What if that pivotal moment was just the beginning?

Episodes

Self-Worth: The Life She Fought For
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July 12, 2026

Self-Worth: The Life She Fought For

Joy Kong left China at 20, survived a visa rejection and an isolating marriage, and built a life in medicine and stem cell research. A story about freedom, identity, and starting over.
Guest: Dr. Joy Kong
The Cost of Quiet: Learning to Speak Up After Years of Silence
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July 8, 2026

The Cost of Quiet: Learning to Speak Up After Years of Silence

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.
Bonus: Introducing Trivia, Sort Of
July 7, 2026

Bonus: Introducing Trivia, Sort Of

A quick bonus share: introducing my new show, Trivia, Sort Of, plus episode one right here in your feed.
Writing Your Own Story: When the Fire Reveals What Matters
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July 5, 2026

Writing Your Own Story: When the Fire Reveals What Matters

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.
Identity: The Job That Wasn't the Whole Story
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July 1, 2026

Identity: The Job That Wasn't the Whole Story

David S. Bernknopf left CNN after 20 years, moved to Alaska on a cold call, and wrote his first novel at 68. A story about identity, loneliness, and what your kids know that you don't.
Adoption: The Brothers He Never Knew He Needed
260
June 28, 2026

Adoption: The Brothers He Never Knew He Needed

T. Alex Blum grew up knowing he was adopted but never asking why. Then a 23andMe message changed everything, and he discovered three brothers he never knew existed.
Guest: T. Alex Blum
Adoption: The Chapter You Thought Was Finished
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June 24, 2026

Adoption: The Chapter You Thought Was Finished

Adoption, Identity, and Finding Home
Guest: Rob Lynch
Survival Into Service: The Night a Dog Changed Everything
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June 17, 2026

Survival Into Service: The Night a Dog Changed Everything

A Dog, a River, and Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
The Hero's Journey: Finding Yourself in the Story You Already Lived
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June 14, 2026

The Hero's Journey: Finding Yourself in the Story You Already Lived

Peter Bailey crossed a bridge on the outside of a fence just to feel seen. Years later, sobriety and the hero's journey gave him a map for every chapter of his life.
Guest: Peter Bailey
Start Here: What Is The Life Shift?
June 11, 2026

Start Here: What Is The Life Shift?

Host Matt Gilhooly introduces the show and why he created it.
Resilience After Amputation: Rebuilding Life From the Ground Up
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June 10, 2026

Resilience After Amputation: Rebuilding Life From the Ground Up

Scott Martin lost his limbs at 35 after a coma. This is the story of how he chose a list over despair and rebuilt everything, one decision at a time.
Guest: Scott Martin
Lemon-Sized Brain Tumor: The Life That Grew After Surgery
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June 7, 2026

Lemon-Sized Brain Tumor: The Life That Grew After Surgery

Jen Dary was 35 when a lemon-sized brain tumor changed everything. In this episode, she shares what survival, grief, and radical life shifts really look like.
Guest: Jen Dary
How Misha Brown Got Sober and Learned to Be His Own Best Friend
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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.
Guest: Misha Brown
Under the Surface: The Shark Attack That Taught Tim Thomas to Trust
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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.
Guest: Tim Thomas
What Happened to You: Breaking the Cycle Sixty Years in the Making
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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.
What Survives: A Story About Loss, Resilience, and Inner Friendship
250
May 24, 2026

What Survives: A Story About Loss, Resilience, and Inner Friendship

Matin Miryeganeh lost her mother at 13, her family's support, and the permission to grieve. This episode is about what happens when you survive alone and slowly find your way back to yourself.
Grief and Fatherhood: The Song That Changed Everything
249
May 20, 2026

Grief and Fatherhood: The Song That Changed Everything

Matt Fogelson lost his father before they ever really knew each other, and when he became a dad himself, a single unplanned song in the middle of the night started him on a years-long journey back to himself.
Honesty Over Comfort: The Confession That Changed Everything
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May 17, 2026

Honesty Over Comfort: The Confession That Changed Everything

Nick Gomez spent years repeating the same patterns in relationships until one honest conversation, the kind that cost him everything, finally started to change him.
Grief, Ancestors & Cuba: Finding Your Mother Again
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May 13, 2026

Grief, Ancestors & Cuba: Finding Your Mother Again

When Rebe Huntman finally stopped moving forward and took a pilgrimage to Cuba, she discovered that her mother had been waiting there all along.
Guest: Rebe Huntman
Living With MS: Finding Strength From the Inside Out
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May 10, 2026

Living With MS: Finding Strength From the Inside Out

Shruti shares her journey living with multiple sclerosis, from early symptoms and a wheelchair to writing her memoir and choosing resilience every day.
Guest: Shruti Ghate
Part of Me Died That Day: Learning to Live After the Worst Day of Your Life
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May 6, 2026

Part of Me Died That Day: Learning to Live After the Worst Day of Your Life

Stephen Panus lost his 16-year-old son Jake in a sudden accident. This conversation explores grief, forgiveness, guilt, and what it means to keep walking when part of you didn’t survive.
Coma at 14: Learning to Walk, Talk, and Trust Yourself Again
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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.
Control: What the NICU Took and What It Gave Back
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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.
Guest: Evan Boyer