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

Send us Fan Mail In this fascinating episode, Alisha Carlson talks about how her childhood trauma and PTSD, turned into obsessive behaviors that included borderline eating disorder and obsessive exercising which ended up bringing Alisha to a very dark place. In this highly relatable conversation, we discuss how these behaviors manifest themselves and what can be done to overcome them. Many of us a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our weekly After Thoughts segment where Luke and Kyle your hosts, catch up on the previous episode. Kate Kunkel's story was all about her experience with her Mothers dementia, and she now works in Brain Health, advising and helping people to keep their brains in good shape, to stave off Dementia, quite fascinating! Links For Kate: Website: https://katekunkel.com/ S...

Send us Fan Mail Kate Kunkel is a certified Brain Heath specialist. She found herself in this vocation, in her mid sixties,  because her mother died from the most cruel of diseases - dementia.  Losing her one piece at a time was the most terrible thing she has ever experienced, and she swore that she would do whatever she could to ensure that nobody else ever had to suffer that fate. And that no m...

Send us Fan Mail In one of our regular After Thoughts sections, Luke and Kyle discuss the previous episode, and how it resonated with them. Naomi really went through the darkness and it took a monumental shift in her perspective to start to see the light again. A really unique and compelling episode. Thank you to all our listeners as always! Links for Naomi: IG: https://www.instagram.com/acreative...

Send us Fan Mail Naomi Geidel uses the terms, 'extended singleness' and 'childless, not by choice' as she describes her life up to this point. As the years went by, and especially as she hit her forties, Naomi went into a very dark place, and the realization of a life without a partner, or a child, became a heavy reality that she couldn't seem to deal with. This 'loss...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the After Thoughts section for our previous episode, where we met Fred Rutman, who was literally a walking, talking, ticking time bomb! Luke and Kyle unpack the episode and touch on their own medical emergencies, and what that trauma can do to us! Links From Fred. IG: https://instagram.com/repeatedlydf Book:  https://a.co/d/hhvpMlk Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Fred Rutman was experiencing sudden black outs, and literally falling over where he stood. He would awake with bruises, scrapes and confusion, and no one could figure out what was going on. It was the summer of 2009 and these episodes would continue to baffle doctors until finally Fred was brought into hospital to have a digital device and camera attached to him, so that the medic...

Send us Fan Mail Luke and Kyle discuss the amazing previous episode, and how Eir Atla went from nearly dying, to finding her path as a pagan witch! What? yes you read that right! Eir is living a life on the road, traveling in a van with her partner and her daughter, feeling the freedom of the earth. It's a far cry from the stresses of her previous job as a nurse. We discuss how we never know...

Send us Fan Mail Eir Atla discusses the day she nearly died, which so happened to be the day her daughter was born. A massive infection would mean that not only did she nearly lose her life, but complications would nearly take her baby too. After a full recovery for both Mother and Child, Eir did some soul searching, and faced with major ptsd from her experience, she began to have serious doubts a...

Send us Fan Mail This is the After Thoughts section for the previous episode.. This week, Michelle Steiner joined the show to discuss her life with a learning disability. Luke and Kyle discuss the episode and think back to their own learning experience and how things have changed across the world today, Thank you Michelle for your strength and passion, and showing us that we can all do it with the...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Michelle Steiner joins the show to discuss her life with a learning disability, growing up in a time where help and understanding just wasn't what it is today. She chats about how it affected her childhood and her confidence, as she was held back a year as early as kindergarten level, how she struggled through school, and how she has now flipped things around to ha...

Send us Fan Mail This is the AFTER THOUGHTS section for Tiffany's Story, our previous episode. Luke and Kyle dig into the details around Tiffany Engen's harrowing experience with depression and intrusive and terrifying thoughts while around her child, and reflect on how thankful we are that she was able to find help. Join us for more episodes and follow us wherever you get your podcasts!...

Send us Fan Mail In this incredibly raw and eye opening episode, Tiffany Engen opens up about her traumatic past, being on pharmaceutical drugs from a very young age, and her eventual mental health crisis that would nearly take her out as a new mother. The list of medication that Tiffany had been prescribed through childhood is extensive. Initially diagnosed with ADHD, Tiffany would find that it w...

Send us Fan Mail This is the AFTER THOUGHTS section for then previous episode, Amy Turner's story. Luke and Kyle discuss life's journey, the path to happiness, and what it's like to go through pain to finally begin to heal. Trauma really is a remarkable thing. Amy is a wonderful guest and we enjoyed our chat immensely! Site: https://www.amyturnerauthor.com/ IG: https://www.instagram...

Send us Fan Mail Fifty-five years after Amy Turner’s father climbed out on a hotel ledge and threatened to jump—a story that received national news coverage—Amy is convinced she’s dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her. Ultimately, Amy takes a remarkable emotional journe...

Send us Fan Mail It's another AFTER THOUGHTS section in which Luke and Kyle discuss the previous episode, among other things!! Julia what a great story, an amazing recovery from Postpartum depression, with so much soul searching. We love that you are helping women in their journey before and after childbirth. Thank you for telling your story of triumph over trauma! Links from Julia: Website:...

Send us Fan Mail This week we chat to Julia Barton, about her scary and lonely experience with Postpartum depression. She didn't know where to turn and found that help was nowhere to be found. As a result, she began to explore alternative routes to heal and find herself and such a troubling time. Her story is unique and engaging, and she ow spends her time helping other women who may find the...

Send us Fan Mail This is the BONUS After thoughts section where Luke and Kyle discuss the last episode. Mindi Kessler was such a great guest and it's just mind blowing to think that the mind, full of mental trauma and ptsd, can create such physical ailments. The body is such a complex and amazing thing and its episodes like this that we find to be really insightful, helpful, and inspiring, Th...

Send us Fan Mail Mindi Kessler suffered trauma as a result of child abuse. She didn't know quite how it was affecting her, until she became crippled with body pains as she grew older. She was 18 years old, and leaving home for the first time, but little did she know, that the trauma she had buried away as a child, was manifesting itself as chronic pain as an adult. Mindi's story is highl...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to After Thoughts, where Luke and Kyle chat about the previous episode. Andy's story was simply magical. We loved having him on the show, and think that his journey to embrace who he is, follow the faith he wants, and really make it work, is very inspiring! Links from Andy: Site: www.triedtobestraight.com Amazon (for the book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D8KNLXFA In...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Well's grew up in an evangelical Christian home, and embraced his love of God, and Jesus. Problems started to arise when Andy realized he was attracted to men, and the church and family values that he was indoctrinated in, told him Homosexuality was wrong. In this utterly absorbing episode, Andy tells us about his years in denial, his failed conversation therapy, and his...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to an 'After Thoughts' Episode. This is where your hosts Luke and Kyle discuss the previous episode and unpack what we just heard. Judy's story was one of the most powerful we have had on the Podcast to date. Let us know your thoughts at wtfmupodcast@gmail.com. Find us, follow us, and get in touch! TRIGGER WARNING: Discussions of sexual, physical and mental...

Send us Fan Mail Judy van Niekerk, was just six when her father began abusing her, keeping her imprisoned in the family home.  Judy cooked and cleaned for her father after her mother left the family when she was just six. For years he subjected her to physical and sexual abuse, breaking her bones and even shooting her in the chest, and even forced her to undergo home abortions. Finally the survivo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first After Thoughts section of 2023 and Season 3! -  with Luke and Kyle. The idea behind these little mini-episodes is to unpack the previous guest episode, in this case, Marcella Prokop and her story of surviving a stroke and brain surgery at 22 years old! Kyle Wise, our co host, knows a thing or two about strokes, from first hand experience! Happy to have everyon...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 3! As we enter our third year, we have had over 100 guests already on our chart storming podcast! Thank you for your support! Marcella Prokop was just 22 years old when she had a stroke, that required emergency brain surgery. She was, thankfully, with her Father that fateful day, out fishing on an icy lake. His quick thinking, the emergency services, and the subs...