How do you start over when life as you knew it disappears? Britt Michaelian joins The Life Shift Podcast to share how the loss of her mother — and later her sister — changed everything. Through that heartbreak, she uncovered a new path as an intuitive healer and frequency artist.…
What happens when success on paper feels like failure on the inside? Kevin Palmieri had the money, the job, and the highlight-reel life. But inside, he was falling apart. In this episode of The Life Shift, Kevin opens up about the moment everything nearly ended, and how that breakdown became…
What if grief didn’t have to live with you forever? When Marie Alessi’s husband, Rob, passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm, her world collapsed in an instant. But what she chose next surprised even her: she made a quiet promise to create the happiest life possible for their two…
She was ready to give up. Then a voice inside said, “No. This is not how your story ends.” This moment changed everything for Dr. Devin DeGreif — and became the beginning of her healing. Watch the clip. Full episode: www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com/s4e200
What do you do when the world falls apart and your inner voice says, “Not yet”? Dr. Devin DeGreif shares a story so unimaginable it feels like fiction until you realize it is her truth. After the brutal loss of her mother, Devin unraveled, disassociated, and considered ending her life.…
What if the bravest thing you can do is admit you’re struggling? When Jill Schulman walked into her ROTC unit ready to quit, she expected rejection. Instead, she was met with empathy. And that changed everything. In this powerful conversation, Jill shares the quiet, steady kind of bravery that helped…
What happens when your life splits in two more than once? Ash Perrow was a schoolteacher with a plan and a future he could see clearly. Then he held his stillborn daughter in his arms. That moment shattered everything. Years of survival, anxiety, and silence followed. Then a near-death experience…
What if the perfect time never comes? Katie Svoboda-Rini spent years waiting for things to settle before she could finally chase her dream. But life had other plans, including the loss of both parents, a lifetime of body shame, and a wildfire that didn’t burn her house down but still…
This is a personal invitation to something meaningful. On Thursday, August 7, I’ll be part of a virtual panel hosted by Reimagine (https://letsreimagine.org/76768/giving-grief-a-voice) called “Giving Grief a Voice.” We’ll be talking about how grief-focused podcasts – including Grief is a Sneaky Bitch (Lisa Keefauver), Grief and Light (Nina Rodriguez), Life…
Ash Perrow told me he came back to life with a contract. Not a metaphor. He was on a hospital bed with no pulse and no breath. In that stillness, he decided he wanted to stay. To walk the planet from his heart. And the moment he made that choice,…
Katie’s house didn’t burn down in the wildfire. But she still had to throw away nearly everything she owned. The smoke made it all unsafe to keep. That kind of loss is hard to explain – because from the outside, it looked like nothing happened. But inside, it changed everything.…
What happens when five grief-focused podcast hosts come together to speak grief out loud? This is a special recording of Giving Grief a Voice, a live panel hosted by Reimagine.org. In this heartfelt and honest conversation, five hosts share how telling and hearing stories of loss can bring comfort, connection,…
Real people. Honest moments. Life, unfiltered. The Life Shift Podcast is a collection of candid conversations with people who’ve experienced the moment when everything changed – and chose to keep going. If you’ve ever felt stuck, cracked open, or quietly transformed, there’s probably an episode for you. Share this clip…
This is a personal invitation to something meaningful. On Thursday, August 7, I’ll be part of a virtual panel hosted by Reimagine (https://letsreimagine.org/76768/giving-grief-a-voice) called “Giving Grief a Voice.” We’ll be talking about how grief-focused podcasts – including Grief is a Sneaky Bitch (Lisa Keefauver), Grief and Light (Nina Rodriguez), Life…
This episode is about what we bury. And what happens when it finally surfaces? Michael W. Allison, MBA spent years compartmentalizing pain – until his body, his mind, and his relationships started unraveling. What I found moving was how honest he was about trying to get help and being let…
What if the memory that saved your life came from a letter you almost forgot? 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…
This is a personal invitation to something meaningful. On Thursday, August 7, I’ll be part of a virtual panel hosted by Reimagine (https://letsreimagine.org/76768/giving-grief-a-voice) called “Giving Grief a Voice.” We’ll be talking about how grief-focused podcasts – including Grief is a Sneaky Bitch (Lisa Keefauver), Grief and Light (Nina Rodriguez), Life…
This is a personal invitation to something meaningful. On Thursday, August 7, I’ll be part of a virtual panel hosted by Reimagine (https://letsreimagine.org/76768/giving-grief-a-voice) called “Giving Grief a Voice.” We’ll be talking about how grief-focused podcasts – including Grief is a Sneaky Bitch (Lisa Keefauver), Grief and Light (Nina Rodriguez), Life…
Michael lived through more in his first two decades than most of us could imagine. Childhood abuse. War. Grief. Silence. And still, he found a way to come back to himself. @iammichaelwallison's story reminded me how often we carry things we’ve never had space to unpack – and how powerful…
What if the worst moment of your life became public without your consent? In this deeply moving episode of The Life Shift, author and journalist Kaila Yu shares how one traumatic experience in her early 20s shattered her sense of safety, identity, and trust – and how she found the…
What do you do when your world collapses and a voice inside you says, "Not yet"? Dr. Devin DeGreif faced unimaginable tragedy when her mother was brutally murdered. In the aftermath, she spiraled into numbness, dissociation, and depression. But just as she was ready to give up, something shifted. A…
What if the bravest thing you can do is admit you're struggling? In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, Marine Corps veteran and leadership expert Jill Schulman shares the moment she almost quit ROTC — and the unexpected empathy that kept her going. We explore how bravery isn't about…
Grief without closure can haunt. When death strikes suddenly, unanswered questions linger. Why? The struggle to understand loss can lead to shame and guilt – emotions that amplify the pain. #grief #emotionalhealth #mentalwellbeing #copingwithloss
