All Hands On

On June 4, 2023, Stephanie Altieri called 911 because she was experiencing chest pain. What happened next is something she has no memory of. Stephanie had experienced no significant warning signs and believed she was in relatively good health. During the ambulance ride to the hospital, she went into sudden cardiac arrest. After resuscitation, doctors discovered thatan artery had completely collaps...

Bradley Alan Perry—better known as Coach Brad—has always had a passion for fitness. From getting his first weight set as a kid to training at Gold’s Gym in Santa Monica during bodybuilding’s golden era, fitness was always partof his identity. After more than two decades of building a career with JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts, Brad’s life changed dramatically on February 15, 2020, when he suffered a s...

At just 21 years old, Hailey Yentz was a Division Iathlete at East Carolina University, training in the weight room and pursuingthe life she had worked so hard to build. Then, without warning, she experienced sudden cardiac arrest. Hailey’s life was saved by immediate CPR and multipleAED shocks from the people around her. But surviving cardiac arrest was only the beginning of her journey. In this...

Heart Beats Still: Surviving and Learning toLive Again On January 16, 2023, the bookfollows Matt through the part almost nobody talks about — the depression thatdidn't arrive until his body had finished healing, two people processing thesame trauma in different ways, the corporate job he had to walk away from, andthe persistent search to find an answer his doctors couldn't give him. Told w...

Matthew Wood’s life changed foreveron January 16, 2023, when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest—just two months after surviving a widow-maker heart attack. In this powerful episode of All Hands On Podcast , Matthew takes us inside the moments before, during, and after his cardiac arrest. In an extraordinarytwist, Matthew unknowingly recorded his own cardiac arrest and discovered the video two day...

She thought it was anxiety. She thought it might be menopause. Her tests were normal. But her heart was telling a very different story. In this powerful episode of the All Hands On Podcast, we hear from a woman who spent months experiencing unexplained episodes that were repeatedly thought to be anxiety or panic attacks. At 47, during a time of significant hormonal changes, she even wondered if me...

Surviving sudden cardiac arrest doesn't happen to just one person. It happens to an entire family. In this episode of the All Hands On Podcast, Fran Lesicko takes us beyond the cardiac arrest itself and into the often-overlooked world of co-survivors—the spouses, children, parents, friends, and loved ones who witness a cardiac arrest and carry their own emotional journey long after the emergen...

Thirty-four years ago, Fran Lesicko experienced sudden cardiac arrest in a clinic stairwell while her three-month-old son was nearby. In an extraordinary turn of events, her son's crying helped bring attention to what was happening—and ultimately helped save her life. But surviving sudden cardiac arrest was only the beginning. In this deeply personal episode of the All Hands On Podcast, Fran s...

What happens when the person you love suddenly collapses—and you are the one who has to perform CPR to save their life?  In this powerful episode of the All Hands On Podcast, we hear from Tyler, a son who found himself in an unimaginable situation when his father suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home. Tyler stepped in and performed CPR on his dad, becoming not only a lifesaving responder but al...

Surviving a sudden cardiac arrest or critical illness is alife-changing experience—but for many survivors, the journey doesn't end whenthey leave the hospital. In this episode of All Hands On, I speak with Dr. Brian C.Peach, PhD, RN, FCCM, CCRN-K, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing, about what happens after the ICU and why recovery can continue long aft...

Jules is a 24-year-old social work professional with a Master’s in Social Work and a deep passion for mental health and the connection between the mind, body, and soul. She is currently awaiting her Licensed Social Worker (LSW) credential from the State of New Jersey and is excited to begin her career supporting others through their own journeys of healing, growth, and self-discovery. Beyond her p...

Since his miraculous recovery from sudden cardiac arrest, Mike Papale has never stopped moving. The Founder and CEO of nonprofit organization In A Heartbeat—dedicated to preventing death from sudden cardiac arrest and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). www.inaheartbeat.org He is also the author of a book “A Big Heart”. https://us.amazon.com/Big-Heart-Mike-Papale-ebook/dp/B09BXVC48K?ref_=ast_author...

Laura Block was a hospital pharmacist, but she had a cardiac arrest in a hospital during a surgery. After trying to keep on working for a few years, she left because she was being triggered by the cardiac arrests that she attended to as a hospital pharmacist. Now she teaches CPR as therapy and as an advocate, and she works in a disaster response as a volunteer full-time. Please subscribe to the Al...

His journey started on 13th of August 2025. His wife found him on the bed unresponsive at 6am. She called 000 (911) and was told to start CPR. She did that for 6.5 minutes, which is a feat on its own. When the ambulance arrived, they took over and shocked him 6 times and gave him 3 shots of adrenaline. They put the Lucas machine on him and worked on him for a hour before putting him in an induced...

Tana Billingsley is a sudden cardiac arrest survivor. She survived a SCA while on vacation in Mexico on New Years Day. Please subscribe to the All Hands On Podcast available on Spotify and Apple. You can follow our video podcast version on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast. We are on Facebook under Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness Group where we always continue the conversat...

Steve Kietzmann survived a sudden cardiac arrest while on vacation in Hawaii. Steve is kind enough to spend some time with us to share his physical and mental journey.

Lynn Blake advocacy efforts have contributed to awareness campaigns and legislative initiatives and have earned recognition from organizations including the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross. She is the author of Heart of the Matter: How My Near-Death Experiences Led Me to Save Lives and Souls, a memoir that chronicles her recovery, resilience, and mission to help others. https...

Lynn Blake is a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, advocate, author, and public speaker. In 2007, at age 27, she survived a near-fatal cardiac arrest after receiving immediate CPR and defibrillation. Following her recovery, she dedicated her life to raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, promoting CPR and AED education, and supporting public health initiatives aimed at improving survival rate...

In August of 2024, Greg's life changed in a way he never expected. He suffered a heart attack and went into sudden cardiac arrest. It was one of those moments that you never think will happen to you — until it does. What started as a medical emergency quickly became a life-changing experience not only for me, but for my family as well. He was fortunate to survive, and He does not take that lig...

Keith Harvey had an out of hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest on June 19, 2021. His wife and son carried out CPR for 50 minutes until the medics arrived and shocked him back to life with an AED machine. Keith has a  Boston Scientific ICD that was fitted 4 days later. He was released from the hospital intime to be at home for his daughters 21st a week later. A lot happened beyond that from PTSD, passiv...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Julia Churchill and her daughter Stephanie Jones discuss life after surviving a sudden cardiac arrest. On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, she was sitting at her desk at work at 3:50 in the afternoon, waiting for her shift to end at 4:00 pm. She worked as a Records Specialist in the police department and she had been there 25 years at that point. She was 61 years old. T...

Brian McNeil is an author, survivor, and inspirational voice whose story of perseverance and hope has touched readers facing life’s darkest challenges. Best known as the co-author of the book For a While Longer: What Being Pushed to the Edge Taught Us About Light , Brian shares a deeply personal journey shaped by hardship, resilience, and survival. After experiencing Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), h...

I wrote a book, the Rhythm of Rescue inspired by the importance of learning CPR. Through that I have encountered SCA survivors on a different level than as a nurse in a facility. Through these encounters and interviews I have learned more about the struggle for SCA survivors.  M. Stephens https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rhythm-of-rescue-monica-stephens/1150309857

Monica Stephens is a registered nurse, CPR educator, entrepreneur, and host of  The Wellness Pulse Podcast . She joined  People’s Choice CPR & Safety, LLC  in 2009, bringing a background in journalism with a specialization in public relations. Inspired by the mission founded by her mother, Monica became an American Heart Association BLS and First Aid instructor in 2010 and later expanded the c...

On May 22nd 2025, while working out at his apartment gym, he had a SCA. Fortunately, the only other person in the gym at the time happened to be a nurse and she was able to pull be off the rowing machine, call 911 and begin CPR until EMS arrived on scene with an AED and shock me back. Ben's closing remarks for the podcast :I've read a lot of news articles/ posts about young people having SCA durin...