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

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Isabela grew up with an emotionally absent father. By 12 years old, her father just wasn't interested in her, and even had her wondering if he even liked her at all. In this fascinating episode, Rachel explains how the absence of her father's love left her feeling rejected and worthless, and played a huge role in her future relationships. Seeking validation and ac...

Send us Fan Mail Kyle and Luke discuss the heartbreaking episode that we just listened to, Heather's story. If you didn't listen, go back, and have a go. It's an amazing story of heartache, hope and strength. From our experience, grief and loss are extraordinary things to deal with, and we thanks a Heather for sharing with such honestly and warmth. Our hope is that others who are go...

Send us Fan Mail In 2018, Heather and her Family had her entire world flipped upside down when her brother was murdered. He wasn't in a bad crowd, and certainly he wasn't into any criminal activity. Tragically, he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time, staying with his girlfriend, when an angry Ex of hers, decided he wanted her dead. Heather takes us though the events of that tra...

Send us Fan Mail Luke and Kyle ponder the absolute desperation of Cancer, how cruel it is, and how Jason, our previous guest on the last episode, dealt with such a tragic twist to his life. If you didn't listen to the previous episode, you are in the wrong place, go back, tune in, it was extraordinary..  if Jason can do it, we can too! Links From Jason Website: https://hopekit.com/ Email: Sup...

Send us Fan Mail In 2018, Jason Clawson's life was flipped upside down after his wife (Valerie) was diagnosed with stage 4 Colon Cancer.  After Valerie’s Initial diagnosis, they were given 2-3 years for Valerie’s life expectancy. Fast Forward 9 months, and Jason and his two young children found ourselves saying goodbye at her funeral. No one or thing could fully prepare them for life’s challe...

Send us Fan Mail Luke and Kyle with our breakdown of Eric's Story (the previous episode) and how trauma brought Eric to a place of total peace and acceptance. Pretty amazing stuff. Links from Eric: Site: https://linktr.ee/ezenflow IG: https://www.instagram.com/baubergereric/ Music: https://mailchi.mp/a56442924f78/single Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Eric 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 overdose. Formerly a personal trainer, Eric was living in constant stress and moving at 100mph. His life was turned upside down one day when a phone call would lead him to his sisters bedside at hospital, where she was fighting for her life. Eric des...

Send us Fan Mail Kyle is alive and well and joins co-host Luke for this 'after thoughts' episode, following on from Katie's Story which was a really brave and courageous story. Katie is blind, and faces discrimination to a degree, but nothing compares to her nightmare boss during a 10 month spell at a toxic company. Luke and Kyle get a little of track in this quick summary episode,...

Send us Fan Mail Katie 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 question her own sanity. Katie was born blind, however she literally only shares about this fact to add context to the workplace abuse. She even questioned whether it was discrimination against her blindness. She is an amazingly brave woman who nee...

Send us Fan Mail It's Kyle birthday today, and we discuss relationships past and present in this After Thoughts section to Megan's Story, the previous episode, all about not settling and finding your spark again! For all of you in a rut, in the slow lane, or who are miserable in your marriage or relationship, it's never too late. Thank you Megan for showing us that the spark can be...

Send us Fan Mail Megan was in a marriage that was causing her and her husband both physical and mental harm. She didn't know she was so miserable until one fateful day when someone from her past reached out to her on social media.  The simple 'hey' would re-ignite Megan's entire passion for life, and she knew in that moment, she needed to leave her husband and re-start her life...

Send us Fan Mail Kyle 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 the After Thoughts section for the previous episode, Terina Maldonado's story, in which she tells us all about running away from the LDS church with her Husband and kids. Simply amazing. Links from Terina: Site: www.terinamaldonado.com IG: htt...

Send us Fan Mail Terina Maldonado was born into the LDS church. Her parents were, and still are, firm believers and members, and she knew nothing else. That is until one day, after having kids of her own inside the church system, doubts started to creep in.  After a quick search on the internet about the LDS Church movement, (she laughs about why she didn't do this sooner) Terina's entir...

Send us Fan Mail As with all our episodes, we like to add in an After Thoughts section here, to discuss what we learned and felt from the previous episode.  Luke and Kyle, your hosts, recount Jennifer Soames' amazing and courageous episode about her decade with brain injury, and how strong the human spirit can be to persevere though seemingly impossible times. Links From Jennifer: Website: ww...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Soames was involved in a horse riding accident 10 years ago, and we welcome her to the show as she recounts the accident itself, and explains how that was just the very beginning of her long and continuing journey of recovery. Every brain injury (including stroke) is different and unique, and yet the experience of trauma and moving forward from it is one to which most peo...

Send us Fan Mail Just little old Luke again this week, as I ponder on the pervious episode, Mark's Story, and we once again think about the fragility of life. In Mark's case, you never know what is around the next corner, literally! In the blink of an eye his life changed in a flash, but he survived, and lived to tell the tale, and became a superhuman in the meantime! Email Us: wtfmupodc...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Berridge was cycling with his friends, just like he usually did, one fine weekend in Brisbane, Australia. At speed, Mark missed a turn and made a split second decision that ould shape his life forever. Left unable to move in a storm ditch, Mark tells bout his long and intense journey through recovery and beyond. Mark would suddenly leave his high powered career behind, as he...

Send us Fan Mail Just one host, Luke Colson, for this quick after thoughts section, as we are without Kyle Wise for one week. Luke recaps the amazing previous episode, Katherine's Story, and we reflect on how these life changing moments effect different people. 'Well, That F*cked Me Up! Podcast' is committed to hosting a platform where all people from all walks of life can have an o...

Send us Fan Mail Katherine Marie gave birth to her twins at 25 weeks pregnancy, thats's 15 weeks premature! They were approx 1 lb in weight, and survived, although both have learning difficulties. Amazingly this wasn't the trauma or experience Katherine came on the show solely to discuss, it was of course a main part of her story, but she came on to tell us about her Breast Cancer diagno...

Send us Fan Mail In this after thoughts section of our podcast, Luke and Kyle discuss Fran's story (the previous episode), and what stress and worry can really do to the human body. I think we can all agree that living a stress-free life sounds amazing!? But do any of us really know how to achieve such a thing? Food for thought. Links From Fran: Website: https://frangartoncoaching.com/ IG: ht...

Send us Fan Mail We 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 we can control our thinking, lessen worry, live in the present, but of course it's easier said than done! Our guest Fran Garton was suffering so badly with stress that it brought on Fibromyalgia, which in turn brought on a loss of sight! Fran...

Send us Fan Mail Wow, what an amazing episode we just listened too. We can hardly believe Robert Goodland is still with us and he really went through so very dark times. We think this story has it all, and really admire the outcome. Robert certainly went to the darkest depths, literally, and is now shining in the light of his new found life working with other trauma survivors, and horses! What a l...

Send us Fan Mail Robert Goodland and is a retired Lieutenant and Paramedic from a career in the fire Dept. In December 2007 during a training SCUBA dive, he suffered a catastrophic equipment failure under the ice, 80 feet from his return entrance hole. He was unconscious and not breathing when he was pulled from beneath the ice. The subsequent journey through the trauma was life changing. This is...

Send us Fan Mail Luke and Kyle unpack April's story. A life of abuse, wrong turns, drug addiction, and the tragic death of a child. How on earth does anyone come back from that. April did, and is here to tell us that there is hope on the other side. It's a fascinating and courageous episode, and we commend April for her strength to tell us her story with honesty and humility. TRIGGER WAR...

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up for this one, an absolute rollercoaster of a story told to us by April De Mille, about her childhood, her upbringing, her cycle of abusive relationships and her plummet into drug addiction. As if all of this wasn't enough, April tells us of the tragic death of her youngest daughter age just 3 years old. For all the tragedy and despair April went through, she somehow...