Episodes

A tender conversation about loving fully, grieving honestly, and staying open to life even after profound loss.

This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after more than two hundred conversations on The Life Shift. Today I am talking about the small moments that end up changing everything. Not the dramatic events we can point to, but the quieter shifts. The split second where you choose something different. The small yes or no that later becomes a turning point. The thought you almost ignore until it finally lands. In this reflection, I talk about t...

A quiet conversation about learning to stay open and find meaning when life moves you through loss and change.

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 life cannot keep going the way it has been. These beginnings rarely look dramatic. They show up as discomfort, restlessness, or a small truth that refuses to stay quiet. They arrive long before anything changes on the outside. In this reflection, I talk about how starting a...

A conversation about love, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to stay open when life refuses to follow the plan.

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 in. It is rarely dramatic. It is rarely loud. Most of the time it is a quiet shift in the air. A small release. A truth that has been waiting for you to stop hiding. In this reflection, I talk about the fear that comes before speaking the truth, the relief that follows, and...

A conversation about burnout, belonging, and the moment a body tells the truth when a life no longer fits.

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 quiet ways people rebuild after loss. Not the dramatic versions we often hear about, but the slow work that happens in ordinary moments. The rebuilding that takes shape in private. The kind no one sees. In this reflection, I talk about how grief reshapes us, how healing does not mean going back to who we were, and how rebuildin...

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.

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 it takes to live differently after it. This is not a show to offer solutions or advice. These are thoughtful conversations about real experiences, shared by people navigating loss, burnout, identity, grief, and major life changes. Hosted by Matt Gilhooly. Listen to episo...

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 holding together finally cracks open. Identity is not fixed. It shifts and bends. It breaks down and rebuilds. It grows through fear and through honesty. And most of us do not realize how much we have been holding until something inside us asks for change. In this reflection, I...

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.

This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me long after the conversations on The Life Shift. Today, I am talking about the way grief shows up differently for each of us. Grief is not a single feeling. It is not one path or one expression. It shifts. It breaks open. It softens. It surprises you. And sometimes it says the opposite of what you think it should. In this reflection, I talk about the pressure many of us feel to grieve a certain way,...

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.

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 rebuild it after years of doubt, shame, or fear. Trusting yourself is not a single moment. It grows slowly through messy progress, small choices, and the courage to keep showing up even when you feel uncertain. In this reflection, I talk about the back-and-forth nature of healing...

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

This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series shaped by the themes that keep showing up in the conversations on The Life Shift. Today I am talking about the belief that you have to be fully healed before you can change your life. I do not think that is true. Healing is not a finish line. It is not a requirement you have to meet before you are allowed to grow or move forward. In this reflection, I talk about why healing and change often happen together, and why waiting to feel whole...

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.

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

Therapist Brianna Laricchia shares how the loss of her dog Molly transformed her understanding of grief, love, and healing.

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

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

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.

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