Trauma Episodes

Lora Cheadle discovered a fifteen-year betrayal and lost the identity she built. Hear how she found herself again, one honest step at a time.

A near fatal surfing accident broke Patrick Yalon's neck and changed how he sees every single day. A conversation on presence, gratitude, and showing up.

A retired engineer reclaims her voice, her breath, and her story decades after childhood shame, and finds healing at her mother's deathbed.

Ranae Van Roekel kept a childhood secret for decades until it led her into fraud, prison, and finally, the healing she never expected.

Drew Norton found his infant son not breathing and his marriage on the line. A story about drifting, fear, faith, and showing up.

Colette Jane Fehr spent years in a marriage that looked perfect from the outside. In this episode, she shares the moment she realized emotional connection had been missing all along, and what it took to finally find her voice.

Laurie Collister lost almost everything in a house fire, but her 300 handwritten diaries survived. What she found inside them changed how she saw herself completely.

Tim Thomas survived a shark attack off Sydney and discovered that what we need most isn't more stuff. It's trust. A conversation about isolation, sleep, and finding your way back.

Kathleen McKune spent decades as a high-achieving entrepreneur before a single data point revealed her childhood was far from normal. Her story of trauma, resilience, and healing.

Wendy B. Correa discovered at 62 that her father wasn't her biological dad. Her story of childhood loss, family secrets, and healing is for anyone carrying something they were never allowed to say out loud.

Chris Magleby's story is about what happens when the control you've spent your whole life building finally cracks, and what you find when you stop trying to think your way out.

Eugene Z. Bertrand survived domestic violence and a near-death experience. On The Life Shift Podcast, he shares how radical acceptance and vulnerability helped him reclaim his power.

After surviving childhood sexual abuse, Suzanne Roberts spent her life learning that the holiness she once felt in dissociation was actually the soul within her, and that healing meant remembering she was never truly broken.

After surviving childhood trauma, Erin Snow found her strength in listening, turning years of silence into a life built on empathy, healing, and truth.

After surviving a catastrophic car accident and 45 surgeries, author and speaker John Ulsh shares how he transformed unimaginable pain into purpose and discovered the true meaning of resilience.

Dr. Robb Kelly shares his remarkable journey from addiction and homelessness to healing and hope, showing how recovery begins with embracing our perfectly imperfect selves.

Author and healer Kristina Amelong shares how the loss of her brother, addiction recovery, and decades of silence led to a powerful story of healing, connection, and transformation in her memoir What My Brother Knew.

A moment to consider the truth burnout is trying to show you about your life and your pace.

Former college basketball player Ava Jones shares how she survived a fatal car accident, grieved her father, overcame stage four cancer, and found meaning in rebuilding her life.

Author Shigeko Ito shares her journey from childhood neglect and a shocking hospitalization in Japan to breaking generational trauma and finding healing through compassion and storytelling.

Ricardo Viso shares how losing his mother to suicide, facing cancer, and embracing resilience led him to become a joy architect.

Replay of Taylor Coffman’s 2024 Life Shift episode, honoring aHUS Awareness Day and her story of survival, resilience, and patient advocacy.

Author Kaila Yu shares how she reclaimed her voice and self-worth after surviving trauma, dissociation, and public exploitation.

After the brutal loss of her mother, Dr. Devin DeGreif shares how one spiritual moment changed everything and led her toward healing, purpose, and a life of helping others reconnect with their true selves.