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Your host Luke Colson recaps the previous episode, Evan’s story, and how happiness in sobriety is really possible! Thank you Evan for your honesty, humor and life changing experiences!
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Site: https://partycoach.me/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/evan_cudworth/

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Evan Chudworth was addicted to partying, and with that, plenty of drink and drugs. He just didn't see a way where he could give up the hedonistic lifestyle without becoming boring!! Evan grew up in Chicago, and came out at a young age, in a religious family, and then lost his mother to cancer. Evan just didn't put any of his behaviour down to trauma, but he started to become overwhelmed with anxiety and sort help multiple times, but the drink, and then the drugs began to win. The thing is, Evan loved his people, he loved his tribe, and he needed to find a way to maintain the parties, the music, and the fun, which was his escape, but without the addictive behaviours! Listen as we journey with Evan through an extraordinary story, and his new found vocation as a sober party coach! Its a wonderful episode!
Links for Evan:
Site: https://partycoach.me/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/evan_cudworth/

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Just Luke on this one, as Kyle has welcomed his new daughter into the world! Luke chats about Amanda's story, who we met in the previous episode, and the incredible power of the human brain.
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Substack: https://keramikslu.substack.com/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/668118167693842/
Ball of Clay Experience:https://keramikslu.com/what-is-a-ball-of-clay-experience/
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YouTube: https://youtube.com/@keramikSLU

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Amanda Murphy joins us for an utterly brilliant episode all about life’s rollercoaster (or river as she call it!). At age 7 Amanda had already recognized her brain was different, but it wasn't until a few years later when she was fully aware of her Neurodiversity, and that her brain wanted to collect data. Data, data, data.. 24/7. She was constantly computing everything around her, she was reading 8-10 books per week, and she had a boundless appetite for information, seemingly hellbent on understanding the human behavior and why people are who they are, and why she is who she is! A serious accident when she was 30 years old meant she had to stop, for four months, she began to think about her future, and how she wanted to live. Cut to early retirement and a move to St Lucia, and best of all finding Pottery. The one thing that calms her brain, and gives her peace. What a truly amazing, funny, Inspirational episode. Enjoy!
LINKS for Amanda:
Being Brave: https://keramikslu.substack.com/p/being-brave-reboot#details
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/668118167693842/
Ball of Clay Experience:https://keramikslu.com/what-is-a-ball-of-clay-experience/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/keramikslu
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@keramikSLU

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This is the After Thoughts section for the previous episode, in which Madison McGhee discussed her Father's  murder! Listen as we unpack the amazing episode! Please listen, right now, its amazing!!
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Podcast: https://linktr.ee/icecoldcase
Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/icecoldcase/
Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/madison_mcghee/
Website: https://icecoldcase.com

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In this must listen episode,  we speak to Madison McGhee, who lost her father when she was just 6 years old. At the time she wasn't told the truth about how he had died, but at age 16, her mother finally told her that her father had been murdered, in a home invasion. Something just didn't add up, and  over the years that followed, Madison made a decision that she was going to look into the unsolved case, and try to put the pieces together to find out, who killed her father.  Her father's background, his dealings, and the details of the crime, just didn't make sense. One thing is clear, this was no home invasion. Please listen, right now, its amazing!!
Links for Madison:
Podcast: https://linktr.ee/icecoldcase
Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/icecoldcase/
Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/madison_mcghee/
Website: https://icecoldcase.com

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Welcome to the After Thoughts section for the previous episode, in which our guest Richard Wilmore came on to discuss his amazing non profit that he works for, and the good he does and the connection he brings to hospital patience and care givers. Most importantly however, is the joy and fulfillment it brings to his life!  Thank you for really cheering us up today Richard. Bravo!
Hearts Need Art:
Site: https://www.heartsneedart.org/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/heartsneedart/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/heartsneedart
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartsneedart

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This week's guest, Richard Wilmore, came from trauma with a Father that started battling cancer when Richard was in 2nd Grade. He remembers exactly what he was eating when he heard the news. Many years on, after a traumatic divorce, Richard finds himself helping to run Hearts Need Art,  a nonprofit based in San Antonio, TX that hires local, professional creatives to provide arts engagement in hospitals to adult patients and their care teams. Richard was lost at the time he met the founder by chance, and he now lives a wonderfully full life, which really comes across in this heartfelt and tear-jerking episode. Hearts Need Art's mission is to provide moments of joy, self-expression, and connection to people facing life-altering health challenges through arts engagement, advocacy, and innovation. Their vision is the universal accessibility of arts engagement to help everyone feel seen, heard, and loved while facing life-altering health challenges. Thank you for really cheering us up today Richard. Bravo!
Hearts Need Art:
Site: https://www.heartsneedart.org/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/heartsneedart/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/heartsneedart
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartsneedart

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Elvis Leon has PTSD from both his time in Iraq, and the kidnap of his father. Luke and Kyle discuss his episode (the previous episode) and just what the effects of PTSD have on a human. Elvis also lost friends this past month to suicide. He was clearly struggling and we commend his strength and story and are here for him! Thank you Elvis!
Links:
Website: www.storiesbyelvis.com
5280 article - Ransom Road:  https://www.5280.com/a-truckers-kidnapping-a-suspicious-ransom-and-a-colorado-familys-perilous-quest-for-justice/
Doc Trailer: https://youtu.be/mwI4hadf-Vw?si=R_4uXWv6YWGdfdaQ

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Elvis Leon served in Iraq, and has recently seen a number if his veteran friends and colleagues succumb to suicide. He joins us after what he describes as one of the worst months he has had. As we talk, its clear to hear the pain and anguish in his voice, as he openly discusses the trauma of war, the ptsd he experiences daily, and the desire to feel alive and find his tribe after leaving the 'adrenalin' of life on the front lines. Elvis has been keeping busy due to another shocking component in his life, that of his Father's kidnap a few years ago. His father was returned after a ransom was paid, but no one was ever punished for the crime. Elvis and his father continue to petition for justice and have a film project which has been many years in the making. This is a heartfelt and really moving episode, and one of the most raw we have ever done. Thank you Elvis, we are here for you!
NOTE: Apologies for the slight Echo in the final third of the recording.
Links:
Website: www.storiesbyelvis.com
5280 article - Ransom Road:  https://www.5280.com/a-truckers-kidnapping-a-suspicious-ransom-and-a-colorado-familys-perilous-quest-for-justice/
Doc Trailer: https://youtu.be/mwI4hadf-Vw?si=R_4uXWv6YWGdfdaQ
Suicide and Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

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Suicide and Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

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