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    The Rollercoaster Podcast

    Some things break you open in a way you never fully close back up. The Rollercoaster Podcast sits in that space — the aftermath of loss, trauma, and grief — and asks what it actually takes to keep living after everything falls apart.

    Hosted by Tyler Hall, this show features unfiltered, deeply human conversations with people who’ve survived the unthinkable — the death of a loved one, sudden crisis, abuse, addiction, and the kind of pain that reshapes a life overnight. No polished takes, no tidy lessons. Just honest accounts of what grief actually feels like, and what it looks like to rebuild afterward.

    Born out of a personal crisis that upended Tyler’s own life, The Rollercoaster Podcast has grown into one of the top trauma & grief podcasts globally, with nearly 200 episodes of raw, real storytelling.

    If you’ve ever needed proof that people can survive what feels unsurvivable — that the climb back is possible — this is your show.

    New episodes weekly. 🎢

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    Copyright: © 2024 The Rollercoaster Podcast

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    This Routine Procedure Almost Killed My Wife Mar 10, 2026
    Show notes

    It was supposed to be a routine surgery.


    On August 6, 2021, Shantelle Tate kissed her young son goodbye and walked into the hospital expecting to be home the next day. Doctors told her it was a simple procedure they perform all the time.


    But something went terribly wrong.


    What followed was a medical nightmare that would nearly cost Shantelle her life. A surgical complication led to sepsis, emergency surgery, and a medically induced coma that lasted an entire month. During those 30 days, her family was called in more than once to say goodbye.


    In this emotional episode of the Roller Coaster Podcast, I sit down with Shantelle and her husband Brandon Tate as they share both sides of the story, the terrifying moments in the hospital, the fight to survive, and the perspective that changed their lives forever.


    This conversation explores survival, faith, trauma recovery, and gratitude for life.


    If this story moved you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs hope today.


    Key Moments:

    00:00 A Routine Surgery That Almost Killed Her

    05:32 It’s Just Gas: The Warning Doctors Missed

    08:02 She Didn’t Wake Up for a Month

    10:21 Trapped Inside a Coma Nightmare

    13:50 Learning to Walk Again in the Hospital

    16:27 Life After a Month in a Coma

    19:42 “You Flatlined Three Times”

    24:41 Realizing a Month of Life Was Gone

    29:10 The Hard Truth About Friends

    35:15 Being Told She Might Not Wake Up

    38:18 Why Trauma Changes Everything

    43:59 When They Knew She Might Survive

    46:18 Her Message to Anyone Fighting to Survive


    Guest Info:

    IG: @shantelle_b_tate ( https://www.instagram.com/shantelle_b_tate/)


    When His Parents Died, He Had No Where To Go Except... Mar 03, 2026
    Show notes

    This is going to feel different than anything we’ve done before.


    Today, I sit down with Mya-Lisa Ludwig and her 52-year-old brother Adam and what unfolds is one of the most beautiful conversations we’ve had about special needs, caregiving, sibling love, and finding purpose after grief.


    Adam lives with Mya, who became his full-time caregiver after the heartbreaking loss of their parents. But this isn’t just a story about autism, dementia, or navigating skilled nursing care. It’s about protection. Patience. Faith. And what happens when a sister decides, I was made for this.


    This episode is about unconditional love, resilience after loss, and the sacred responsibility of caregiving. If you’ve walked through grief, supported a special needs sibling, or felt called to care for someone you love, this one will stay with you.


    Watch, share, and let me know what hit home.


    Key Moments:

    00:00 This Is Different Than Anything We’ve Done

    03:02 I Became His Protector: The Boxing Glove Moment

    08:49 Losing Their Parents & The Burden He Carried

    11:04 What Life Looks Like Living With Autism

    15:00 The 12-Hour Sleep Schedule That Changed Everything

    20:21 The Lunch Routine That Saved His Life

    23:05 Caring for Parents With Dementia & Pancreatic Cancer

    29:25 The Truth About Being a Full-Time Caregiver

    34:28 “I Was Made For This” - A Divine Calling?

    38:18 Living With an Angel Every Single Day

    44:50 The Best Thing About Adam

    47:40 The Moment That Built His Confidence

    52:28 What Makes Him Proud To Be an Uncle

    56:41 The One Thing That Still Hurts To Talk About


    Guest Info:

    IG: @minimamamya (https://www.instagram.com/minimamamya/)


    My Husband Didn’t Die Suddenly… I Watched Him Disappear for 6 Years Feb 24, 2026
    Show notes

    If you looked at her life from the outside, it was perfect.


    A brilliant Harvard-trained doctor. Four beautiful children. A marriage built on love. And then, slowly… it wasn’t.


    In this episode of The Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Andrea Suchin, caregiver, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Wuggle. For six years, Andrea watched subtle changes in her husband Craig, slowly unravel into something far more devastating. What began as small personality shifts spiraled into financial chaos, misdiagnosis, rage episodes, and ultimately a diagnosis of behavioral frontotemporal dementia (FTD).


    Craig showed symptoms for nearly six years. For the final four, Andrea became his full-time caregiver, managing medications, protecting their children, advocating when doctors dismissed her concerns, and standing by him until his final breath.


    This is a story about dementia, caregiver burnout, anticipatory grief, and the trauma of watching a mental death before a physical one.


    But it’s also about purpose.


    Andrea shares how survival mode led to the creation of Wuggle, a sleep solution now helping caregivers around the world.


    If you’re navigating caregiving, dementia, exhaustion, or profound loss, this conversation is for you.


    Watch, share, and join The Rollercoaster Community.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 The Night I Knew He Was Dying

    3:45 Caregiver Surgery… Then Crisis

    9:05 The Hospice Call That Never Came

    12:40 His Final Words to Me

    15:10 Holding Him After His Last Breath

    18:05 Relief, Guilt & Grief Collide

    24:15 22 Credit Cards & $170K Debt

    30:00 The Devastating Diagnosis: FTD

    36:00 Caregiver Burnout Nearly Broke Me

    39:10 The Sleep Breakthrough That Saved Me

    42:30 From Grief to Mission: Creating Wuggle

    45:40 The Text That Changed Everything

    51:00 Anxiety, Migraines & Better REM

    54:20 The Trauma Caregivers Don’t Admit


    I Lost My Mother at 17 and Then I Lost My Way... Feb 17, 2026
    Show notes

    What happens when the people meant to protect you become the ones you have to run from?


    In this raw and deeply personal episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Willie Wolfgramm to uncover a story of survival that most people wouldn’t make it out of. Willie takes us inside the darkest corners of his past: being thrown down stairs by a drunken stepfather, being chased through a field by a truck, and the crushing weight of a culture that told him showing emotion was a fatal weakness.


    We dive deep into the day he lost his mother to cancer at 17 and the decade-long spiral into addiction and homelessness that followed. This conversation is about childhood abuse, grief, the cycle of trauma, and the miracle of finding a path forward when you’ve hit absolute rock bottom.


    If you’ve ever felt like you weren’t enough, Willie’s transformation is your wake-up call.


    Watch now and share this with someone who needs to feel less alone.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 I Watched Him Beat My Mother

    4:05 The Beliefs I Had to Unlearn

    6:40 My Earliest Memory of Abuse

    9:04 Running Away to Survive Another Day

    11:08 Chased Down by a Truck in a Field

    13:59 Contemplating the Road to End the Pain

    18:51 Breaking the Cycle with My Own Kids

    21:29 How Childhood Trauma Shows Up in Marriage

    24:58 Meeting Wayne: What a Real Man Looks Like

    28:45 Moving in While My Mom Fought Stage 4 Cancer

    32:36 Your Mom Passed Away This Morning

    34:54 Walking into a House That Felt Cold

    38:09 Just Keep Moving. Don't Show Emotion.

    42:49 The Spiral into Drugs and Alcohol

    46:03 Finally Loving the Man in the Mirror


    Guest Info:

    IG: @willie.wolfgramm (https://www.instagram.com/willie.wolfgramm/)

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willie-wolfgramm-a95127a4


    We Thought He Was Bipolar, But It Was Something Much Worse Feb 10, 2026
    Show notes

    Nothing prepares you for the moment you realise the person you love is slowly disappearing, even though they’re still right in front of you.


    In this episode, I sit down with Lindsay Kelly, a mother of six whose life changed when her husband’s undiagnosed progressive multiple sclerosis began showing up not just in his body, but in his mind. Rage. Memory loss. Personality changes. Doctors who couldn’t explain it. And years of being told it was “just a marriage problem.”


    Lindsay takes us inside the breaking point, the night she said she was done, the hospital room where everything finally made sense, and the quiet moment at home when she realised she had become a full-time caregiver overnight.


    This conversation is about invisible illness, caregiver burnout, faith, resilience, and what it really means to stay when walking away would be easier.


    If you’ve ever felt alone in your marriage, your faith, or your fight, this episode will sit with you.


    Watch now and share this with someone who needs to feel less alone.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 When My Husband Suddenly Wasn’t Himself

    3:12 The First Sign Something Was Seriously Wrong

    6:01 Walking On Eggshells Inside Our Own Home

    9:07 The Moment I Thought About Leaving

    12:55 Doctors Couldn’t Explain His Rage

    16:24 The Hospital Call That Changed Everything

    19:58 “Your Husband Has A Broken Brain”

    23:41 When MS Explained The Personality Shift

    27:18 Becoming A Full-Time Caregiver Overnight

    30:47 The Day I Realised I Was Completely Alone

    34:26 When Faith Was The Only Thing Left

    38:02 Two Years Of Crying Every Single Day

    41:55 What Caregiver Burnout Really Looks Like

    45:36 Why Assisted Living Saved Our Family

    49:12 The Reality Of Loving Someone With MS

    52:58 Why I Started Sharing This Online

    56:21 The Messages That Proved I Wasn’t Alone

    59:44 “Alone Doesn’t Have To Mean Lonely”


    Guest Info:

    IG: @lewkelly06 (https://www.instagram.com/lewkelly06/)


    The Hotel Call That Changed Our Lives Forever Jan 20, 2026
    Show notes

    What do you do when your worst fear comes true… and no one even knows the truth?


    In this episode of The Roller Coaster Podcast, I sit down with Adriana Sansam, a mother whose life changed forever when her husband died alone in a hotel room from an accidental overdose. One moment he was on a work trip. The next, she was racing for answers, convinced something was wrong before anyone confirmed it.


    Adriana opens up about loving a recovering addict, hiding his addiction from everyone, and the devastating phone call that left her raising three young children alone. But this isn’t just a story about addiction and grief. It’s about breaking the stigma, telling the truth, and turning shame into purpose.


    If you’ve been touched by addiction, mental health struggles, loss, or single parenting, this conversation will stay with you.


    Listen now. Share this with someone who needs it. And subscribe for more stories that change lives.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 “I Knew Something Was Wrong”

    3:12 Married to a Recovering Addict

    6:05 The Phone Call That Confirmed My Fear

    9:02 “He’s Dead”, Hearing the Words

    12:10 Who He Was Beyond the Addiction

    15:08 Understanding the Mind of an Addict

    18:04 Explaining His Death to Our 5-Year-Old

    21:06 When Shame Turned Into Silence

    24:18 The Message That Changed Everything

    27:30 Why I Finally Told the Truth

    30:12 Did He Have a Reason to Keep Going?

    33:40 When the Past Blocks the Future

    36:10 “I Don’t Need More, I Need You”

    39:05 Speaking to Him After His Death

    42:18 A Message to Fathers Battling Addiction

    45:30 Watching My Son Look for His Dad


    Guest Info:

    IG: adrianasansam (https://www.instagram.com/adrianasansam/)


    One Split Second And My Life Was Never The Same Jan 13, 2026
    Show notes

    What happens when the thing that defines you is taken away in a single moment?


    On this episode of The Roller Coaster Podcast, I sit down with Mahi Crabbe, a former full-time musician who nearly lost his life in a brutal rock-crawling accident that crushed his hand and shattered his identity as an artist on November 3, 2018.


    In a matter of seconds, Mahi went from touring and playing sold-out shows to lying in an ambulance, convinced his career was over. The injury didn’t just threaten his ability to play guitar, it forced him to confront deeper questions about purpose, faith, manhood, and how to provide for the family he always dreamed of building.


    We talk about the night everything changed, the fear of starting over, the anger he carried toward God, and how losing his “guitar hand” ultimately led him to build an entirely new life as a business owner and father.


    If you’ve ever had your plans ripped away, your identity shaken, or your faith tested, this conversation will hit home.


    Watch this episode to see how losing everything became the beginning of something bigger.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 The Day I Lost My Hand

    3:02 My Hand Was Hanging By Skin

    6:05 Life Flashing Before My Eyes

    9:10 “That’s His Guitar Hand”

    12:36 Waking Up, My Identity Was Gone

    15:32 I Couldn’t Be A Musician Anymore

    18:39 From Hospital Bed To Truck Driver

    21:30 Growing Up Without A Father

    24:23 Becoming The Man I Never Had

    26:50 The Night That Changed My Faith

    29:40 From Leaving Church To Returning

    33:03 Why God Took My Hand

    35:41 My Family Came Back To Church

    37:55 From Homeless To Business Owner

    40:14 Why Hawaii Heals The Soul

    42:49 My Message To Every Man Watching


    Guest Info:

    IG: @mahilive (https://www.instagram.com/mahilive/)


    I Fought God to Save My Brother - Here’s What Happened Jan 06, 2026
    Show notes

    What happens when faith meets unimaginable loss and the miracle doesn’t come the way you prayed for it?


    In this deeply raw episode of The Roller Coaster Podcast, I sit down with Shayna Weston, a woman whose life was shattered by a relentless sequence of grief that few could survive. In the span of a single year, Shayna walked beside her brother as he fought terminal cancer, held onto hope for a miracle, whispered goodbye as he took his final breath, then returned home only to lose her beloved dog… and shortly after, face her father’s devastating stage four pancreatic cancer diagnosis.


    This conversation isn’t about tidy answers or surface-level faith. It’s about the brutal reality of grief, the anger we feel toward God, the moments we bargain, break, and beg and the quiet, unexpected ways healing and redemption can still emerge.


    Shayna opens up about caregiving, anticipatory grief, losing multiple loved ones, wrestling with faith, forgiveness, and what it truly means to surrender when control is gone. It’s honest, heartbreaking, and somehow still filled with hope.


    Watch this episode to understand grief on a deeper level and if you’ve ever lost someone, questioned your faith, or felt crushed by loss, this conversation will remind you that you’re not alone.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 The Call That Changed Everything

    3:14 “You Have One Week Left”

    6:07 When Hope And Reality Collided

    9:21 The Moment I Knew He Was Dying

    12:08 Singing Through Terminal Cancer

    15:02 Doctors Said It Was Impossible

    18:36 The Treatment That Shouldn’t Have Worked

    21:48 When I Began Fighting God

    24:31 “I’m Scared To Die”

    27:26 Choosing Faith Over Fear

    30:19 The Breath That Never Came Back

    33:08 Watching My Brother Take His Last Breath

    36:11 Grief Hits In Slow Motion

    39:04 The Silence That Broke Our Family

    42:12 Losing My Dog Right After Losing Him

    45:03 When Grief Turned Into Anger

    48:29 The Diagnosis That Came Next

    51:42 Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer

    54:56 “I Don’t Want To Fight Anymore”

    58:08 Learning To Let Go


    Guest Info:

    IG: @shay_weston_ (https://www.instagram.com/shay_weston_/)


    He Lost His Friend and Father to Suicide... This Was the Breaking Point Dec 30, 2025
    Show notes

    What happens when suicide keeps showing up in your life… before you’re even old enough to understand it?


    In this episode of The Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Stanley Stark, a man whose life has been shaped by loss, silence, and hard truths most men never say out loud. From losing a close friend as a teenager to the devastating phone call that his own father had taken his life, Stanley opens up about how unprocessed grief, broken family dynamics, and emotional isolation quietly pushed him toward recklessness, anger, and self-destruction.


    But this conversation isn’t just about tragedy. It’s about what happens when a man finally stops running. We talk openly about men’s mental health, suicide prevention, integrity, faith, and why so many men suffer in silence until it feels unbearable. Stanley shares the lessons grief taught him, the power of forgiveness, and how community and honesty can save lives.


    If you’ve lost someone to suicide, struggled with your mental health, or wondered how to be a better man in a broken world, watch this episode to be reminded that you’re not alone and it’s never too late to choose a different path.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 I Buried a Friend Yesterday…

    3:30 The Note His Friend Left Behind

    6:25 Holding a Gun at 15 and Asking “Why”

    8:55 The Session That Shut Him Down

    12:18 The Lie That Killed His Hope

    15:01 A Broken Father-Son Bond

    17:48 Trying to Start Over… One Last Time

    21:17 The Call That Changed Everything

    24:22 The Details No One Warned Him About

    28:24 The Suicide Statistics Men Ignore

    31:02 Why His Pain Became His Purpose

    35:10 The Silent Addiction Destroying Men

    39:13 Why Being Approachable Can Save a Life

    41:35 “Suicide Doesn’t End Pain... It Passes It On”

    45:12 The One Truth Every Man Needs to Hear Today


    I Was Abused But Thought It Was Love… Every Woman Needs To Hear This Dec 23, 2025
    Show notes

    What do you do when the person you love becomes the person you fear most? In today’s episode, I sit down with Lyndsey Hackford, a woman whose story left me shaken, heartbroken, and in absolute awe of her strength.


    For 18 years, Lyndsey lived inside an abusive marriage that slowly stole her voice, her identity, and nearly her life. What started as subtle manipulation spiraled into control, isolation, physical violence, and moments where she genuinely didn’t know if she would survive the night. Her children witnessed things no child ever should. And yet, Lyndsey found a way out.


    In this conversation, Lyndsey walks us through the moments that changed everything: the fear, the near-death experiences, the police intervention, the escape, the trial, and the long, painful road to rebuilding her life. If you’ve lived through trauma, domestic abuse, emotional manipulation, or you’re trying to support someone who has, her story will stay with you.


    Watch this episode to hear Lyndsey’s message of hope, courage, and reclaiming your life, no matter how dark things have been.


    Key Moments:

    0:00 “I Hit the Wall So I Wouldn’t Hit Mom”

    3:00 The “Support” That Was Actually Control

    6:02 How Her Religion Was Used Against Her

    9:19 The Moment She Realised Her Worth Was Gone

    12:00 The Day He Admitted He Wanted to Hit Her

    14:44 The Shame and Threats That Kept Her Silent

    17:39 A Year of Sleep Deprivation and Surveillance

    20:10 “Just Let Me Leave”… and the Violent Response

    23:06 “Look at That Face, How Could I Love That?”

    26:00 The Escape Attempt That Finally Worked

    29:31 The Jury Trial And Her Kids Taking the Stand

    32:53 Why Abusers All Share the Same Patterns

    33:23 Her Message to Women Still Living in Fear


    Guest Info:

    IG: @lyndseyh6723

    Facebook: @lyndsey.jackson.125


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