The Life Shift podcast

The Life Shift

The Life Shift shares real and honest conversations about the moments that change us. Host Matt Gilhooly sits with guests as they tell true stories of life-changing events, unexpected challenges, and quiet awakenings that shaped who they are today. Each episode offers meaningful and candid storytelling about grief, healing, resilience, identity, and growth. These are the personal stories that remind us what it feels like to be human. These are the turning points that stay with us. If you are drawn to personal growth, emotional well-being, or stories of how people rebuild after loss, this show offers a gentle place to land. Listeners come for the life changes. They stay for the connection. New episodes every Tuesday. For more information, please visit [https://www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com] (https://www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com)

The Life Shift shares real and honest conversations about the moments that change us. Host Matt Gilhooly sits with guests as they tell true stories of life-changing events, unexpected challenges, and quiet awakenings that shaped who they are today. Each episode offers meaningful and candid storytelling about grief, healing, resilience, identity, and growth. These are the personal stories that remind us what it feels like to be human. These are the turning points that stay with us. If you are drawn to personal growth, emotional well-being, or stories of how people rebuild after loss, this show offers a gentle place to land. Listeners come for the life changes. They stay for the connection. New episodes every Tuesday. For more information, please visit [https://www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com] (https://www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com)

 

#356

Learning to Be Softer With Yourself | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series shaped by the themes that stay ... more

11 hrs Ago

06 MINS

06:21

11 hrs Ago


#355

He Stepped Out of the Spotlight to Hear Himself Again

What happens when the spotlight fades and you’re left with silence? Seth Stewart spe... more

09 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:21

09 Dec 2025


#354

Learning to Live With Grief | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series built around the themes that st... more

07 Dec 2025

05 MINS

05:25

07 Dec 2025


#353

Learning to Tell the Story You Thought You Had to Hide

Sometimes grief arrives before we are old enough to understand it. It lands in the middle ... more

02 Dec 2025

59 MINS

59:25

02 Dec 2025


#352

When Burnout Starts to Break You Open | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a short solo series shaped by the themes that... more

30 Nov 2025

05 MINS

05:45

30 Nov 2025


#351

The Doctor Said, “Spank Him.” Piper Said No.

Have you ever reached a point where the answers you’re given simply stop feeling rig... more

25 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:57

25 Nov 2025


#350

Rebuilding a Life You Never Asked to Start Over

Sometimes we don’t get to choose when life asks us to begin again. One moment you&rs... more

25 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:07

25 Nov 2025


#349

She Lost Her Brother Tragically. Poetry Helped Her Heal.

Some moments stay with us long after they end. The choice we made. The thing we wish we ha... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:37

18 Nov 2025


#348

He Lost the Job. He Found His Life.

Have you ever been doing everything right and still felt something was missing? Clay Garre... more

18 Nov 2025

58 MINS

58:17

18 Nov 2025


#347

Leaving the Plan to Become the Person

Have you ever realized you were living the life someone else imagined for you? Andrew Mitc... more

11 Nov 2025

59 MINS

59:37

11 Nov 2025


#346

When Her Body Spoke, She Finally Heard

Have you ever built a life that looked good from the outside but left you exhausted on the... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:55

11 Nov 2025


#345

I Finally Made a Journal I’d Actually Use

I’ve never been great at journaling. I’d start strong, buy the nice notebook, ... more

09 Nov 2025

03 MINS

03:52

09 Nov 2025


#344

Grief Changed Him. Joy Came Later.

Sometimes the story we never wanted becomes the one that shapes who we are. When the peopl... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:50

04 Nov 2025


#343

Breaking the Cycle No One Talks About

Have you ever looked back on your childhood and realized how much you learned to keep insi... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:07

04 Nov 2025


#342

She Grew Up Interpreting the World for Everyone Else

If you grew up carrying things no one else could see, you may feel yourself in this story.... more

28 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:48

28 Oct 2025


#341

Learning to Forgive the Person You Used to Be

What happens when one choice alters the course of your life? At 20 years old, Cheryl Wilde... more

28 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:52

28 Oct 2025