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Who are you when the thing that defined you is gone?

Who are you when the thing that defined you is gone?

A surgeon who lost his career to an addiction he never saw coming, and a woman who raised her little sister, then had to let her go.

Aug 19, 2026

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1 min read

What if you could lose everything and still be okay?

What if you could lose everything and still be okay?

A couples therapist who got sober, and a wife who learned her marriage was a fifteen-year lie.

Aug 12, 2026

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1 min read

Two women, two cancer diagnoses, one thread running through both.

Two women, two cancer diagnoses, one thread running through both.

Taira and Kate both found themselves on the far side of cancer. I'm still wondering if that's the only door.

Aug 26, 2026

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1 min read

How much of it have you actually been here for?

How much of it have you actually been here for?

She couldn't breathe fully for 60 years. He couldn't sit still for 40.

Aug 5, 2026

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1 min read

Both of these conversations are really about what hiding costs us.

Both of these conversations are really about what hiding costs us.

Not similar stories. Same quiet cost.

Jul 29, 2026

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1 min read

A 12-week, daily guided reflection inspired by The Life Shift Podcast – awareness, letting go, connection, becoming.

I used to move through life without stopping to reflect.

Always chasing what's next. Then this podcast taught me what happens when you finally slow down.

Growth doesn't happen once. It happens in cycles.

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Two women, two cancer diagnoses, one thread running through both.

Taira and Kate both found themselves on the far side of cancer. I'm still wondering if that's the only door.

Aug 26, 2026

•

1 min read

Matt Gilhooly
Matt Gilhooly
Two women, two cancer diagnoses, one thread running through both.

Who are you when the thing that defined you is gone?

A surgeon who lost his career to an addiction he never saw coming, and a woman who raised her little sister, then had to let her go.

Aug 19, 2026

•

1 min read

Matt Gilhooly
Matt Gilhooly
Who are you when the thing that defined you is gone?

What if you could lose everything and still be okay?

A couples therapist who got sober, and a wife who learned her marriage was a fifteen-year lie.

Aug 12, 2026

•

1 min read

Matt Gilhooly
Matt Gilhooly
What if you could lose everything and still be okay?

How much of it have you actually been here for?

She couldn't breathe fully for 60 years. He couldn't sit still for 40.

Aug 5, 2026

•

1 min read

Matt Gilhooly
Matt Gilhooly
How much of it have you actually been here for?

Both of these conversations are really about what hiding costs us.

Not similar stories. Same quiet cost.

Jul 29, 2026

•

1 min read

Matt Gilhooly
Matt Gilhooly
Both of these conversations are really about what hiding costs us.

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