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S3 EP8: Tiffany's Story - Too Scared To Ask For Help!

23 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this incredibly raw and eye opening episode, Tiffany Engen opens up about her traumatic past, being on pharmaceutical drugs from a ve...

S3 EP7: Amy's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

16 Feb 2023

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Send us a textThis is the AFTER THOUGHTS section for then previous episode, Amy Turner's story.Luke and Kyle discuss life's journey, the pat...

S3 EP7: Amy's Story - My Father's Attempted Suicide

16 Feb 2023

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Send us a textFifty-five years after Amy Turner’s father climbed out on a hotel ledge and threatened to jump—a story that received national news c...

S3 EP6: Julia's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

09 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIt's another AFTER THOUGHTS section in which Luke and Kyle discuss the previous episode, among other things!! Julia what a great st...

S3 EP6: Julia's Story - Surviving My Postpartum Depression

09 Feb 2023

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Send us a textThis week we chat to Julia Barton, about her scary and lonely experience with Postpartum depression. She didn't know where to turn ...

S3 EP4: Mindi's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

26 Jan 2023

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Send us a textThis is the BONUS After thoughts section where Luke and Kyle discuss the last episode. Mindi Kessler was such a great guest and it'...

S3 E4: Mindi's Story - Physical Pain From Mental Trauma

26 Jan 2023

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Send us a textMindi Kessler suffered trauma as a result of child abuse. She didn't know quite how it was affecting her, until she became crippled...

S3 EP3: Andy's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

19 Jan 2023

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Send us a textWelcome to After Thoughts, where Luke and Kyle chat about the previous episode.Andy's story was simply magical. We loved having him...

S3 EP3: Andy's Story - I Tried Everything To Be Straight!

19 Jan 2023

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Send us a textAndy Well's grew up in an evangelical Christian home, and embraced his love of God, and Jesus. Problems started to arise when Andy ...

S3 EP2: Judy's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

12 Jan 2023

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Send us a textWelcome to an 'After Thoughts' Episode. This is where your hosts Luke and Kyle discuss the previous episode and unpack what we...

S3 EP2: Judy's Story - Escaping Being Locked Up And Abused By My Father

12 Jan 2023

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Send us a textJudy van Niekerk, was just six when her father began abusing her, keeping her imprisoned in the family home.  Judy cooked and cleaned f...

S3 EP1: Marcella's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

05 Jan 2023

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Send us a textWelcome to the first After Thoughts section of 2023 and Season 3! -  with Luke and Kyle. The idea behind these little mini-episodes is ...

S3 EP1: Marcella's Story - A Stroke And Brain Surgery at 22

05 Jan 2023

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Send us a textWelcome to Season 3! As we enter our third year, we have had over 100 guests already on our chart storming podcast! Thank you for your s...

S2 EP52: Fawn's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

29 Dec 2022

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Send us a textOur last Episode of 2022!! Luke and Kyle wrap up the year with our take on our previous episode, with Fawn Gilmore Kraut. We have tried ...

S2 EP52: Fawn's Story - Escaping The Grip Of Religious Indoctrination

29 Dec 2022

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Send us a textWow, As we close out Season 2 and 2022, what better topic than 'the American dream' or nightmare as is the case with this week...

S2 EP51: Michelle's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

22 Dec 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle, your hosts, are both Sober and have been for some years, and while we try not to make this podcast too heavily about reco...

S2 EP51: Michelle's Story - Quitting Alcohol, And Finding The Real Me

22 Dec 2022

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Send us a textMichelle Hillier was well into her Forties when she realized that she was running away. Not facing up to her fears and traumas, she was ...

S2 EP50: Rachel's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

15 Dec 2022

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Send us a textTRIGGER / CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of Suicide.Another after thoughts section with Luke and Kyle, discussing the heartfelt and extrao...

S2 EP50: Rachel's Story - Losing Our Son To Suicide

15 Dec 2022

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Send us a textTRIGGER / CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of Suicide. Rachel Dickenson was at home when she heard an unusual sound, something wasn't r...

S2 EP49: Harriet's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

08 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn the previous Episode, Harriet Barnsley recounts the night her life changed forever, when she was hit by a car as she waited at a bus ...

S2 EP49: Harriet's Story - Hit By A Car At 101 MPH

08 Dec 2022

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Send us a textEvery now and then an episode comes along, where we ask ourselves, how on earth is our guest here to tell the tale? Harriet Barnsley was...

S2 EP48: Adam's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

01 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn our usual 'After Thoughts' section, Luke and Kyle look back on the previous episode, in which Hurricane Ian lashed the Flor...

S2 EP48: Adam's Story - Surviving Hurricane Ian

01 Dec 2022

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Send us a textAdam Sinkus lives in Fort Myers, Florida. People who love here know what they have signed up for, the 'cost of paradise' as Ad...

S2 EP47: Lena's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

24 Nov 2022

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Send us a textAll of us have probably had both positive and negative experiences with relationships, its part of life, the ups and downs, from falling...

S2 EP47: Lena's Story - My Boyfriend Had Multiple Lives With Multiple Women

24 Nov 2022

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Send us a textLena Papadopoulos was in love, her year long relationship had seen her plan to move in with her boyfriend, and even meet his family, how...

S2 EP46: Rachel's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

17 Nov 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle discuss Rachel's Story in this after thoughts section.  Emotionally absent parents are something that both hosts can...

S2 EP46: Rachel's Story - Traumatized By An Absent Father

17 Nov 2022

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Send us a textRachel Isabela grew up with an emotionally absent father. By 12 years old, her father just wasn't interested in her, and even had h...

S2 EP45: Heather's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

10 Nov 2022

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Send us a textKyle and Luke discuss the heartbreaking episode that we just listened to, Heather's story. If you didn't listen, go back, and ...

S2 EP45: Heather's Story - My Brother Was Murdered

10 Nov 2022

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Send us a textIn 2018, Heather and her Family had her entire world flipped upside down when her brother was murdered. He wasn't in a bad crowd, a...

S2 EP44: Jason's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

03 Nov 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle ponder the absolute desperation of Cancer, how cruel it is, and how Jason, our previous guest on the last episode, dealt w...

S2 EP44: Jason's Story - Losing My Wife And Mother Of My Kids

03 Nov 2022

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Send us a textIn 2018, Jason Clawson's life was flipped upside down after his wife (Valerie) was diagnosed with stage 4 Colon Cancer.  After Val...

S2 EP43: Eric's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

27 Oct 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle with our breakdown of Eric's Story (the previous episode) and how trauma brought Eric to a place of total peace and a...

S2 EP43: Eric's Story - Finding Peace Through My Sister's Overdose

27 Oct 2022

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Send us a textEric Bauberger has the most amazing story of a total re-assessing of his life, which all came about as a result of his Sister's ove...

S2 EP42: Katie's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

20 Oct 2022

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Send us a textKyle is alive and well and joins co-host Luke for this 'after thoughts' episode, following on from Katie's Story which wa...

S2 EP42: Katie's Story - Blind Discrimination

20 Oct 2022

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Send us a textKatie Corbett shares a harrowing part of her life where she was so poorly treated in her job for over 10 months, that she she began to q...

S2 EP41: Megan's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

13 Oct 2022

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Send us a textIt's Kyle birthday today, and we discuss relationships past and present in this After Thoughts section to Megan's Story, the p...

S2 EP41: Megan's Story - How Divorce Saved My Life

13 Oct 2022

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Send us a textMegan was in a marriage that was causing her and her husband both physical and mental harm. She didn't know she was so miserable un...

S2 EP40: Terina's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

06 Oct 2022

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Send us a textKyle is back for this one and its a goodie! As Luke and Kyle dig in to the wonder and strife of religion, politics, and faith! This is t...

S2 EP40: Terina's Story - Escaping The Mormon Church

06 Oct 2022

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Send us a textTerina Maldonado was born into the LDS church. Her parents were, and still are, firm believers and members, and she knew nothing else. T...

S2 EP39: Jennifer's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

29 Sep 2022

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Send us a textAs with all our episodes, we like to add in an After Thoughts section here, to discuss what we learned and felt from the previous episod...

S2 EP39: Jennifer's Story - Living With Traumatic Brain Injury

29 Sep 2022

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Send us a textJennifer Soames was involved in a horse riding accident 10 years ago, and we welcome her to the show as she recounts the accident itself...

S2 EP38: Mark's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

22 Sep 2022

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Send us a textJust little old Luke again this week, as I ponder on the pervious episode, Mark's Story, and we once again think about the fragilit...

S2 EP38: Mark's Story - Learning To Walk Again

22 Sep 2022

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Send us a textMark Berridge was cycling with his friends, just like he usually did, one fine weekend in Brisbane, Australia. At speed, Mark missed a t...

S2 EP37: Katherine's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

15 Sep 2022

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Send us a textJust one host, Luke Colson, for this quick after thoughts section, as we are without Kyle Wise for one week. Luke recaps the amazing pre...

S2 EP37: Katherine's Story - My Cancer Journey: Diagnosis to Recovery

15 Sep 2022

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Send us a textKatherine Marie gave birth to her twins at 25 weeks pregnancy, thats's 15 weeks premature! They were approx 1 lb in weight, and sur...

S2 EP36: Fran's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

08 Sep 2022

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Send us a textIn this after thoughts section of our podcast, Luke and Kyle discuss Fran's story (the previous episode), and what stress and worry...

S2 EP36: Fran's Story - How Stress Caused Auto-Immune And Blindness!

08 Sep 2022

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Send us a textWe all live with stress and worry, and some of us much more than others. We have had so many guests on who have discussed ways in which ...

S2 EP35: Robert's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

01 Sep 2022

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Send us a textWow, what an amazing episode we just listened too. We can hardly believe Robert Goodland is still with us and he really went through so ...

S2 EP35: Robert's Story - Trapped Under The Ice With No Air

01 Sep 2022

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Send us a textRobert Goodland and is a retired Lieutenant and Paramedic from a career in the fire Dept. In December 2007 during a training SCUBA dive,...

S2 EP34: April's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

25 Aug 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle unpack April's story. A life of abuse, wrong turns, drug addiction, and the tragic death of a child. How on earth doe...

S2 EP34: April's Story - Escaping Abuse & Drugs After Daughter's Death

25 Aug 2022

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Send us a textBuckle up for this one, an absolute rollercoaster of a story told to us by April De Mille, about her childhood, her upbringing, her cycl...

S2 EP33 Anne's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

18 Aug 2022

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Send us a textJoin Luke and Kyle as we unpack the insanity that was Anne's story in the previous episode! What a ride and what extraordinary trau...

S2 EP33 Anne's Story - My Life Partner Died, Then I Uncovered Her Double Life

18 Aug 2022

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Send us a textAnne Hayes was taking care of her long term female partner for over 3 years,  who had succumbed to cancer, while their children were 6 ...

S2 EP32: Walt's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

11 Aug 2022

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Send us a textThis is the after thoughts section from the previous episode! The strength and courage of our guests will never cease to amaze us. In Wa...

S2 EP32: Walt's Story - 12 Days Paralyzed From Work Injury

11 Aug 2022

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Send us a textWe have had our fare share of hospitalizations on the Podcast, from cars and bikes, to surfing and falls, we've been on some amazin...

S2 EP31: Amanda's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

04 Aug 2022

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Send us a textThank you Amanda for a wonderful and raw episode. This is the after thoughts episode, and if you missed Amanda's story, you must go...

S2 EP31: Amanda's Story - Persevering Through Five Miscarriages

04 Aug 2022

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Send us a textWe have had a lot of brave guests on the show, and it really does take a lot for people to share their extremely personal stories someti...

S2 EP30: Kristel's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

28 Jul 2022

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Send us a textWow, what an episode this was. Luke and Kyle unpack Kristel Tuul's episode in which she discussed working for a company who were fa...

S2 EP30: Kristel's Story - Falsely Accused Of Abducting Children

28 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this absolutely mind blowing story, Kristel Tuul explains how she and the company she worked for, became caught up in a Sex Trafficki...

S2 EP29: Denise's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

21 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this after thoughts section, Luke and Kyle discuss what it must be like to be faced with potential homelessness. We have spoken to ot...

S2 EP29: Denise's Story - From High-Flyer To Welfare (With 4 Kids)

21 Jul 2022

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Send us a textLife is so fragile, and things can turn 180 in the blink of an eye.. Denise Wester went from living in comfort and security, to no job, ...

S2 EP28: Jess's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

14 Jul 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle discuss the previous episode in which Jess Lalumiere described the night she nearly died in a head on car collision! So mu...

S2 EP28: Jess's Story - Surviving A Head On Car Crash

14 Jul 2022

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Send us a textJess Lalumiere was driving home late one night from a dream job as a chef that she had recently started. She was minutes away from her h...

S2 EP27: Crystal's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

07 Jul 2022

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Send us a textKyle is back from some Covid time out, as Luke and Kyle discuss Crystal's amazing episode all about how we can recover from a lack ...

S2 EP27: Crystal's Story - My Lack Of Self Worth Nearly Killed Me

07 Jul 2022

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Send us a textThis week, an amazing story of fear, rejection, loss and grief, and a comeback story to soothe the soul. Crystal grew up in an environme...

S2 EP26: Bevan's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

30 Jun 2022

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Send us a textKyle is back from the Covid wilderness to chat to us about the last episode, Bevan's Story.  I subject close Kyle's heart as ...

S2 EP26: Bevan's Story - A Life Changing Stroke at 35

30 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this week's amazing episode, Bevan Choate joins us to discuss his life altering stroke at just 35 years old. We hear about the m...

S2 EP25: Dr Robb Kelly - BONUS After Thoughts

23 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this after thoughts section, Luke Colson looks back on the previous episode which featured our guest Dr Robb Kelly discussing his Alc...

S2 EP25: Dr Robb Kelly's Story - I Stabbed My Wife To Get A Drink

23 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIt's not often we have so many extraordinary things happen in one episode. Where to start!? Dr Robb Kelly was an alcoholic of despe...

S2 EP24: Lori's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

16 Jun 2022

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Send us a textWow. Lots to unpack here listeners and thank you Lori for an amazing episode! In this After Thoughts section, Luke and Kyle discuss beli...

S2 EP24: Lori's Story - Bred In The Stars, Born In The Matrix

16 Jun 2022

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Send us a textBuckle up, this one is a wild wild ride. This week we are joined by Lori Reising, who takes us on an amazing journey of self discovery a...

S2 EP23: Leigh's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

09 Jun 2022

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Send us a textSometimes it's hard to find the hope and light in these stories of trauma and suffering. The events that Leigh and her son have bee...

S2 EP23: Leigh's Story - 16 Year Old Son's Terrifying Psychosis

09 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this heartbreaking and raw episode, Leigh describes the events that led to her son having a total psychotic break at the age of just ...

S2 EP22: Kyle Bachus' Story - BONUS After Thoughts

02 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this Bonus section, Luke and Kyle (Hosts) discuss the last episode, in which Kyle Bachus tells the story of his mother being struck a...

S2 EP22: Kyle Bachus' Story - The Day My Mother Was Killed

02 Jun 2022

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Send us a textWhen your Mother or Father go out for a walk, you naturally expect them to come home. Kyle Bachus' Mother was not so lucky, when sh...

S2 EP21: Jean Marie's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

26 May 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle discuss the previous episode, Jean Marie's Story, which was all about the listening to the universe, and taking those...

S2 EP21: Jean Marie's Story - The Night My Knee Cap Broke In Half

26 May 2022

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Send us a textThe heading for this episode is just the beginning of this amazing and inspirational story. Jean Marie Keevins discusses her positive at...

S2 EP20: Sam's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

19 May 2022

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Send us a textThis is the after thoughts section for the previous episode, Sam's Story, if you missed it, go back and join us here afterwards. Sa...

S2 EP20: Sam's Story - Learning To Embrace My Neurodiversity

19 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this weeks EXPERT Edition - Sam Led was born with a neurodiverse brain (see below for definition). In other words he was born with a ...

S2 EP19: Tarah's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

12 May 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle discuss the previous episode, Tarah's Story, and we commend Tarah's bravery for coming on and telling her story....

S2 EP19: Tarah's Story - Daughter Of An Addict

12 May 2022

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Send us a textIn one of the most emotional episodes we have had to date, Tarah tells us about her harrowing and traumatic childhood growing up with he...

S2 EP18: Soodabeh's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

05 May 2022

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Send us a textImagine having to flee your country because you fear for your life. This was just the beginning of Soodabeh's amazing struggle. Luk...

S2 EP18: Soodabeh's Story - Escaping Iran To An American Nightmare

05 May 2022

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Send us a textSoodabeh Mokry, fled Iran as a 30 year old woman, in the early 1990's, after years of oppression by the then Iranian government. At...

S2 EP17: Nicola's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

28 Apr 2022

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Send us a textWe can only imagine that moment when we are told, 'I'm sorry, you have Cancer!' Life can become so fragile in an instant....

S2 EP17: Nicola's Story - Surviving Cancer My Way

28 Apr 2022

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Send us a text'I am afraid you have Cancer, and a 65% chance of making another 5 years'. These are the words that Nicola Corcoran heard, as ...

S2 EP16: Candice's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

21 Apr 2022

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Send us a textJust little old Luke for this one, chatting to you lot, all our lovely listeners!! Question: Why do we stay in abusive relationships? We...

S2 EP16: Candice's Story - Overcoming Sexual Abuse & Mistrust

21 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThis week, Candice Smiley from 'Create The Ripple' Podcast joins us for an unfalteringly real and honest episode about love, a...

S2 EP15: Tom's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

14 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThis is the After Thoughts section for the previous episode, Tom's Story.. Luke and Kyle like to have a chat about what we have jus...

S2 EP15: Tom's Story - Brace! Brace! Crash! Crash!

14 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThis week, Tom Teller comes on to discuss his two experiences of near death, and what those moments taught him, and how they have affect...

S2 EP14: Niki's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

07 Apr 2022

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Send us a textWelcome to another 'After Thoughts' section where Luke and Kyle unpack the previous episode 'Niki's Story'. Thi...

S2 EP14: Niki's Story - Childhood Trauma, Domestic Violence, and Eating!

07 Apr 2022

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Send us a textIn one of the most raw, honest and powerful episodes yet, Niki Sibera tells us about her harrowing childhood as she witnessed her father...

S2 EP13: Lindsay's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

31 Mar 2022

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Send us a textThis is the After Thoughts section for the previous episode. If you missed it, go back!! We discuss Lindsay's story of how she came...

S2 EP13: Lindsay's Story - I Stepped On A Nail And Lost My Leg

31 Mar 2022

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Send us a textBuckle up for this one, its a really amazing, and extraordinary story of courage, will power, and total inspiration. Lindsay had a very ...

S2 EP12: Aneesa's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

24 Mar 2022

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Send us a textIf you haven't listened to the previous episode, 'Aneesa's Story', go back and take a listen before you join us here...

S2 EP12: Aneesa's Story - Born From Prostitution And Finding Who I Am

24 Mar 2022

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Send us a textSimply astonishing this one. Born is South Africa and now living in Cape Town, Aneesa tells us her amazing story about being 'born ...

S2 EP11: David's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

17 Mar 2022

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Send us a textLuke and Kyle reflect on the previous episode, David's story, and we tread carefully as we discuss the delicate topic of abusive re...

S2 EP11: David's Story - Escaping A Physically Abusive Relationship

17 Mar 2022

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Send us a textThis story is beyond inspiring, David was in an abusive relationship with a woman who would physically harm him. He was over-weight, and...

S2 EP10: Tabitha's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

10 Mar 2022

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Send us a textYour hosts, Luke and Kyle, discuss Tabatha's resilience and light, after such a scary upbringing. If you didn't listen to the ...

S2 EP10: Tabitha's Story - Escaping A Cult And What Followed..

10 Mar 2022

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Send us a textThis is an amazing and mesmerizing episode. Tabitha was born into a 'cult' and realized into her teen years that she needed to...

S2 EP9: Adam's Story - BONUS After Thoughts

03 Mar 2022

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Send us a textKyle is back for this 'after thoughts' section, where we discuss the previous episode, Adam's Story. If you didn't l...