Hosted by Linda Miklas and Lisa Strutt, Forever Changed is a podcast that creates a space for people to share personal stories of transformation, ignited by a moment that rendered them Forever Changed. We have all had conversations, experiences, events, or pivot points that caused a significant shift in how we see ourselves or the world differently.
In each episode, Lisa and Linda are joined by a compelling guest to explore a specific and personal Forever Changed moment, shared with generosity and without pretense, each revealing a deepened sense of connection, possibility, and kindness.
Forever Changed is an invitation to pause, listen, and reflect; to be inspired by the moments that shape us. In season one, Forever Changed stories include discovering and pursuing purpose, loss, divorce, health advocacy, finding your voice, a health-imposed pivot, a diagnosis that reveals incredible inner strength, and adoption. One moment is all it takes to be Forever Changed.
Season 1
Episode 1
In this first episode, Linda and Lisa share their own Forever Changed moments, their backgrounds, and the path that led them to launch this podcast.
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Episode 2
Phil Alexander shares the Forever Changed experience that changed his life and shaped every next step that followed in aiming his life’s work toward supporting young people impacted by cancer.
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Episode 3
Cindi and Chris Mitchell share their journey of fostering and adopting a young child, a 5-year-old son, expanding their family which at the time consisted of two daughters, 9 and 7-years old. This Forever Changed moment challenged, expanded, and deepened their definition of, their experience of - love.
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Episode 4
Sinead Sharkey Steenson shares her Forever Changed experience of Perimenopause. With raw candor, she shares the phases and depth of her struggle to understand what was happening, along with the ultimate sense of brokenness that led her to life-saving and spirit-reviving action.
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Episode 5
Mara Sidmore shares her experience with her second child, who was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 in utero. She conveys this story of pregnancy loss as one of beauty, one that Forever Changed her view of grace, human suffering, and the very fact of life itself.
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Episode 6
Claire Halliday shares a series of Forever Changed experiences that sparked a robust reclamation of her sense of self.
After years spent living abroad as a successful entrepreneur with a young and growing family, a move back to Northern Ireland amid a divorce launched her on a journey of finding courage and renewal in the unknown.
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