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

Send us Fan Mail This week, Tom Teller comes on to discuss his two experiences of near death, and what those moments taught him, and how they have affected the way he lives his life. We hear from Tom firstly about his Motorcycle accident, from the moment of impact to the recovery, and everything in between. Its a wonderfully raw and heart-stopping story. Next, and just a couple of years later,  we...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another 'After Thoughts' section where Luke and Kyle unpack the previous episode 'Niki's Story'. This was a really tough one to get through, but we hope that people hear Niki's story in full, and really hear that she is OK today. Despite all the traumas and all of the pain she went through, she continues to grow and thrive in her life. We h...

Send us Fan Mail In one of the most raw, honest and powerful episodes yet, Niki Sibera tells us about her harrowing childhood as she witnessed her father use physical violence against her mother on a regular basis. She realized that if she intervened, he would stop. But it would continue to happen until her and her mother finally escaped. The story gets even more traumatic, when her mother dies of...

Send us Fan Mail This is the After Thoughts section for the previous episode. If you missed it, go back!! We discuss Lindsay's story of how she came to have her leg amputated and the freedom and power she has felt since. We also discuss trauma in general, and how all trauma is relative and relevant, and is valid no matter how small you think it is. Thank you Lindsay! Links for Lindsay: Insta:...

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up for this one, its a really amazing, and extraordinary story of courage, will power, and total inspiration. Lindsay 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...

Send us Fan Mail If you haven't listened to the previous episode, 'Aneesa's Story', go back and take a listen before you join us here, it'll make a lot more sense! This is the After Thoughts section in which Kyle and Luke discuss what a wonderful and inspirational story Aneesa brought to the show. To start life that way, to be given the slimmest of chances of making it out...

Send us Fan Mail Simply astonishing this one. Born is South Africa and now living in Cape Town, Aneesa tells us her amazing story about being 'born from sin' (through prostitution) and given up by her mother as a baby. As a toddler she was living in a house with prostitutes, drug dealers, and gang members with a number of different people looking after her. She of course, never knew her...

Send us Fan Mail Luke and Kyle reflect on the previous episode, David's story, and we tread carefully as we discuss the delicate topic of abusive relationships. David's bravery to come on the show and tell us about the world he lived in and what it did to him, is commendable to say the least. It serves as a reminder to all of us, that we can be the masters of our own destiny. If you are...

Send us Fan Mail This story is beyond inspiring, David was in an abusive relationship with a woman who would physically harm him. He was over-weight, and he smoked  hundreds of cigarettes a week. To add to all of this, he had children who were in the middle of this abusive relationship (thankfully not physically harmed) and his sister was terminally ill with Cancer.  On this podcast, we discuss tr...

Send us Fan Mail Your hosts, Luke and Kyle, discuss Tabatha's resilience and light, after such a scary upbringing. If you didn't listen to the previous episode, you should, because thats what we are discussing, and it will make a lot more sense! (hopefully!). Our podcast focuses on coming through trauma, and dealing with mental health and ptsd which is often as a direct result if some of...

Send us Fan Mail This is an amazing and mesmerizing episode. Tabitha was born into a 'cult' and realized into her teen years that she needed to get out. As with many 'cults' she was frozen out when she left, and with no support system, she needed to fend for herself. Her parents remained, which made things even harder for her. Once free of the chains, she struggled with mental...

Send us Fan Mail Kyle is back for this 'after thoughts' section, where we discuss the previous episode, Adam's Story. If you didn't listen to it, go back and have a listen! Adam went through alcohol addiction, recovery, love, heartbreak, and then the big one, a one in five million disease that rendered him totally paralyzed. Luke and Kyle discuss the strength and resilience Ada...

Send us Fan Mail This one is utterly amazing and simply terrifying all at once! Adam begins this story telling us of the total heartbreak he went through when the love of his life died suddenly of a heart attack, completely out of the blue. As Adam slowly came to terms with this loss, he decided to fulfill a life long dream and move from the US, to London, and began packing up his things ready for...

Send us Fan Mail TRIGGER WARNING: Drug addiction and suicide. This is the after thoughts section for the previous podcast episode, Beth's Story. If you didn't listen to it go back and come meet us here afterwards! Luke and Kyle chat about Beth, her son and the unfathomable trauma they went through together. Grief is a really tough one and a topic we have discussed on a few of our previou...

Send us Fan Mail TRIGGER WARNING: Drug addiction and suicide. Of all the episodes we have had so far on our Podcast journey, this may be one of the heaviest, so we do recommend listener discretion. Please know that we have kept in the whole story, so we can focus on the strength, courage and hope that comes with going through an experience like this. Our guest Beth, realized that her partner, and...

Send us Fan Mail This is the BONUS section for the previous episode, Alana's Story. If you missed it, go have a listen and meet us back here after! Toxic bosses, toxic workplaces, toxic friends and all round toxicity does not need to be a part of your life and your story. We are human beings and we have a choice. Alana showed us that although hard, we can affect change for the better. In her...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Toxic Boss, what it dis to her Mental Health, and how she recovered. Alana's story...

Send us Fan Mail This is the BONUS section, that relates to Cindy's Story. If you haven't heard that episode, you should go back and listen! Luke and Kyle discuss the episode in which Cindy's world was turned upside down when the man she lived with for 7 years, and loved with all her heart, was arrested and sent to jail. The strength to not only recover, but embark on a journey of 5...

Send us Fan Mail Cindy had left her long term marriage in search of true love, and had found the perfect man who finally made her new life complete..  or so she thought! After 7 years together, one morning she was awoken by the Police at her front door! They were there to arrest and take away her partner, who would eventually stand trial and go to jail for crimes he committed, while seemingly lead...

Send us Fan Mail Luke and Kyle discuss Joey's story. That was the previous episode, and this is the after thoughts section, so listen to that first if you haven't! It's those pesky bullies again. Joey suffered from Lyme Disease and an immune system that caused him to need medication. At 12 years old, this amount of medication literally stopped him growing. We loved Joey and his podc...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we are lucky enough to have Joey from the MindShape Podcast with us in a podcast crossover special! Luke will be guesting on MindShape in return! Joey's story is one of childhood trauma, and the strength we find within to recover from some pretty awful events and experiences as children.  At 12, Joey was diagnosed with Lyme Disease which soon turned into an auto-im...

Send us Fan Mail This is the BONUS section that relates to the previous episode, Danni's Story. If you haven't listened to it, you should! Here, Luke and Kyle discuss the amazing resilience Danni showed to get herself out of years, even decades of Drink and Drug abuse, and really set a new path for her life. We want everyone to know that they can ask for help, no matter how dark it has b...

Send us Fan Mail This week we focus on Addiction and Alcoholism, as we talk to Danni Ravden about how drink and drugs completely took her out. Danni discusses her early addiction to sugar, which quickly turned to raiding her Mother's medicine cabinet, and then  even the family drinks cabinet, all by the age of 11 years old. Danni talks openly and honestly about how her life became unmanageabl...

Send us Fan Mail This is the BONUS section that relates to the previous episode, Mandy's Story. Luke and Kyle discuss trauma, and how childhood trauma specifically, effects us and shapes our lives. Mandy's story was one of the most harrowing we have heard since we launched the podcast a year ago, and we think that this episode can really help others who have been to the darkest, deepest...

Send us Fan Mail Mandy lived with her Mother, and as boyfriends came and went, abuse became a normal part of Mandy's childhood. Then, at just 12 years old, her Mother's new boyfriend, a cop, would repeatedly, sexually abuse her. Warned not to say anything, Mandy accidentally let slip to her school friend, who in turn told the school councilor, who in turn, reported his behavior to the po...