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

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  S6 EP26: Leslie's Story - My Journey Through Infertility and Surrogacy 07.08.2026 36min

  Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Leslie Lopez, host of Mothers in Arms and an advocate for accessible third-party reproduction. She speaks openly about stillbirth, infertility, and the mental health journey of building a family through surrogacy, as a single mother. Leslie spent six years working with California Fertility Partners before having her biological daughter as an independent parent via egg donation and gestational surrogacy. Her story isn't just about the medical proce...
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  S6 EP25 - Freya's Story - Finding The White Room! 31.07.2026 38min

  Send us Fan Mail Freya Maberley's family are all neurodivergent. Her siblings/parents and grand parents were all undiagnosed. She was diagnosed ADHD at 53, and she is Autistic too, and proud! Her brother is undiagnosed AuDHD and her home growing up was dictated by anger and violence. She was always considered the 'normal" child in the family, but her high sensitivity meant that she became the responsible one, taking on the people pleaser role of the family dynamic. Freya's son is diagno...
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  S6 EP24: Simon's Story - From Bullied To Black Belt! 24.07.2026 45min

  Send us Fan Mail Those who first meet Simon Morrell are often very surprised at his history and background. You see, today, Simon, as one of Wales’ singularly most qualified martial artists and fight coaches with a library of books to his name, comes across as a confident person, but his childhood and early adult years were an experience far from anything that may have provided this. ​Simon was badly bullied, violently assaulted (at one time, an attempt on his life was made by a knife wieldin...
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  S6 EP23: Hannia's Story - Living With Epilepsy And Leading With Courage! 17.07.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Hannia Zanana, founded her coaching practice out of Cairo that has grown entirely through word-of-mouth across several countries. She was diagnosed with epilepsy at 18, later with Hashimoto’s, and had a 5kg fibroid surgically removed. What she’s most fired up about is the thing her own body taught her over a decade: the life you are living has a direct relationship to the health of the body you are living it in. As she left the family business, stepped into her calling, and m...
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  S6 EP22: Jane's Story - I Thought I Had It All, So Why Was I So Miserable? 03.07.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail This week we have a great chat with Jane Garnett, who thought she was living her ‘perfect life’ unhappy and unfulfilled! Jane’s memoir is the realization that she'd spent years pursuing a false version of happiness and success. She didn't have any healthy role models growing up, so she based her idea of fulfillment on what she saw in movies and popular culture. She became a Hollywood producer who worked for Leonardo DiCaprio, had a powerful Hollywood husband, social status, a...
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  S6 EP21: Zoe's Story - Bullied and Scared To Be Alive! 20.06.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail This week we are lucky to have Zoe Rose on the show, who talks openly about her early life, when she was constantly bullied at school for her weight. To make matters worse, her home was not a safe space, with her parents unhappy and rowing, even throwing things, Zoe was unable to find safety in any situation. This of course, all feeds in to later life, where she picked a man who was not good to her, and even hid their pregnancy from his family, for the first 8 months! Zoe has...
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  S6 EP20: Melissa's Story - Electrocuted At Home! The Day My Life Changed In An Instant! 06.06.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail Melissa Strong, was electrocuted at home, while working on a design project related to opening her now-acclaimed restaurant (Bird & Jim) in Estes Park, CO. She died briefly and came back, experiencing a forest and tunnel! When she came back, the damage was so severe that charred bones in her hands were visible, jutting out where fingers once were. Doctors initially told her she would likely only have four fingers left — her pinkies and index fingers. A passionate, elite c...
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  S6 EP19: Machan's Story - From Yokohama To New Jersey, Finding My Identity! 29.05.2026 44min

  Send us Fan Mail In this wonderful episode, Machan Taylor traces her journey from postwar Japan to the world stage with Pink Floyd and Sting. Uprooted from an idyllic childhood in Yokohama, Taylor was thrust into a New Jersey suburb where she didn’t speak the language and felt utterly alone. And yet she learned to turn devastation into song. And wrote her book, 'Naked Out Loud' is a meditation on identity, perseverance, and the courage it takes to come to terms with, and reveal one’s true sel...
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  S6 EP18: Ron's Story - Breaking Free from My Own Ego! 22.05.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Ron Camacho is a veteran law enforcement executive who currently serves as the Chief of Police for the North Charleston Police Department (NCPD) Ron was an angry, egotistical supervisor. He was running over people, “collecting men’s tears” in disciplinary meetings, and strutting through the halls like he'd won something. His ego was out of control and he had no idea. Then his wife (now ex) gave him an ultimatum: marriage counseling or out of the house. He didn’t k...
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  S6 EP17: Zulma's Story - The Swearing Survivor! 15.05.2026 37min

  Send us Fan Mail WARNING: VERY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE!! (Which we thoroughly enjoyed!) This week, The Swearing Therapist, Zulma Williams, joins us for a brilliant episode! Founder of Dragonfly Therapy Services, Psychotherapist, and Inspirational Public Speaker, A leading expert in trauma, anxiety, and depression, her work helps clients overcome life challenges to reach their full potential. Zulma was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated to the United States at age 31. At age ...
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  S6 EP16: Lisa's Story - Childhood Trauma, Addiction And Recovery! 08.05.2026 38min

  Send us Fan Mail What a wonderful episode with Lisa Arrigo. Lisa talks candidly about her childhood, finding her sexuality as she grew up, and falling into her cocaine addiction. Hold on for the most shocking part of all, using with her Dad who was a Cocaine dealer! Lisa's works as a psychotherapist, helping people with anxiety, depression, addiction and PTSD among other areas! Site: Http://lisaarrigo.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.arrigo.therapy Support the show
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  S6 EP15: Catherine's Story - A Fathers Rejection At Age 5 01.05.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Catherine Hickem’s story is grounded in lived experience navigating trauma and its long-term emotional impact. Catherine's father was her everything as a child, a loving, doting, wonderful Dad. One day, when she was just 5, it all changed , out of nowhere, and her life would never be the same again. Her journey reflects how early life challenges can shape patterns, relationships, and identity—and more importantly, how those patterns can be recognized and worked through over t...
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  S6 EP14: Athena's Story - Battling Lyme Disease For Over A Decade! 23.04.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Athena Brownson was at the peak of physical fitness as a teen and into her twenties, but things began to change out of nowhere. Soon after, she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease, but the diagnosis was just the beginning. Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks (deer ticks) carrying the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, joint and muscle aches, rash, arthritis, and varying degrees of all types of auto-imm...
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  S6 EP13: Sabine's Story - How To Change Course! 17.04.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Join me this week for a super fun and insightful conversation with Sabine Kvenberg, who embarked on the wild rollercoaster of becoming and actor at the age of 19! Her memoir, 'Gumption' takes us along for the ride! According to Sabine, you don’t need to be wealthy, gifted, or well-connected to live an extraordinary life. You just need Gumption. Sabine believes that we can all recover from the feeling of “not special enough.” This episode is raw, authentic, heartbreaking, and ...
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  S6 EP12: Dale's Story - 12 Months To Live, And I'm Still Here! 03.04.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail Dale Atkinson was Diagnosed with stage IV cancer, and given 11-12 months to live, this date has long since expired! HIs diagnosis was just weeks after finding out his wife had Lung Cancer. Both are very much still here, and Dale comes on the show to tell us how it all transpired, and the measures he is talking to stay alive. Dale has built his own path with evidence, food, and resilience, and he shares that journey, and how nutrition, health hacks, and the science keeps me al...
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  S6 EP11: Ev's Story - Change Is Hard, But Worth It! 27.03.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Ev Foster joins us this week for a wonderful and raw conversation about the power of change! Many of us think we have to settle for what we have in our relationships, our jobs, but most of us have a choice. Ev went through a tough divorce with 4 x children and soon after started a business, that she eventually walked away from, again, because she made a choice! It didn't feel right and was causing stress, anxiety, and debt! Below is Ev's website and details about her book too...
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  S6 EP10 Michael's Story - Stress Nearly Killed Me! 20.03.2026 36min

  Send us Fan Mail After 30 years in accounting, Michael Hirshorne hit a period of burnout, financial strain, and personal loss that forced a deep identity reckoning. His story centers on hitting rock bottom, to the point he was hospitalized with stress. And so began the reconstruction of his life purpose from scratch. it’s a strong personal transformation and a story of hope for all of us! Site: www.heaveniswithin.com Support the show
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  S6 EP9: Dr Qureshi's Story - COVID Frontline Trauma & Identity Reckoning 12.03.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail As a Doctor, working in multiple hospitals on the front lines during COVID, Dr Furhan Qureshi witnessed prolonged exposure to death, distrust in medicine, and moral injury inside overwhelmed systems. His story shows what repeated crisis does to a physician’s identity, faith in systems, and personal resilience. To add, Dr Q was going through a tough divorce art the exact time Covid hit. He was traumatized. Dr Q also shares some expose of what really happened behind...
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  S6 EP8: Miles' Story - An Unquenchable Thirst For Adventure! 20.02.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail This week we have a great conversation with Miles Spencer, and discuss his restless desire to experience as much of the world as possible, to learn from other cultures and to really test his boundaries for adventure! Over his winding path, he has found himself tested by both boardroom chaos and adventures that had no margin for error. He helped co-create MoneyHunt, which aired on PBS as a predecessor to Shark Tank, and while those studio lights were bright, they were nothing ...
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  S6 EP7: James' Story - Nearly Killed By Bee Pollen At A Restaurant! 13.02.2026 37min

  Send us Fan Mail James Verschoyle was about to head to Thailand on a fasting retreat, and had just been to the gym when he sat down to have a healthy breakfast as suggested by the trip organizers. James didn't usually order 'plant based' options from the menu, so opted for something simple, yoghurt, fruit, and a smoothie.. but little did James know that this was very close to being his last meal, ever! Join us for this amazing, nail biter of an episode, as we hear how one meal nearly ended Ja...