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 positive and hopeful approach, to really find out how these sudden events have effected our guests, and hear about the tools they use to overcome the subsequent struggle and adversity. We will focus on the journey to success and recovery, and hear stories of how our guests overcame trauma, and mental health challenges like ptsd, anxiety depression and phobias that have often lead to addiction, alcoholism, and disorders. While we will focus on the events themselves, and the lasting effects of these moments, our goal in this podcast is to concentrate on the positive journeys of resilience, recovery and hope that comes from these extraordinary stories. Join us for the ride of your life, and other peoples too! Why listen? We hope that our listeners will feel comfort, empowerment, strength and hope through this community of people and the stories we share. Everyone’s experiences are unique, but the circumstances around recovery and healing can be a shared and comforting journey. EMAIL: wtfmupodcast@gmail.com MUSIC by DeVyruss from Pixabay SPOTIFY: For reasons that no one at Spotify knows, our podcast does NOT play on the Spotify App from IOS devices. It works on every other platform, and even works on Spotify App from Android and works just fine on Spotify for Desktop. Spotify tell us they don' t know how to fix it. We love our listeners and encourage you to find another way, and another platform, and we apologize, this one is out of our hands.
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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. Eventua...
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 spirit ...
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 violent ...
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 we ...
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 he...
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 arrived at a cr...
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 remarkable...
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 Michael a...
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 shatter...
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, which l...
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 manipulati...
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 multicul...
Brinn Langdale bravely recounts being sexually abused by her older brother for 12 years, a secret that profoundly impacted her childhood and led to addiction and a breakdown. She details her intensive healing journey, which involved holistic therapies, inner child work, and ultimately, forgiving her abuser. Now a licensed trauma therapist, Brinn offers invaluable insights into nervous system regulation and empowers others to find their own path to recovery and self-worth.
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 fight to r...
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 Care, a multimillion-dollar home healthcare company in New York. Patricia’s story inspires readers to embrace their infinite potential, find purpose, an...
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 she adapted to guide her through her recovery journey! She wrote her book, Cancer Ramblings, during chemotherapy, and it’s now available worldwide. Thi...
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 emotional manipulation had Lena second guessing her own sanity. Ultimately she chose to listen to her instincts, and started to do a little digging. What...
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 traumas of rejection, and parental abuse. This episode follows Rob's journey out of the darkness, and into an amazing recovery that gives hope to us all. W...
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 of Chemo and Radiation, and is it even possible? 'I am afraid you have Cancer, and a 65% chance of making another 5 years'. These are the words that Ni...
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 loss of her sister to suicide while, Amanda was eight months pregnant. This experience took her to the depths of her soul where she experienced PTSD, a...
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 drinking. After his father’s catastrophic accident led to the loss of a $15 million business, Joseph witnessed his family fall into financial turmoil. ...
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 thinking so he could have a long healthy romantic relationship. In his practice, he draws upon his knowledge of psychology, gender dynamics, and communica...
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 trauma and grief that was leading to an addiction to high achievement, and soon, severe burnout nearly took her out. She joins us to talk about her per...
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 running coach. She separated from him during the pandemic and went from a typical life of mom, wife and entrepreneur to becoming a professional numerol...
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 the pregnancy in order to begin immediate treatment, they didn't think both her and her baby could survive. That news hit her like a ton of bricks, sh...
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 up getting diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She had to give up a decade long career as a hairstylist...
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 amazing, and one of hope and inspiration! She now helps family caregivers in codependent situations break free from guilt and live full lives outside of...
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 marriage. This deeply personal experience fuels her passion to guide others through similar challenges. Let’s face it, no one studies betrayal recovery...
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, it was quite a few years before she eventually got ‘unmarried’ because of her religious surroundings. Rachael has written a book to help others figu...
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 she could see. The experience that Lynn endured as a teenager would continue into her relationships with men, and her story focuses on one terrifying re...
