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Trauma Episodes

This category explores stories of trauma and the significant impacts they have on individuals' lives, highlighting resilience and the journey toward healing.
Under the Surface: The Shark Attack That Taught Tim Thomas to Trust
May 31, 2026

Under the Surface: The Shark Attack That Taught Tim Thomas to Trust

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.

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What Happened to You: Breaking the Cycle Sixty Years in the Making
May 27, 2026

What Happened to You: Breaking the Cycle Sixty Years in the Making

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.

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Family Secrets: When the Truth You Always Sensed Finally Has a Name
March 31, 2026

Family Secrets: When the Truth You Always Sensed Finally Has a Name

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.

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Mental Health: Learning to Live on the Other Side of Breaking
March 24, 2026

Mental Health: Learning to Live on the Other Side of Breaking

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.

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Domestic Violence: Breaking the Silence Men Are Taught Not to Break
March 17, 2026

Domestic Violence: Breaking the Silence Men Are Taught Not to Break

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.

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Healing Childhood Trauma and Remembering What Never Broke
Jan. 20, 2026

Healing Childhood Trauma and Remembering What Never Broke

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.

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She Found Her Voice After Years of Silence
Jan. 6, 2026

She Found Her Voice After Years of Silence

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

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A 3% Chance of Survival Changed Him. His Purpose Followed.
Dec. 30, 2025

A 3% Chance of Survival Changed Him. His Purpose Followed.

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.

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The Moment Robb Kelly Stopped Running From Himself
Dec. 16, 2025

The Moment Robb Kelly Stopped Running From Himself

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.

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Learning to Tell the Story You Thought You Had to Hide
Dec. 2, 2025

Learning to Tell the Story You Thought You Had to Hide

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.

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When Burnout Starts to Break You Open | Bonus
Nov. 30, 2025

When Burnout Starts to Break You Open | Bonus

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

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Rebuilding a Life You Never Asked to Start Over
Nov. 25, 2025

Rebuilding a Life You Never Asked to Start Over

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.

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How Shigeko Ito Reclaimed Her Story After Trauma and Silence
Nov. 4, 2025

How Shigeko Ito Reclaimed Her Story After Trauma and Silence

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.

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How Viso Turned Tragedies Into a Life of Joy
Nov. 4, 2025

How Viso Turned Tragedies Into a Life of Joy

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

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Replay: Why Taylor Coffman’s Story of Survival Matters on aHUS Awareness Day
Sept. 24, 2025

Replay: Why Taylor Coffman’s Story of Survival Matters on aHUS Awaren…

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

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Kaila Yu on Surviving Shame and Writing Her Truth in “Fetishized”
Aug. 26, 2025

Kaila Yu on Surviving Shame and Writing Her Truth in “Fetishized”

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

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How Dr. Devin DeGreif Rebuilt Her Life After Her Mother’s Murder
Aug. 19, 2025

How Dr. Devin DeGreif Rebuilt Her Life After Her Mother’s Murder

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.

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Near-Death and Rebirth: Ash Perrow on Choosing to Live From the Heart
Aug. 12, 2025

Near-Death and Rebirth: Ash Perrow on Choosing to Live From the Heart

Ash Perrow shares how the stillbirth of his daughter and a later near-death experience shattered his identity and led him to rebuild a life rooted in healing, intention, and love.

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Choosing to Live: Michael Allison on Facing the Past and Embracing the Future
Aug. 5, 2025

Choosing to Live: Michael Allison on Facing the Past and Embracing th…

Michael Allison’s life has been anything but easy. From childhood abuse to combat in Iraq, the grief of loss to the silence of survival, Michael carried the weight of a thousand lifetimes before reaching a breaking point. Standing on a Florida bridge, he made a decision that would change everything.

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Lisa Sugarman on Grieving Her Father Twice and Rewriting the Story
July 29, 2025

Lisa Sugarman on Grieving Her Father Twice and Rewriting the Story

When Lisa Sugarman was ten, she was told her father died of a heart attack. But decades later, one unexpected question revealed a long-held secret that shifted everything. In this open and emotionally honest conversation, Lisa and I explore what it means to grieve someone twice, how silence can sha…

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How Andrew Lang Learned to Stop Fixing Everything and Start Living
May 20, 2025

How Andrew Lang Learned to Stop Fixing Everything and Start Living

What happens when your body tells you the truth before your mind is ready to hear it?Andrew Lang had built a life around doing the most. He was a teacher, a union rep, and a quiet emotional anchor for everyone around him. But underneath it all, exhaustion was building until one night, his body …

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Speechless: Finding Voice After a Medical Nightmare | Vanessa Abraham
May 13, 2025

Speechless: Finding Voice After a Medical Nightmare | Vanessa Abraham

Vanessa Abraham, a thriving speech pathologist and mother, was plunged into a life-threatening health crisis that left her trapped in her own body. With no clear diagnosis and a long road ahead, she found herself on the other side of the hospital bed, experiencing everything she once treated.

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How Carol Look Found Joy When Her Loved Ones Struggled with Addiction
April 15, 2025

How Carol Look Found Joy When Her Loved Ones Struggled with Addiction

Carol Look takes us through her early years, where she excelled academically and athletically while constantly living on edge, waiting for the next relapse of her parents' addiction. She recounts the pivotal moment during a family rehab visit when a recovering addict's words shattered her perceptio…

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From Projects to Prosperity: Sean Martin's Journey to Purpose
April 8, 2025

From Projects to Prosperity: Sean Martin's Journey to Purpose

Have you ever wondered how someone can overcome addiction and time in prison and still find fulfillment in life? In this episode of the Life Shift podcast, I sit down with Sean Martin, a once-incarcerated individual turned successful entrepreneur and mentor who shares his remarkable journey of tran…

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