15: Catherine's Story - A Fathers Rejection At Age 5
Catherine Hickem’s story is grounded in lived experience navigating trauma and its long-term emotional impact. Catherine's father was her everything as a child, a loving, doting, wonderful Dad. One day, when she was just 5, it all changed , out...
S6 EP14: Athena's Story - Battling Lyme Disease For Over A Decade!
Athena Brownson was at the peak of physical fitness as a teen and into her twenties, but things began to change out of nowhere. Soon after, she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease, but the diagnosis was just the beginning. Lyme disease is transmitt...
S6 EP13: Sabine's Story - How To Change Course!
Join me this week for a super fun and insightful conversation with Sabine Kvenberg, who embarked on the wild rollercoaster of becoming and actor at the age of 19! Her memoir, 'Gumption' takes us along for the ride!According to Sabine, yo...
S6 EP12: Dale's Story - 12 Months To Live, And I'm Still Here!
Dale Atkinson was Diagnosed with stage IV cancer, and given 11-12 months to live, this date has long since expired! HIs diagnosis was just weeks after finding out his wife had Lung Cancer. Both are very much still here, and Dale comes on the sh...
S6 EP11: Ev's Story - Change Is Hard, But Worth It!
Ev Foster joins us this week for a wonderful and raw conversation about the power of change! Many of us think we have to settle for what we have in our relationships, our jobs, but most of us have a choice. Ev went through a tough divorce with ...
S6 EP10 Michael's Story - Stress Nearly Killed Me!
After 30 years in accounting, Michael Hirshorne hit a period of burnout, financial strain, and personal loss that forced a deep identity reckoning. His story centers on hitting rock bottom, to the point he was hospitalized with stress. A...
S6 EP9: Dr Qureshi's Story - COVID Frontline Trauma & Identity Reckoning
As a Doctor, working in multiple hospitals on the front lines during COVID, Dr Furhan Qureshi witnessed prolonged exposure to death, distrust in medicine, and moral injury inside overwhelmed systems. His story shows what repeated crisis does to...
S6 EP8: Miles' Story - An Unquenchable Thirst For Adventure!
This week we have a great conversation with Miles Spencer, and discuss his restless desire to experience as much of the world as possible, to learn from other cultures and to really test his boundaries for adventure!Over his winding path...
S6 EP7: James' Story - Nearly Killed By Bee Pollen At A Restaurant!
James Verschoyle was about to head to Thailand on a fasting retreat, and had just been to the gym when he sat down to have a healthy breakfast as suggested by the trip organizers. James didn't usually order 'plant based' options from the menu, ...
S6 EP6: George's Story - Nearly Dead at 52, Thriving In My 70's!
George Jerjian, had a life altering diagnosis in 2007 at the age of 52, a tumor that was meant to be life ending. All the odds were stacked against him, yet he survived to tell the tale! The experience changed the way he thought, and perceived ...
S6 EP5: Dr Joy's Story - Escape From The Man That Brought Me To America!
Dr Joy Kong joins us this week to discuss an important part of her life, which she turned into a book, entitled ‘Tiger Of Beijing: The Inspirational Memoir of a Fierce Regenerative Medicine Physician’ .. and it’s fascinating! As a s...
S6: EP4 - Marci Marie's Story - Caught And Sentenced To 20 years!
Marci Marie Simmons was from a good upbringing, and had a good job. She had made a few wrong turns along the way but was doing well. After realizing the company she was working for was taking part in some not so above board accounting, Ma...
S5 EP3: Brent & Kyle's Story - Conquering The World With Cerebral Palsy!
Brent and Kyle’s story is rooted in life-shaping experiences that led them to become who they are today.Kyle was born with cerebral palsy, leaving him with full cognitive ability but very limited physical mobility. He lives life in a whe...
S6 EP2: Kayse's Story - Losing My Father To Suicide at 7, My Journey Through Grief
This week we are thrilled to have Kayse Gehret on the show! Kayse lost her father to suicide when she was just 7 years old, and the grief and ptsd consumed her. She developed headaches which would over regularly, and these eventual...
S6 EP1: Dr Bob's Story - Has Medicine Lost It's Mind?
WELCOME TO SEASON 6!!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!??Dr. Robert Smith is an esteemed physician and thought leader, haunted by decisions he made in practicing medicine, so much so that now in retire...
S5 EP50: Teresa's Story - 4-Time Cancer Survivor, Stronger Than Ever
SEASON 5 FINALE: (Wow!) Don't worry Season 6 begins first week of January!Teresa Baglietto, is a 4-time cancer survivor who also endured 3 strokes and 1 brain aneurysm along the way. She’s now in remission and she speaks around the U.S. ...
S5 EP49: Tom's Story - Business Suits, Hospital Gowns and High Heels!
After surviving two life-threatening illnesses, one he was told was terminal, Tom LeNoble was given six months to live on three separate occasions. Tom lives by the phrase: “I’m Still Here.” Whether on his podcast, or in his bestsel...
S5 EP48: Dr Martina's Story - Childhood Trauma, Cult Survival, and Healing!
Dr Martina Zangger's story is one of extraordinary resilience and recovery after childhood sexual abuse, and her message, that shame must be taken from the victim and placed on the perpetrator.Abused at just four years old in Switzerland...
S5 EP47 Josh's Story - How To Rebuild When Your Life Explodes
Sometimes you lose everything, career, marriage, even your sense of self, and there’s no easy way out. That’s exactly what happened to Joshua Tomeoni. Instead of bouncing back, he had to learn how to build a life from scratch, facing every unco...
S5 EP46: Luke'e Story - Your Host Has A Check In!
Hi it's me Luke Colson, your host. We are looking for guests to come on our show. If you have experienced something that changed your life, we want to hear from you. Surviving life changing events is what we are all about and we want to talk ab...
S5 EP45: Sarah's Story - Rescuing My Daughter From Psychosis In Turkey!
This week we re-visit an amazing episode with Sarah Martin, who received a text in the middle of the night from a stranger, saying that her 21 year old Daughter, Alice, who was traveling on the other side of the world, was in trouble. Alice was...
S5 EP44: Heartbreak of Fertility Struggles No One Talks About
What if one of the most devastating, life-altering experiences isn’t visible from the outside but silently shatters someone’s identity, relationships, and sense of control?As a Harvard-trained fertility specialist, Gabriela Rosa, has spe...
S5 EP43: Shigeko's Story - Reflections On Childhood Trauma
Shigeko Ito, is an educator, mental health advocate, and author of THE POND BEYOND THE FOREST: Reflections on Childhood Trauma & Motherhood. She grew up in Japan and immigrated to America in her twenties to pursu...
S5 EP42: Severn's Story - Finally Overcoming My Addiction
Severn Lang is a talented, driven director from Urbandale, Iowa. Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, life was a constant struggle for him. At a young age, Severn's brother passed away and he was diagnosed with extreme dyslexia with other...