The Life Shift & Multispective Podcasts Cover How Trauma Can Lead To A Life Breakthrough

 I'm sure you've heard the expression, "Great minds think alike." Well, here's a new one for podcasting. "Great podcasts think alike."

To prove that assertion, let me point to the most recent episodes of the podcasts -- The Life Shift and Multispective.

The Life Shift, created and hosted by Matt Gilhooly has "Candid conversations with people about the pivotal moments that changed their lives forever. The Life Shift podcast highlights life-altering moments and humanizes the struggles and triumphs through them all."

Multispective, created and hosted by Jennica Sadhwani, believes "Each person has a unique story to tell. Experiences, both good and bad, shape our everyday lives. Many of us go through similar things, yet our stories are never the same."

These podcasts also share a common denominator. Both podcasts recently won the Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards announced last month.  The Life Shift won for Best Indie Podcast of the Year. Multispective won for Best Life Lessons Podcast of the Year. 

On the most recent episodes of both podcasts, their themes overlapped and supported each other in life lessons and a growth mindset. The episodes obviously had different guests, but both guests went through a different life trauma and come out of it stronger and in a better place in their life.

Let's hear their stories.

In July 29th the episode of Multispective, host Jennica Sadhwani sat down with Tracy McHugh, an adventurous traveler who turned a challenging year of job rejections into a flourishing entrepreneurial career. Tracy shares captivating stories from her global travels, offering invaluable tips for solo adventurers.

On the episode, Tracy opened up about the trials and tribulations of facing numerous job rejections, and how these setbacks inspired her to start her own business. Tracy's journey from struggle to success highlights her resilience and innovation, providing listeners with profound insights into overcoming career obstacles and thriving as an entrepreneur. 

What I found most inspiring about Tracy's story is that she overcame numerous challenges and is now a highly successful event planning consultant. 

As Tracy said during the episode: "My professional career has endured a near depression in 2008 and then a global pandemic in 2020."

There are, unfortunately, too many people like Tracy who are confronted with barriers that seem insurmountable. Yet, through a belief in herself and the formation of a plan for success, Tracy McHugh took constant rejection and transformed it into a roadmap to career and personal achievement.

As Tracy knows, "The hallmark of successful people is that they are always stretching themselves to learn new things."

During the interview, host Jennica Sadhwani was the careful and empathetic navigator of Tracy's story. Jennica's questions and comments regulate the pacing and enable Tracy to reveal her narrative and share her journey. 

 In the Life Shift episode on July 30, 2024, Entrepreneur Robyn Daigle shared her unique journey of battling Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. This journey, filled with unexpected twists and turns, led her to shift from a corporate lifestyle to entrepreneurship. Her story is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and the transformational power of life's unexpected challenges.

While Tracy McHugh endures a seismic life change that lasts for years, Robyn Daigle, the guest on The Life Shift, has her world disintegrate in a matter of hours.

 After experiencing a purple, numb left arm, Robyn goes to the ER during COVID. There, doctors take hours to diagnose a rare condition -- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, which is a group of conditions in which there's pressure on blood vessels or nerves in the area between the neck and shoulder. This space is known as the thoracic outlet. Compression of the blood vessels and nerves can cause shoulder and neck pain. It also can cause numbness in the fingers.

Doctors explain that treating the syndrome will be a long and painful process. Robyn undergoes several surgeries, including the removal of her first rib.  

Through the surgeries, the pain, the ongoing recovery process, and the depression that results, Robyn never stopped battling. Even with limited movement in her left arm, Robyn starts a charcuterie business that takes off and is now a thriving enterprise.

"Every day, I try to bake in something for me," Robyn tells host Gilhooly near the end of the episode.

Through the interview, host Matt Gilhooly handles these delicate conversations with empathy, and a quest for more than just platitudes. Matt manages these conversations by pacing the guest's revelations, inserting his own life experiences into the discussion, and searching for the epiphany that drove his guest to overcome the trauma and reboot their life.

Check out the most recent episodes of The Life Shift and Multispective. You'll hear a story of a woman -- Tracy -- damaged financially and emotionally, who fought back and found a new pathway to happiness and success on her terms. Then, you'll hear about a woman -- Robyn -- who was damaged physically and then emotionally who fought back and found a new pathway to happiness and success on her terms.

The tales of these women are nurtured in the hands of two incredibly talented hosts -- Matt Gilhooly of The Life Shift and Jennica Sadhwani of Multispective.

Both Matt and Jennica would agree with the Greek philosopher Plutarch when he said, "What we change inwardly will change outer reality."