Michelle Hillier was well into her Forties when she realized that she was running away. Not facing up to her fears and traumas, she was drinking heavily to numb and suppress unwanted feelings. She eventually hit a wall, hiding booze from friends and family and hitting rock bottom. She had an epiphany, and realized she last felt like her real self over twenty years ago, and so embarked on a journey to rediscover her authenticity. Our co-host Luke Colson has been on a similar path and we discuss the reasons why people self medicate, and how we can find the strength to get back to basics, face out fears, and start to feel alive again.
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Site: www.breathandfire.com 
IG: https://www.instagram.com/breathandfire

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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: wtfmupodcast@gmail.com 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.

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Sarah Bussey was fighting a hidden illness that doctors simply could not diagnose. In her mid thirties, she was losing he hair, gaining weight, having seizures, and coming out in rashes and pain all over her body. She was bed ridden and thought she was dying, and even more heartbreaking, so did her three young children. Despite numerous doctors telling her that her illness would have nothing to do with her Breast Implants, and multiple bloods and check ups, it wasn't until a chance dinner meeting with a friend of a friend, where she would find out just how real 'Breast Implant Illness' was. She was told first hand by someone who had nearly died, and the reality suddenly kicked in! She booked an appointment with someone she trusted, someone who understood the condition was real (as many doctors dismissed this) and had them removed after a number of years. The details of what they found are not for the faint hearted, and this podcast episode comes with a content warning, but must be listened too! Sarah's recovery started immediately, and he journey through her physical and mental trauma is an amazing one! Thank you Sarah for your bravery in sharing this very personal story!The Waking up to Grace Podcast
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S4 E17: Sarah's Story - Surviving Breast Implant Illness

Danielle Patrice lost her Mother to suicide when she was just 22, and as an only child, and her Father not around, she had to work out what to do and how to deal with all the things that come with a Parents death, alone and at such a young age. 
As Patrice looked for comfort and support, she found herself in a relationship that would become physically abusive, and so the cycle began. 
Danielle Patrice passionately advocated through her personal experiences to create awareness about Domestic Violence, speaking at events meeting with politicians, and organizations to further implement change for victims and survivors! Its's a thoroughly inspiring episode and we hope it will help others find strength!
Danielle,  is a mother of two,  originally from New Jersey. Danielle Patrice graduated from Tennessee State University c/o 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communications with an emphasis in Mass Communications.
Finally, Danielle has a new book out now, that discusses domestic violence from a neuroscience perspective. 'Neuroscience: The Ecosystem of Domestic Violence' 
Amazon - https://a.co/d/iZP17c7
BarnesandNoble.com - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/neuroscience-danielle-patrice/1144180026?ean=9798892389310The Waking up to Grace Podcast
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S4 EP16: Danielle's Story - My Mothers Suicide And Escaping A Cycle Of Abuse

After 20 years, Ann finally found the strength to escape an abusive, emotionally crippling, and desperate marriage.  Just as her life was beginning to blossom, disaster struck. After coming down with the Flu one day, Ann's health started to deteriorate,  and the next day, she awoke with no feeling in her legs. After emergency, life saving surgery to remove hundreds of blood clots throughout Ann's lower body, she was told that her leg needed to be amputated. Tune in to hear how focus, faith, strength, and sheer determination would give Ann a chance to keep her legs and walk again!
Website: anncknickell.com
FB Page: facebook.com/anncknickell
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S4 E15: Ann's Story - We Need To Amputate Your Leg

A few years ago, Anastasia Zadiek, left her house after an argument with her husband with the sole intention of ending her life. Decades of childhood trauma had led to suicidal thoughts, and that night, everything just boiled over. As she walked down to her regular hiking spot towards the cliffs, she started to think about her kids, and what her decision would do to them. Listen into this incredible episode to hear what happened to allow Anastasia to face her demons and finally ask for help. 
Anastasia is a writer, editor, and narrative nonfiction performer. She lives in San Diego, CA, where she serves as Director of Communications for the San Diego Writers Festival, as a mentor for the literary nonprofit So Say We All, and as a board member for the International Memoir Writers Association. Her first novel, Blurred Fates, won both the 2023 Sarton Award and the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award in Contemporary Fiction. Find her online at
Site: anastasiazadeik.com
FB: facebook.com/anastasiazadeik/
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S4 EP14: Anastasia's Story: It's OK To Not Be OK

Kendall Patterson joins us this week, for a simply wonderful episode. Kendall has experienced abuse (of all the kinds), poverty, traumatic events, two traumatic brain injury parents (on separate occasions!) and most of her immediate family are or were addicts. Thats just the start, in 2021, the gloves really came off, with a new baby, her immediate family would deal with covid, leukemia, alcoholism, and multiple deaths, and Kendall herself changed career, got divorced, and lost her father in a matter of weeks. This is when she made her agreement to change her life, forever!
She is a hopeful Ted talker and podcast lover, and guested on a number of amazing podcasts. Kendall uses her experiences to help others live an abundant and grateful life. Never settle for less than you deserve, this episode channels positivity and awesomeness! Thank you Kendall!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kendallpattersonre/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kendallpatterson_re 

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