Podcast Episodes

Dan MacQueen on the Brain Injury That Changed Everything

Season 4 Episode 206

At 28, Dan MacQueen was thriving in London with career momentum, global travel, and Friday night pints. Then one morning on the tube, his vision went black. Days later, he was in emergency brain surg…

Published on 9 hours ago

Replay: Why Taylor Coffman’s Story of Survival Matters on aHUS Awareness Day

Season 4

This episode originally aired in 2024 and is replayed for aHUS Awareness Day to raise awareness of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

What happens when survival meets the unexpected reality of a ra…

Published on 6 days, 5 hours ago

Alan Lazaros on Rebuilding His Life After a Near-Fatal Car Crash

Season 4 Episode 205

What happens when everything you’ve built feels like it’s built on the wrong foundation?

Alan Lazaros was chasing all the right things on paper. The degrees. The job. The money. But a head-on car acc…

Published on 1 week ago

Healing Through Grief with Britt Michaelian

Season 4 Episode 204

What happens when loss cracks you wide open and shows you who you’ve been all along?

Britt Michaelian had built a beautiful, full life. She was raising her daughters, creating art, and moving forward…

Published on 2 weeks ago

How Kevin Palmieri Rebuilt His Life After Chasing the Wrong Dream

Season 4 Episode 203

What happens when success on paper leaves you feeling completely empty inside?

Kevin Palmieri had the dream life. The job. The car. The paycheck. But beneath the highlight reel, he was unraveling. In…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Marie Alessi on Choosing Joy After Her Husband’s Sudden Death

Season 4 Episode 202

What if grief could live beside joy instead of swallowing it whole?

When Marie Alessi’s husband, Rob, died suddenly from a brain aneurysm while on a work trip, her life shattered in an instant. But i…

Published on 4 weeks ago

A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self: Living 36 Years Without My Mother

Season 4

In this special bonus episode of The Life Shift Podcast, I mark the 36th anniversary of my mom’s passing by sharing something deeply personal. Usually, I’m the one listening as guests reflect on thei…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Kaila Yu on Surviving Shame and Writing Her Truth in “Fetishized”

Season 4 Episode 201

What happens when your earliest moments of intimacy are taken from you?

In this raw and powerful conversation, author Kaila Yu shares the truth about a traumatic experience in her early twenties that…

Published on 1 month ago

How Dr. Devin DeGreif Rebuilt Her Life After Her Mother’s Murder

Season 4 Episode 200

What do you do when the world falls apart and your inner voice says, “Not yet”?

Dr. Devin DeGreif shares a story so unimaginable it feels like fiction until you realize it is her truth. After the bru…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

What the Military Taught Jill Schulman About Bravery and Self-Worth

Season 4 Episode 199

What if the bravest thing you can do is admit you’re struggling?

When Jill Schulman walked into her ROTC unit ready to quit, she expected rejection. Instead, she was met with empathy. And that change…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago