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True stories of healing, grief, and starting over.
A grief and healing podcast. Host Matt Gilhooly has honest conversations with real people about sudden loss, trauma, and the moment their lives split into before and after. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.
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Recent Episodes
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Nov. 1, 2026
Belonging: Leaving the Only Life I Had Ever Known
Margaret Eastman Smith left the movement she was born into at 35 and drove to Boston to start over. Hear what she kept and what she left behind.
295
Oct. 28, 2026
Letting Go: The Afternoon My Mother Said It Was Time
Oliver Christen came home for one year and stayed. Hear how he supported his mother at the end of her life and what it taught him about letting go.
294
Oct. 25, 2026
She Woke Up Paralyzed on Her Honeymoon & Finally Questioned Her Checklist Life
Charu Moorjani woke on her honeymoon unable to lift a croissant. Hear how that morning cracked open a checklist life and led her back to herself.
293
Oct. 21, 2026
Undercover Cop with a Deathwish, and the Man With Grief Behind Him
Former Queensland detective Todd Maguire spent years undercover as "Donny" trying to outrun grief. Here's how a memoir and his own family finally brought him back.
292
Oct. 18, 2026
Forty Seizures in Six Weeks: Learning to Stop Hiding
Travis White hid his seizures and depression for fifteen years. A 2024 crisis and a call to 988 finally pushed him toward the help that changed everything.
291
Oct. 14, 2026
Stranded at Sea When the World Shut Down
After surviving an assault in her first months in Los Angeles, Angela Harger Thompson said yes to sailing the Pacific with no experience, got stranded at sea when COVID shut the world down, and came home knowing she no longer had to wait to be chosen.
290
Oct. 11, 2026
Just Call Him: Estrangement, Grief, and the Father I'll Never Fully Know
Poet Brittany Perham stopped talking to her alcoholic father for almost 15 years. After he died, she learned he'd named her executor of a deeply indebted estate.
289
Oct. 7, 2026
Coming Out as a Trans Woman at 45: The Filter That Changed Everything
Chloe Kelly spent 45 years suppressing her true identity. One lunch break and a face filter changed everything. This is her story of transition, joy, and becoming real.
288
Oct. 4, 2026
First Responder Mental Health: What a Helicopter Crash Opened Up
Flight paramedic Jeff Abbott spent 25 years not cracking. Then a helicopter crash took his friend and everything changed. A raw story about grief, anger, and healing.
Recent Blog Posts
Nov. 1, 2026
Starting Over at 35: How to Leave Everything You Know and Build a Life From Scratch
Starting over at 35 without a map, a template, or a safety net requires stripping away decades of inherited expectations to discover who you truly are beneath the roles you were handed. When you walk away from the only life you have ever known, the …
Oct. 28, 2026
How to Talk to Aging Parents About End-of-Life Choices Before It Is Too Late
Navigating end-of-life conversations with aging parents is one of the most emotionally complex tasks we face as adult children. This guide explores practical frameworks for initiating these difficult discussions before a medical crisis forces your h…
Oct. 25, 2026
How to Stop Living for Approval and Break Free From the Checklist Life
Breaking free from a checklist life requires recognizing when societal milestones like degrees, marriages, and career markers mask your authentic desires. By identifying deep-seated people-pleasing habits, learning to set guilt-free boundaries, and …
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