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Something Shifted | Stories of Identity, Loss and Life Transitions
Something Shifted | Stories of Identity, Loss and Life Tran…
There's a moment where your life splits in two.Before the diagnosis. Before the loss. Before the divorce, the burnout, the caregiving role, or the sudden change you never saw coming.And then after.Most conversations about grief, trauma, and resilience focus on how to move forward. But the deeper question so many people quietly live with after a lifequake: Who am I now?Something Shifted is a documentary-style podcast about identity after interruption. The psychological and emotional reconstruction that happens after major life changes reshape the person you thought you were. Each episode tells a deeply human story of someone navigating grief and healing, rebuilding identity after loss, recovering from trauma, finding purpose after hardship, or learning how to start over in life they never expected to be living.Because sometimes the hardest part of a sudden life change isn't the event itself. It's becoming someone new afterward.Hosted by South African broadcaster Sean Loots, Something Shifted blends immersive storytelling with reflective narration to explore what happens when identity changes through crisis, caregiving, diagnosis, parenting, survival, and loss. At the center of the show is the idea of the Lifequake: the moments that interrupt the expected path of a life and force a person into identity transformation.These are stories about emotional resilience, meaning after hardship, and finding yourself again after everything changed.If you're navigating life transitions, coping with loss, or trying to understand who you became after a major life change — this show is for you.Episode Topics Include: Identity Reconstruction, Trauma Recovery, Life Transitions, Starting Over In Life, Grief And Healing, Meaning After Loss, Losing a Dream, Emotional Resilience, Caregiving Burnout, Special Needs Parenting, Finding Yourself Again, Life After Diagnosis, Creative Burnout
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Something Shifted | Stories of Identity, Loss and Life Transitions

There’s a moment where your life splits in two.
But who are you when the life you planned no longer fits?

"Such a Good Girl" | pet loss, grief and finding presence through loss
Something Shifted | Stories of Identity, Loss and Life Transitions
"Such a Good Girl" | pet loss, grief and finding presence through loss
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Real and authentic goodness!!
Sean explores meaningful topics with depth and sincerity, offering insights that the world could truly use more of!
The Podcast You Need!
Something Shifted is an incredibly important podcast! Sean expertly creates an atmosphere that “feels” open and safe - and both Sean and his guests offer this incredible vulnerability - and I tend to cry at least once throughout each listen. Not because it’s ‘sad’ - but it’s just open, honest, beautiful conversations that move you - that shift something in you. It’s a really beautiful, important show. Thank you, Sean!
Instantly HOOKED!
Sean, just thank you for sharing. The way that you capture and deliver deeply authentic stories. Just Wow!

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