What if that pivotal moment was just the beginning?

Self-Discovery Episodes

This category highlights journeys of self-discovery, showcasing how personal challenges and transformative experiences lead individuals to a deeper understanding of themselves.
How Misha Brown Got Sober and Learned to Be His Own Best Friend
June 3, 2026

How Misha Brown Got Sober and Learned to Be His Own Best Friend

Misha Brown shares how one question on Christmas Eve, asked in a New Jersey hotel mirror, became the start of eight years of sobriety, self-love, and a life he actually recognizes.

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Coma at 14: Learning to Walk, Talk, and Trust Yourself Again
April 28, 2026

Coma at 14: Learning to Walk, Talk, and Trust Yourself Again

At fourteen, Nick Prefontaine survived a coma that doctors said would end his independence, and spent the next two decades quietly building a life, a business, and a calling around the very voice that told him he'd run out of that hospital.

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Control: What the NICU Took and What It Gave Back
April 21, 2026

Control: What the NICU Took and What It Gave Back

Evan Boyer learned that the life he was supposed to be building couldn't hold him until a Christmas morning NICU stay and a career gut-check arrived at the same time and showed him what it actually meant to let go.

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Identity: What a Stroke Couldn't Take
April 7, 2026

Identity: What a Stroke Couldn't Take

A stroke took Deb Meyerson's voice, her mobility, and eventually her Stanford career, and this is the story of how she and her husband Steve found a way to build something meaningful from what remained.

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Unsaid: The Stories That Disappear Before We Think to Ask
March 3, 2026

Unsaid: The Stories That Disappear Before We Think to Ask

A conversation about the life shift that happens when you lose the chance to capture someone’s story, and the quiet urgency that follows.

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What It Really Feels Like to Start Over | Bonus
Feb. 15, 2026

What It Really Feels Like to Start Over | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry , a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after the conversations on The Life Shift. Today, I am talking about starting over and the quiet moments when someone realizes...

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The Moment You Finally Say the Truth Out Loud | Bonus
Feb. 8, 2026

The Moment You Finally Say the Truth Out Loud | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry , a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after the conversations on The Life Shift. Today I am talking about the moment you finally say the thing you have been holding...

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The Morning She Finally Chose Herself After Burnout
Jan. 27, 2026

The Morning She Finally Chose Herself After Burnout

After years of chasing approval and success, Lin Yuan-Su sat alone in a parking lot and realized it was time to stop living for everyone else and start listening to herself.

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The Life Shift Podcast | A New Trailer
Jan. 26, 2026

The Life Shift Podcast | A New Trailer

The Life Shift Podcast is a long form interview podcast about the moments that turn our lives into before and after. Each episode centers on one defining life shift. A moment that changes how someone sees their life and what ...

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Who You Become After Everything Breaks Open | Bonus
Jan. 25, 2026

Who You Become After Everything Breaks Open | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry , a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after the conversations on The Life Shift. Today, I am talking about identity and what happens when the life you have been hol...

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She Finally Stopped Running From Her Own Story
Jan. 13, 2026

She Finally Stopped Running From Her Own Story

Katie Grimes shares how she stepped out of old patterns, faced the truth she had been avoiding, and learned to build a life where she finally feels at home.

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Learning to Trust Yourself Again | Bonus
Jan. 11, 2026

Learning to Trust Yourself Again | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry , a solo series shaped by the themes that keep showing up after more than two hundred conversations on The Life Shift. Today I am talking about self trust and what it means to rebui...

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The Moments That Change Everything | Bonus
Dec. 28, 2025

The Moments That Change Everything | Bonus

A reflection on the quiet or sudden moments that mark a clear before and after in your life.

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When Clarity Comes After the Mess | Bonus
Dec. 21, 2025

When Clarity Comes After the Mess | Bonus

A reflection on how real clarity often rises from confusion, exhaustion, and the moments we finally let ourselves break open.

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When Podcasting Starts Changing You | A Live Conversation on Storytelling and Hosting
Dec. 19, 2025

When Podcasting Starts Changing You | A Live Conversation on Storytel…

A live co-hosted conversation about podcasting, storytelling, and how holding space for others slowly changes the people doing the work.

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Learning to Be Softer With Yourself | Bonus
Dec. 14, 2025

Learning to Be Softer With Yourself | Bonus

A quiet reflection on the slow practice of offering yourself the gentleness you deserve.

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He Stepped Out of the Spotlight to Hear Himself Again
Dec. 9, 2025

He Stepped Out of the Spotlight to Hear Himself Again

Broadway performer and spiritual guide Seth Stewart shares his journey from center stage to sacred stillness, revealing how trusting his inner voice reshaped his life.

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The Doctor Said, “Spank Him.” Piper Said No.
Nov. 25, 2025

The Doctor Said, “Spank Him.” Piper Said No.

Dr. Piper Gibson shares how refusing harmful medical advice for her son’s tic disorder led her to rebuild her life through functional medicine and help thousands of families worldwide.

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She Lost Her Brother Tragically. Poetry Helped Her Heal.
Nov. 18, 2025

She Lost Her Brother Tragically. Poetry Helped Her Heal.

Poet and practitioner of poetic medicine Cyra Sweet Dumitru shares how writing became her path to healing after her brother’s suicide.

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He Lost the Job. He Found His Life.
Nov. 18, 2025

He Lost the Job. He Found His Life.

After losing his job right before the pandemic, Clay Garrett discovered that slowing down was the key to finding purpose, presence, and peace.

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When Her Body Spoke, She Finally Heard
Nov. 11, 2025

When Her Body Spoke, She Finally Heard

After a colon cancer diagnosis at 38, Brooks Bell learns to listen to her body, release perfection, and rediscover joy in being alive.

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Leaving the Plan to Become the Person
Nov. 11, 2025

Leaving the Plan to Become the Person

Country singer Andrew Mitch shares how leaving a PhD program, coming out, and an unexpected angel-like encounter launched his authentic music career.

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I Finally Made a Journal I’d Actually Use
Nov. 9, 2025

I Finally Made a Journal I’d Actually Use

A guided way to slow down, notice what’s real, and see what’s shifting.

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What Maria Gallucci Learned From Telling Her Mom She Was Dying
Oct. 28, 2025

What Maria Gallucci Learned From Telling Her Mom She Was Dying

Maria Gallucci shares how growing up as a child of deaf adults and facing profound losses shaped her commitment to inclusion, compassion, and building connection across communities.

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