Well, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events.
BITE-SIZE PERSONAL STORIES OF SURVIVING LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES: Hosted by Luke Colson and Kyle Wise, we feature weekly guests and explore extreme personal life changing experiences and the journey emotional and physical recovery. Each guest discusses their story of how their lives were turned upside down, by unexpected events. Stories like surviving a car crash, surviving abuse, being paralyzed in an accident, witnessing a crime.. and many more! Luke and Kyle will take an honest, raw, yet positive and hopeful approach, to really find out how these sudden events have effected our guests, and hear about the tools they use to overcome the subsequent struggle and adversity. We will focus on the journey to success and recovery, and hear stories of how our guests overcame trauma, and mental health challenges like ptsd, anxiety depression and phobias that have often lead to addiction, alcoholism, and disorders. While we will focus on the events themselves, and the lasting effects of these moments, our goal in this podcast is to concentrate on the positive journeys of resilience, recovery and hope that comes from these extraordinary stories. Join us for the ride of your life, and other peoples too! Why listen? We hope that our listeners will feel comfort, empowerment, strength and hope through this community of people and the stories we share. Everyone’s experiences are unique, but the circumstances around recovery and healing can be a shared and comforting journey. EMAIL: [email protected] MUSIC by DeVyruss from Pixabay SPOTIFY: For reasons that no one at Spotify knows, our podcast does NOT play on the Spotify App from IOS devices. It works on every other platform, and even works on Spotify App from Android and works just fine on Spotify for Desktop. Spotify tell us they don' t know how to fix it. We love our listeners and encourage you to find another way, and another platform, and we apologize, this one is out of our hands.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 390
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
EP46: Stephanie's Story - Healing From The Trauma Of Being Bullied
TRIGGER WARNING: Bullying and Domestic Abuse, listener discretion advised.
At just 7 years old, Steph was dealing with her parents divorce, and an identity crisis. She wanted to be herse…
EP45.1: Ben's Story - BONUS After Thoughts
Luke and Kyle get existential, as we recap the rollercoaster of the previous episode, Ben's Story. Having to deal with a child's death, and then losing custody of your three foster chil…
EP45: Ben's Story - Traumatic Loss And Keeping The Faith
Sorry, this one is heart-wrenching, but its an important episode to share. Ben ran a youth group, fresh out of college, and formed some amazing bonds with some amazing kids. One day Be…
EP44.1: Melanie's Story - BONUS After Thoughts
Kyle gets quite worked up in this After thoughts section, about why men have to give us such a bad name. All joking aside, the trauma we just heard about in Melanie's story, what she we…
Melanie's Story - Toxicity, Red Flags And Knives
Melanie had lived with six 'step dads' by the time she was 16 years old. Several were abusive, and when she was old enough, she finally escaped the nightmare. Amazingly though, that was…
EP43.1: Leslie's Story - BONUS After Thoughts
Your hosts Luke and Kyle unpack the three traumatic experiences our guest Leslie walked us through, and reflect on her strength and courage. It's amazing how some of these awful events …
EP43: Leslie's Story - Bad Things Come In Threes
Leslie takes us through three events that happened over a short period of time, that really tested her will to survive. The first was when she was raped while serving in the US Navy, th…
EP42.1: Kellen's Story - BONUS After Thoughts
This week, Kyle is way, and it's the first after thoughts section where it's just Luke talking to, well, Luke. Kellen was such a wonderful guest with so much energy and so many stories…
EP42: Kellen's Story - Near Death And Meeting God
After decades of severe depression and major addictions, Kellen was finally on the road to recovery. Then, suddenly, he became gravely ill. As doctors struggled to diagnose Kellen at t…
EP41.1: Amanda’s Story - Bonus After Thoughts
Luke and Kyle discuss rejection and how we are moulded so heavily as children. Amanda was so desperate to feel acceptance and a love that she never had, that she would literally do anyt…
EP41: Amanda’s Story - From Parental Rejection To Prison
As a child, Amanda was abandoned and rejected by her parents, and she quickly came off the rails. Drink turned to drugs, and soon Amanda was facing lengthy Jail time for a botched home …
EP40.1 Paula / Jess' Story - BONUS After Thoughts
Luke and Kyle recap Paula's amazing story of Tourette's and Murder! An amazing double pronged episode that shows the resilience of the human spirit and that we don't need to be defined …
EP40: Paula / Jess' Story - Tourettes And Murder
This is like 2 x episodes in one,. The first half documents the onset of Paula's Tourette's Syndrome, and what it's like to live for years with varying ticks including squealing and op…
EP39.1 Gary's Story - BONUS After Thoughts
Addiction can often be covering up a bigger emotional or traumatic issue. Drink, drugs, eating disorders, gambling and other forms of addiction are all encompassing and overpowering and…
EP39: Gary's Story - Losing Everything To Gambling
TW: Gambling and Suicidal Thoughts.
Addiction comes in many forms, and in Gary's case, it was Gambling that was to bring him to his knees. What started as a fun distraction became an all…
EP38.1 Rebekah's Story - BONUS After Thoughts
Faith is an intriguing topic. Losing your original faith system, doubting everything, deconstructing 40 years of your beliefs, and starting again, is just remarkable. Luke and Kyle disc…
EP38: Rebekah's Story - A Total Deconstruction Of Faith
Rebekah and her 4 siblings were brought up by strict Christian parents, where the bible was the letter of the law, and physical contact was almost obsolete. As a teen, she rebelled, br…
EP37.1: Adam's Story - BONUS After thoughts
What an amazing insight into what it is like living with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Luke and Kyle discuss the episode, Adam's Story, and take all the inspiration from a m…
EP37: Adam's Story - Multiple Sclerosis At 39
After experiencing back pain over a few months, Adam went for a simple corrective back surgery. After the surgery went well, he was surprised to be called back to the doctors office two…
EP36.1: Heidi's Story - BONUS After Thoughts
Luke and Kyle discuss the previous episode, Heidi's Story, and chat about how loss and grief can effect people in different ways. We may often feel that we are grieving too much, or so…