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Well, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events.

Luke Colson and Kyle Wise

BITE-SIZE PERSONAL STORIES OF SURVIVING LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES: Hosted by Luke Colson and Kyle Wise, we feature weekly guests and explore extreme personal life changing experiences and the journey emotional and physical recovery. Each guest discusses their story of how their lives were turned upside down, by unexpected events. Stories like surviving a car crash, surviving abuse, being paralyzed in an accident, witnessing a crime.. and many more! Luke and Kyle will take an honest, raw, yet

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S5 EP32: Victoria's Story - Fighting Against A Broken...

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2025/08/21

Send us a text Victoria Lenormand has a personal story that fits the heart of our show. She spent nearly 30 years as a police detective and public servant—work that left her carrying years of unprocessed trauma. Things really hit a breaking point when the very systems she’d worked to uphold began failing her own family, especially as she tried to support her neurodivergent child. That was the moment everything shifted. She walked away from the career that had shaped her identity and started a...

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S5 EP31: Weston's Story - My Wife Died Just Days...

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2025/08/15

Send us a text Weston’s journey began after the unthinkable: his wife passed away just days after their son was born prematurely—at only 26 weeks. In the aftermath, he faced overwhelming grief, spiritual disorientation, and the pressure to keep moving forward. Through that crucible, he discovered that clarity doesn’t come by waiting—it comes through committed movement. That revelation became the foundation of the D.R.I.V.E. Framework—a practical, spiritually grounded system for helping high p...

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S5 EP30: Julio's Story - I Witnessed A Murder At 8...

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2025/08/07

Send us a text Julio Rivera is a writer and mental health advocate who has lived with bipolar disorder, CPTSD, and ADHD. When he was around eight years old, he witnessed a murder that triggered all his disorders. The murderer was his best friend's dad. Julio grew up in a very dangerous neighborhood in Brooklyn in the 80's, gangs, drugs, and violence were all around him. He was scared, and began a journey to rise above the danger, and take control of his fears. Now, decades o...

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S5 EP29: Monica's Story - Breaking Free From The...

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2025/07/31

Send us a text Meet Monica Cox was stuck in the cycle of the fertility industry for years, spending huge amounts of money and living a life of false hope and disappointment as treatment after treatment failed. She started to seek alternative options, and went on an amazing, enlightening, and ultimately successful journey! Monica now helps high-achieving women break free from control addiction and endless fertility protocols so they can shift their energy, trust their intuition, and finally cr...

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S5 EP28: Nick's Story - My Parents Were Told I Would...

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2025/07/25

Send us a text At 14, Nick suffered a traumatic, life-threatening snowboarding accident and was put in a coma. His parents were told he wouldn't ever walk, talk, or eat on his own again. He did and set a personal goal of not walking, but running out of the hospital. Nick does a lot of speaking work to help those suffering from brain injuries. Today, Nick is a 7-figure business owner, Rhode Island-based real estate investor, speaker, and Partner of Smart Real Estate Coach. Nothing more to add,...

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S5 EP27: Masati's Story - Near Death And Quantum Physics

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2025/07/18

Send us a text Masati experienced 'near death' twice. The second time, changed him forever. Join us for a very compelling, original and mind-bending episode as he delves into quantum physics and Dimensional Consciousness, redefining potential and transforming trauma into triumph. We have have guests on who have used multiple tools for trauma recovery, from faith, to medicine, therapy to sound waves! This is a first, as Masati talks about life's potential through consciousness, and harnessing ...

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S5 EP26: Lindsay's Story - I Stood On A Nail And It...

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2025/06/26

Send us a text Buckle up for this one, its a really amazing, and extraordinary story of courage, will power, and total inspiration. Lindsay Boudreau had a very rare underlying illness, CMT Disease, that meant she had weakened sensations in her feet, and so she couldn't feel the pain of an infection caused by a nail she had stepped on, one day while walking. Over many weeks, she became very ill, and very weak, and doctors simply couldn't find what was wrong with her until it was too late. Even...

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S5 EP25: Maurice's Story - Breaking the Spell Of...

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2025/06/19

Send us a text It is an absolute pleasure to have Dr Maurice Turmel on the show for a candid, relatable, and inspiring chat. Dr. Moe’s path wasn’t a straight one—it was hard-won. His father was physically abusive, and he grew up surrounded by strict Catholic indoctrination. Emerging from a childhood marked by emotional trauma, religious repression, and self-doubt, he forged a transformative journey of healing and self-emancipation. His life’s work is a testament to the power of the human spir...

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2025/06/12

Send us a text This week Sydney Curtin joins us for an amazing episode that shows just how trauma can affect choices, and that it is possible to use our own traumatic experiences for good as we continue to recover. At just 13 years old, Sydney lost her Mother to suicide, after years of drug addiction. Her father became abusive in the aftermath, and Sydney would continue to dive into unhealthy relationships though her teens and into adulthood. At 20, she became pregnant by a man that was viole...

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S5 EP23: Jess' Story - Surviving A Head On Car Crash!

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2025/06/05

Send us a text Jess 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 house on a quiet road, when an oncoming car seemed to be driving at speed on the wrong side of the road. Before Jess could react, she would find herself involved in a huge head on collision, that would turn her world upside down! It was just these two cars on the road, with no one else in sight for miles around. This episode is jaw dropping and ...

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S5 EP22: Harriet's Story - I Was Hit By A Car At 101...

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2025/05/29

Send us a text Join us as we re-visit one of the most listened to episodes in the last 5 years! And yes, we are still following Harriett's journey across Social Media. Every now and then a guest comes along, where we ask ourselves, how on earth are they still here to tell the tale? Harriet Barnsley was waiting at a Bus Stop in Birmingham, England, with her friend, just like they did a thousand times before. Two speeding cars came racing around the corner, and lost control, hitting Harriet and...

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S5 EP21: Erik's Story - I Suffered In Silence

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2025/05/23

Send us a text NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY: Erik Hatterscheidt was a Business Major and took over his parents resort business when he finished school with a great deal of pressure on his shoulders to help revive the ailing numbers and use his knowledge to turn things around. As it happened, what Erik had learned really didn't translate into his parents smaller business, and he suffered in silence as things got worse, eventually turning to Alcohol. Join us this week to hear how Erik ...

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S5 EP20: Andy's Story - Living With Stage 4...

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2025/05/15

Send us a text Andy Campbell is a resilient survivor and inspirational author who has overcome numerous life-altering challenges - a victim of childhood sexual abuse and bullying, the loss of his mother at an early age and the eventual estrangement from his father, his battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and the loss of his youngest son to suicide. Despite enduring multiple surgeries, grueling chemotherapy treatments, and the tragic loss of his youngest child, Andy has demonstrated remarka...

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S5 EP19: Michael's Story - My Confidence Vanished In...

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2025/05/08

Send us a text Michael Shaw joins the WTFMU! Podcast to discuss mindset, after experiencing a total loss of confidence and self belief at a pivotal time in his life, that nearly took him out! Michael has overcome the traumas of a violent childhood, losing his father to suicide, & raising kids battling anxiety, and above all, found the resilience to battle back after what he thought was going to be his career in Fitness took a sudden and unexpected turn. These experiences have given Michae...

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S5 EP18: Jonathan's Story - From Hollywood To Jail!

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2025/05/01

Send us a text Incredible Episode ALERT!: Jonathan Schwartz was once Hollywood’s most trusted financial advisor, managing icons like Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Known as the "diva whisperer," he seemed untouchable. But behind the glitz and glam, his secret drug and gambling addictions led him to embezzle over $4.7 million from the very clients he was meant to protect, resulting in a fall from grace that shocked the industry. In 2016, Schwartz pled guilty to the crime that shat...

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S5 EP17: Tiffany & Rachel's Story - From Addiction To...

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2025/04/24

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 about just how overpowering and destructive addiction can be. Rachel discovered the transformative power of mindset, habits, and psychedelics, whic...

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

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2025/04/17

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 natural father as a stay at home dad who was respected and loved by his children. His now ex wife alienated me from my children with her lies and manipul...

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

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2025/04/10

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 afar by her wise and loving mother and her emerging spiritual connection, Sara confidently (yet full of self-doubt) faces the complexity of a multi...

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S5 EP14: Brinn's Story - Sexually Abused As A Child...

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2025/04/03

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 itself, she just thought she was crazy. She describes herself as a poster child for trauma disgusted as a middle class, suburban athletic kid, so ...

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S5 EP13: Vanessa's Story - Paralyzed and Fighting For...

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2025/03/27

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 it, and her fight for recovery! Vanessa has written and Amazon Best Seller, Speechless, detailing the emotional, psychological, and physical f...

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