Best Luke Colson Podcasts (2025)

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S5 EP17: Tiffany & Rachel's Story - From Addiction To Freedom 38:04

4d ago38:04

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Send us a text WTFMU Welcomes Rachel Pastor and Tiffany Hurd from Golden Rule Mushrooms. This podcast remains impartial to opinions on these kinds or medications and remedies and we want to keep an open space for all. Rachel talks about overcoming a grueling a five-year battle with heroin addiction and homelessness, and its a really engaging story …

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S5 EP16: Dave's Story - A Man's Resilience 36:21

11d ago36:21

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Send us a text Dave grew up in an almost perfect household: calm, loving and trusting. That all changed when he met and married an abusive woman. In Dave' words 'By all accounts she resembles a narcissist. She pretended to be a wonderful mother to our children and a loving wife to me. Behind closed doors, it was a different story' Dave was a natura…

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S5 EP15: Sara's Story - A One Way Ticket To Anywhere! 38:41

18d ago38:41

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Send us a text At age twenty-four, Sara Alvarado bought a one-way ticket from the USA midwest to Mexico determined to heal from years of hard partying and sexual trauma. In this raw and inspiring episode, Sara takes us on a journey as she struggles with being newly sober, unexpectedly in love - and then suddenly, terrifyingly pregnant. Guided from …

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S5 EP14: Brinn's Story - Sexually Abused As A Child For 12 Years 36:57

25d ago36:57

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Send us a text Brinn Langdale was 18 years old, when she was asked a question that changed her life forever. Someone asked if her older brother had ever "done anything to her." The answer was yes. For 12 years she had been molested by him. Growing up she had no clue what was happening and because of all the ways that the trauma was presenting itsel…

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S5 EP13: Vanessa's Story - Paralyzed and Fighting For My Life 35:50

1M ago35:50

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Send us a text Vanessa Abraham was a mother, a working professional, and a speech therapist, until a rare disorder left her voiceless, motionless, and dependent on others for survival. This story is a must listen and simply extraordinary! Join us as Vanessa recounts the days and weeks that the disorder took over, her struggle through the worst of i…

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S5 EP12: Dr Patricia Smith's Story - Homeless By 10 Years Old 30:17

1M ago30:17

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Send us a text Dr. Patricia V. Smith, joins us from Jamaica, to bring us her incredible story of escaping a terrifying life as a child on the streets of Jamaica! Dr Smith was homeless by then age of 10, and she talks openly about abandonment, abuse, and homelessness in her home town, to journeying to the USA, and becoming the CEO of Sweet P Home Ca…

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S5 EP11: Sandy's Story - Surviving Stage 4 Cancer 31:21

2M ago31:21

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Send us a text After being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Sandy Duarte turned her experience into an opportunity for personal growth and healing. In less than a year, despite being separated from her family (who are in Canada while she is in LA), she survived stage 4 cancer. In this episode we discus the moment she found out, and the mindset that s…

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S5 EP10 Lena's Story - My Boyfriend Had Multiple Lives 51:31

2M ago51:31

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Send us a text Let's revisit this amazing episode, with Lena Papadopoulos, one of the most jaw dropping episodes in recent series. Lena was in love, her year long relationship had seen her plan to move in with her boyfriend, and even meet his family, however, something wasn't right. Constant 'work trips', always changing plans, gaslighting, and emo…

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S5 EP9: Rob's Story - My Toxic Boss Drove Me To Suicide Attempt 51:00

2M ago51:00

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Send us a text Rob Kalwarowsky had it all, a high achiever with a well paid job. All that changed when a toxic boss began to pick away at Rob. Over time Rob lost his self belief, confidence, self love, and eventual lost the will to live. This nightmare scenario is all too common and can bring people to their knees, often bringing up childhood traum…

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S5 EP8: Nicola's Story - Surviving Cancer My Way 41:17

2M ago41:17

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Send us a text 'Apple Cider Vinegar' is a show on Netflix about Belle Gibson, the woman that fooled the world that she had brain cancer, and healed it 'holistically'! She made millions, taking charity money and raking in donations for a disease she did not have. It has sparked a wider conversation about beating Cancer holistically, steering clear o…

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S5 EP7: Amanda's Story - The Journey Beyond My Sisters Suicide 41:12

2M ago41:12

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Send us a text Amanda Harris has experienced significant childhood trauma, a wildly violent abusive relationship in her late teens and early 20’s and has battled and overcome addiction and various other adversities including losing everything she owned in a house fire! However, Her greatest awakening, and the birth of her business, came after the l…

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S5 EP6: Joe L's Story - The Carnage Of Parental Abuse 42:55

3M ago42:55

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Send us a text Joe L has lived a very very crazy life, and he is only 40! His path to success and stability, is rooted in a series of devastating personal tragedies that reshaped his life. This episode is explicit and comes with a trigger warning, as we cover topics of all kinds of abuse. Joe had an abusive, alcoholic mother who died young to her d…

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S4 EP6: Andre's Story - Breaking Free From Past Traumas 49:36

3M ago49:36

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Send us a text Andre Paradis is a relationship and NLP coach. Andre comes from a background where I had an absent father and in consequence, found himself being overprotected by his mother – this shaped his vision of women a certain way until he discovered that, in fact, he did not know anything about them!! He worked hard to change his way of thin…

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S5 EP4: Allison's Story - Recovery From Trauma, Grief And Severe Burnout 41:23

3M ago41:23

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Send us a text Allison Mones is a high-performance health and business coach and functional nutritionist, focused on empowering high-achieving, ambitious professionals to reach their limitless potential without burning out. Allison spent years in the corporate world, and was an athlete, with a passion for health and wellness. But it was untreated t…

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S5 EP3: Adrienne's Story - Recovering From Childhood Abuse 35:53

3M ago35:53

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Send us a text Adrienne Harris has had quite the life starting off with being sexually abused as a child, from three years old all the way to 12 years old, then, being raped at 22, and then going into therapy by 23. I simply horrific start to life. She got married in 2000 and recently divorced her husband after he had an emotional affair with his r…

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S5 EP2: Tamara's Story - An Unimaginable Ultimatum! 32:19

4M ago32:19

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Send us a text Tamara Winstead joins us this week for an utterly amazing episode about survival, defying the odds, and the transformative power of manifestation, when faced with an unimaginable ultimatum! In 2009, she was diagnosed with stage four cervical cancer while 8 weeks pregnant with her third baby. The doctors told her she should terminate …

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NEW SEASON! S5 EP1: Ronni's Story - Double Hip Replacement By Age 30! 32:22

4M ago32:22

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Send us a text Ronni Morgan kicks off Season 5 with an amazing episode, all about overcoming extreme adversity at a young age. In fact, by age 30, Ronni had lost her ability to walk and needed two hip replacements! Furthermore, Ronni was hospitalized for over 2 weeks because of neck and head pain they couldn’t get under control! Finally, she ended …

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S4 EP49: Jeanette's Story - Caring For My Mother From Age 8 42:33

4M ago42:33

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Send us a text Jeanette Yates cared for her sick mother from the age of 8 years old (she is now 49), and she has been caring for her Mom most of my life, and that really f*cked her up! She struggled with perfectionism, overcoming childhood abuse by a family member, an eating disorder, codependency, and anxiety. Her journey through all of this is am…

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S4 EP49: Vanessa's Story - The Weight Of Betrayal 41:41

5M ago41:41

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Send us a text Vanessa Cardenas is a ‘Betrayal Recovery Specialist’, but what exactly is that? and why is she a specialist? Well, as Vanessa explains, when “we need to talk” is followed by “I’ve met someone," her world as she knew it, was shattered. Vanessa speaks of all aspects of betrayal in this brilliant episode, especially after 20+ years of m…

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S4 EP47: Rachael's Story - 'You Must Stay Married At All Costs' 1:11:20

5M ago1:11:20

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Send us a text Rachael Needham went through divorce a few years ago, however most of the trauma she experienced was in her toxic marriage. As a Christian woman, she wrestled with the thought of divorce and all that was subtly implied at the thought of divorce. Even though her parents, who were were both pastors, supported whatever decision she made…

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S4 EP46: Lynn's Story - The Devil You Know 49:30

5M ago49:30

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Send us a text TRIGGER WARNING: Discussions or multiple forms of abuse. Lynn Stroud was brought up in a house filled with anger and tension, with a father who was a compulsive gambler. On top of that, her father and one of her brothers became overly protective towards her, and would dicate where she was allowed to go, what she could wear and who sh…

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S4 EP45: Lori's Story - Born Into Poverty And Addiction, But Breaking Free!!! 35:47

6M ago35:47

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Send us a text Lori Chenger grew up in poverty, surrounded by addiction and abuse, having to fend for herself as a child and even had to care for her younger brother when she was 7 years old. But what did that mean for the rest of her life, and what was her journey to break the cycle of the life she was born into. We can overcome our own brains, an…

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S4 EP44: Maria's Story - Life Beyond Childhood PTSD 33:24

6M ago33:24

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Send us a text Maria Riegger is a banking/corporate attorney by day, and a fiction author by night. Maria’s head has always been in the clouds. From a young age, her mother scolded her for not paying attention; when she was bored, she would make up stories in her head. She has been writing since she was about thirteen years old. Maria’s story start…

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S4 EP43: Holly's Story - From FBI to Surviving Cancer! 36:11

6M ago36:11

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Send us a text Holly Bertone is a former FBI Chief of Staff for Counterintelligence turned Certified Holistic Health Coach. Holly didnt choose this career change, it chose her when, one day, she diagnosed with breast cancer and an autoimmune disease. Holly had been burning the candle at both ends, over exerting herself, and although living an activ…

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S4 EP42: Brandy's Story - Living With Chronic Illnes 39:12

6M ago39:12

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Send us a text Brandy Shantz is the host of the ‘Living Chronic’ podcast. She suffers from severe Crohn’s disease after serving near burn pits in Afghanistan. 4 years ago, she began having severe symptoms and ended up suffering a reaction to the Humira she was taking for Crohn’s, which took 19 months for doctors to diagnose!! Upon receiving the dia…

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S4 EP41: Gretchen's Story - 15 Minutes From The End 33:41

6M ago33:41

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Send us a text Gretchen Schoser, also known as G-Rex, is the co-host of the podcast "Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads." On Christmas Day, 2022, she experienced a massive mental health breakdown that changed her life. Feeling utterly alone and terrified, she reached out for help by calling 988. That call saved her life and marked the beginning of her …

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S4 EP40: Saloni's Story - Workplace Bullying And A Stalker! 40:16

7M ago40:16

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Send us a text This week, Saloni Surah has a terrifying story to share with us. She is a doctor specializing in HIV and sexual health, with a PhD on HIV and drug use. Saloni had a very bad workplace bullying experience, which has left her with undiagnosed PTSD. On top of that, someone wrote anonynmous letters saying some very damaging things, and s…

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S4 EP39: Marcy's Story - Born With Cleft Lip And Palate, Was Just The Start 35:14

7M ago35:14

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Send us a text Marcy Langlois was born with a cleft lip and palate, her childhood was marked by an excruciating series of surgical procedures, 23 in all, before the age of 18. Because she looked and talked differently than the other kids, she was relentlessly teased and bullied. Her journey into adulthood was marked by challenging, traumatic, and d…

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S4 EP38: Gerard's Story - Botched Surgery Left Me Suicidal 33:59

7M ago33:59

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Send us a text Gerard Grogans has a very powerful message to share, and one we should all listen to in this really fascinating episode! A passing comment from his mother when he was young, about how he 'looked tired' completely changed the course of Gerard's life! The comment had a deeper meaning to Gerard and he would spend his life saving up for …

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S4 EP37: Alyssa's Story - Escaping 19 Years Of Abuse 57:57

7M ago57:57

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Send us a text One day in her car, Alyssa Decker was scanning the radio stations for something to listen to. She came across a woman who was telling the story of her marriage, and she was immediately captivated. The woman on the radio was describing Alyssa's marriage, almost exactly. For some reason, it had not occurred to her that there might be o…

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S4 EP36: Lisa's Story - My Thyroid Was Removed Due To A Typo! 43:10

8M ago43:10

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Send us a text Lisa Wilson is a leadership coach, HR consultant and mediator. She works with small to medium sized companies to help them get the best from their teams. In 2014 she was laid off from my job. It was a blessing, because she knew she would start her business after that job ended. That is until she discovered a large lump on her thyroid…

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S4 EP35: Alana's Story - Near Death, Chronic Illness, And Awakening! 40:47

8M ago40:47

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Send us a text Alana Joy has spent over 20 years working as a nurse and psychotherapist. When she was a young girl, she had a near death experience after a tonsil removal operation that went wrong! Through her life and into adulthood, Alana always felt different, both physically and mentally, and it was a diagnosis of her son with a rare condition,…

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S4 EP34: Jeff's Story - Kidnapped! 43 Days To Freedom! 49:59

8M ago49:59

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Send us a text Jeff Frazier is a decorated US Army veteran with a passion for humanitarian work, that led him to Haiti, where he fought child trafficking, learned Haitian Creole, and relocated his family to Florida to serve Haiti’s most vulnerable communities. But that’s not all. During a large food distribution mission, Jeff was kidnapped by a Hai…

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S4 EP33: Bambi's Story - Redemption From A Life Time Of Abuse 46:31

8M ago46:31

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Send us a text Bambi Lynn joins us this week for a story of redemption against all the odds. Bambi endured some horrific abuse, from her mother and her father, her uncle, and various partners. It’s harrowing at times, and no one should have to go through what Bambi has been through. Although tough to hear, this is a story of triumph over trauma, a …

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S4 EP32: Sherry's Story - Who Will Take Care of Me Now? 34:39

9M ago34:39

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Send us a text Sherry Buckley-Brown was 12 years old when her father came upstairs and said ‘i just killed your Mom’. After years of physical abuse, he had finally done the unthinkable. Sherry has written a book, about her struggle as a young girl, as she grappled with the profound loss, and how her life was torn apart, from friends, to school, to …

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S4 EP31: Teresa's Story - My Journey To Finding Real Happiness 43:16

9M ago43:16

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Send us a text There was something about turning 40 years old that made Teresa Greco reevaluate her life. Some people might call it a midlife crisis, but for Teresa, it was an opportunity to start asking some very important questions about her life. Realizing that half her life had been lived (hopefully anyway) and wondering if this was all there w…

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S4 EP30: Jocelyn's Story - Losing Both Parents 7 Days Apart During Covid! 50:25

9M ago50:25

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Send us a text Jocelyn Bates is still processing what must be one of the traumatizing experiences we have ever heard on the show, and she says that she expects to continue to process what happened for the rest of her life.Her story of trauma is losing her parents 7 days apart unexpectedly in sept 2021 during Covid. Jocelyn lived with her parents at…

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S4 EP29: Raja's Story - My Life With A Stutter... 42:31

9M ago42:31

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Send us a text Raja Vaidya has struggled with a stutter all his life. In this extremely raw and honest episode, Raja discusses how his stutter affected his life! From his childhood, which included years of rejection and bullying, to his professional years, and how sheer determination led him to work hard and make a career for himself in scientific …

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S4 EP28: Melissa's Story - The Day I Lost My Career 39:24

9M ago39:24

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Send us a text Melissa Robinson-Winemiller was a professional musician, it was her life since childhood, her study, and eventually her dream job. it was all she ever knew, and it was at this dream job that her life would be flipped upside down in an instant, and set about a long and devastating spiral into the unknown. Melissa was assaulted one day…

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S4 EP27: Lisa’s Story - How Do We Deal With Grief? 55:49

10M ago55:49

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Send us a text Lisa Heacock lost 12 loved ones in a 22 month period, including her parents, and her 24 year old son-in-law. She ended a 28 year marriage, and was diagnosed with breats cancer and had a double mastectomy! After the losses, her life trajectory changed forever. Most of us have experieced grief in some way, and there really is no correc…

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S4 EP26: Michelle's Story - Multiple Miscarriages And The Path To Filling Our Family! 44:12

10M ago44:12

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Send us a text Michelle Rae Woodward has had the most painful, extraordinary, and exhausting journey through multiple pregnancies. All of which ended in 2nd term pregnancy loss (birthed 3 boys and 2 girls, all deceased). She talks about how she was treated by the western medical paradigm, we discuss the grief she went through, her look into surroga…

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S4 EP25: Shay's Story - Orphaned at 13, After The Death Of My Mother 43:41

10M ago43:41

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Send us a text In this raw and often heartbreaking episode, we hear how Shay Leonia had to witness the slow demise of her mother who was diagnosed with dementia when Shay was only 9 years old, and her mother was in her Forties! There is still so much that is unknown about FTD, the specific disease in question, which is the deterioration of the brai…

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S4 EP24: Jacques' Story - The Night I Hit A Cyclist In My Car 42:10

10M ago42:10

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Send us a text WARNING: Graphic Content involving description of fatal road traffic accident. Jacques is a trauma survivor, after being involved in a horrific accident that totally changed the course of his life. The accident is quite graphic, you have been warned, and involved three individual traumas one after the other. In the dark of night, Jac…

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S4 EP23: Alana's Story - My Toxic Boss Hell! 43:34

11M ago43:34

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Send us a text 30 BRAND NEW EPISODES STARTING NEXT WEEK!: Wow, this one is extraordinary. Thank you Alana for coming on and really just telling it how it is. This is for all of you listeners out there with any toxic work experiences, in fact maybe you are in one now and you don't know it? Alana tells us the story of how she became the victim of a T…

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S4 EP22: Gina's Story - Redemption From Unimaginable Abuse 46:59

11M ago46:59

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Send us a text Gina Fox is a childhood and adult trauma survivor. She was abused from age 5 to 16 by her own father, and its tough to listen to. She was then abused again by her ex-husband for 5 years. She had very bad coping skills as a result of these horrible experiences, and a mountain to climb! As her life continued into her thirties she reali…

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S4 EP21: Sabrina's Story - My Mom Became Completely Paralyzed!!! 43:10

11M ago43:10

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Send us a text Sabrina Colosimo, discusses her mom's rare syndrome that rendered her paralyzed up to her eyeballs, within two weeks. Terrifying! It baffled the doctors and it turned their lives upside down. She “lived” in the ICU for 16 months, fully conscious and unable to move. Her family took turns around the clock to have someone there with her…

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S4 EP20: Leticia's Story - I Was Stabbed By My Husband 47:53

11M ago47:53

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Send us a text TRIGGER / CONTENT WARNING: Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence. We re-visit this amazing episode, and hear how Leticia was groomed by her would be husband at 14 years old, he was twice her age. As a child, she was rejected by her parents when they separated and had nowhere and no-one to turn to, so she was drawn towards the one man …

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S4 EP19: Tara's Story - Trauma, Triggers, & Opioids! 41:39

12M ago41:39

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Send us a text This week, Tara Henderson comes on the show to discuss trauma and triggers and a serious battle with addiction! Tara has a lengthy background of childhood trauma, with both her parents being alcoholics. That childhood experience turned into drug and alcohol addiction because she was running away from who she was and how she felt. She…

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S4 EP18: Tarah's Story - Daughter Of An Addict 50:17

12M ago50:17

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Send us a text This week, we revisit this amazing chat with Tarah Dowling, In one of the most emotional episodes we have had to date, Tarah tells us about her harrowing and traumatic childhood growing up with her drug addicted mother. She tells us about her heartbreaking decision to leave the family house at 12 years old, and give herself up for fo…

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S4 E17: Sarah's Story - Surviving Breast Implant Illness 56:38

12M ago56:38

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Send us a text Sarah Bussey was fighting a hidden illness that doctors simply could not diagnose. In her mid thirties, she was losing he hair, gaining weight, having seizures, and coming out in rashes and pain all over her body. She was bed ridden and thought she was dying, and even more heartbreaking, so did her three young children. Despite numer…

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