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by Tyler Hall
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.
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- 5 days ago59 min
He Thought it Was a Stomach Ache - Now My Husband is Dead
In this episode, I sit down with Nick Rogers and his wife, Cassie, two people whose lives were shattered by the unimaginable loss of their spouses to cancer.Nick takes me through his wife Anna’s battle with aggressive breast cancer, the moment they thought she had beaten it, and the devastating reality of watching it return and spread. He also shares the impossible decisions he had to make as a father while trying to protect his two young daughters from losing their mom.Cassie’s story is different, but equally heartbreaking. Her husband Cody went from seemingly healthy to being diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer, and just 66 days later, he was gone. Before he died, Cody told Cassie something incredible: he was already praying for the man who would one day love her and help raise their children.In this episode:What it’s really like to lose a spouse to cancerThe impossible decisions parents face while grievingHow Nick and Cassie helped their children process lossThe role faith played when life stopped making senseHow they slowly found hope, healing, and love againAnd somehow, through grief, faith, and circumstances that are almost impossible to explain, Nick and Cassie found each other.This conversation is about losing the person you thought you’d grow old with, parenting through grief, trusting God when nothing makes sense, and slowly discovering that life, and even love, can exist after unimaginable loss.Key Moments:00:00 Two spouses lost to cancer, one unexpected love story03:18 The cancer diagnosis that changed everything07:04 Finding faith through aggressive cancer treatment10:19 When chemotherapy made death feel real13:17 Cancer remission and a new beginning16:32 The symptoms that revealed a brain tumor20:07 When cancer came back even more aggressively24:03 Facing the reality that Anna could die28:26 The final months of Anna’s cancer battle34:44 She fell asleep and never woke up38:09 Telling two young girls their mom was dying41:40 66 days from pancreatic cancer diagnosis to death45:00 The scan that revealed a death sentence49:32 Cody’s final message of faith51:21 Why Cody prayed for Cassie’s future husband54:28 Finding love after losing a spouse56:48 Anna’s message to Cassie before she diedConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Nick & Cassie:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebuildingrogers/
- 1 weeks ago50 min
We Had the Best Week Together, Then I Got the Call He Was Dead
A few days before 16-year-old Landon took his own life, he spent what felt like one of the best weeks of his life with his cousin, Landon Ashworth.They ate way too much sushi, played golf, shot guns, laughed, talked about life, and dreamed about the future. When the week ended, Landon told him how much he needed it. He seemed happy. He seemed okay.Then came the phone call that changed everything.I sit down with filmmaker, actor, writer, and creator Landon Ashworth for an incredibly raw conversation about suicide, autism, grief, survivor’s guilt, and the things we sometimes don't see until it's too late.In this episode:Losing his 16-year-old cousin Landon to suicideThe warning signs he wishes he had recognized soonerGrowing up autistic, masking, bullying, and feeling misunderstoodThe survivor’s guilt he still carries after Landon’s deathTurning grief into his deeply personal film Go OnLandon opens up about experiencing suicidal thoughts himself and why he now isn’t afraid to directly ask someone if they’re thinking about taking their own life.We also talk about the painful reality of trying to help someone find their way out of the darkness, why emotional pain can feel impossible to escape, and the importance of finding something worth holding onto.This conversation is heavy. But more than anything, it’s about choosing to keep going.Key Moments:00:00 The week before everything changed03:03 When Landon’s future fell apart06:25 The week that made him feel okay again10:02 The phone call no one expected13:43 The guilt of missing the signs17:02 The suicide warning signs he missed20:23 The reality of masking autism24:00 Why other people’s opinions mean nothing29:39 What an autistic brain can feel like34:29 The Hollywood advice Landon couldn’t accept38:00 Why vulnerable people started finding him41:37 Turning Landon’s suicide into Go On45:01 Finding a reason to stay alive48:02 How to get out of emotional hellConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Landon Ashworth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/landonashworthdirects/#SuicidePrevention #AutismAwareness #SurvivorsGuilt
- 2 weeks ago42 min
I Found a Lump in the Shower - Now I'm Fighting for My Life
When I called Mya Ludwig a few weeks ago, I expected a hard conversation. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer, undergone a double mastectomy, and was halfway through chemotherapy. Instead, I hung up feeling like Mya had somehow helped me.So I knew I needed to bring her back to the podcast.Mya opens up about the moment she discovered the lump, what treatment has really been like, and how losing her hair challenged the way she saw herself. But what impacted me most was her perspective. She refuses to let cancer become her identity or allow fear about tomorrow to steal the life she still gets to live today.We talk about learning to put yourself first, finding joy in incredibly difficult seasons, and how a traumatic brain injury years earlier taught Mya lessons she never imagined she'd need again.And making this conversation even more special, Mya's brother Adam joins us again, bringing the same joy and personality we loved the first time.In this episode:The moment Mya discovered something was wrongWhy she refuses to live in the "what ifs"What losing her hair taught her about identityHow to support someone without making them feel helplessFinding one small reason to keep going on the hardest daysThis conversation reminded me that we don't always get to choose what happens to us. But we do get to choose how we show up through it.Key Moments:00:00 The Lump Maya Knew Was Cancer03:18 The Attitude Toward Cancer That Changed My Life07:44 Why Cancer Forced Maya to Finally Put Herself First11:02 Why Maya Refuses to Feel Sorry for Herself14:44 Refusing to Let Cancer Take Over Her Life18:02 What Someone With Cancer Actually Needs From You21:04 Losing Her Hair Changed How Maya Saw Herself25:40 The One Thing Maya Does on Her Darkest Days29:26 Maya’s Brother Adam Returns to the Podcast31:20 How Adam Reacted to Maya’s Cancer Diagnosis34:01 The Joy Adam Brings Everywhere He Goes38:19 Adam’s Unfiltered Take on the Raiders41:29 Adam’s Message to Anyone Going Through a Hard TimeConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Mya:IG: @minimamamya (https://www.instagram.com/minimamamya/)
- 3 weeks ago1h 6m
Most Heartbreaking Story I've Ever Heard
In this episode, I sit down with Matthew Griffin, who spent 21 years serving in the military and law enforcement. During those years, Matt saw things most of us will never see. But one call would stay with him for decades.As a young police officer, Matt responded to the accidental death of two-and-a-half-year-old Benny Jr., the son of a friend. Matt was the first officer on scene and performed CPR, but Benny didn’t survive. What followed was years of guilt, nightmares, drinking, and the belief that if he had reacted just seconds sooner, maybe he could have saved him.The trauma didn’t stay at work. Slowly, Matt began losing himself, his marriage, his identity, and eventually his desire to keep living.In this episode, we talk about:The call involving two-year-old Benny Jr. that changed Matt’s life foreverThe hidden reality of PTSD, trauma, and mental health among police officers and first respondersHow undercover police work consumed Matt’s identity and contributed to the breakdown of his marriageThe moments that pushed Matt toward suicide and what ultimately kept him hereWhy simply checking on someone can be more powerful than we realizeThis conversation is about what happens when the people we expect to save everyone else are quietly falling apart themselves.And why sometimes surviving starts with giving life one more hour. One more day.Key Moments:00:00 The Police Call That Changed Everything03:03 Meeting Benny Jr. Days Before the Tragedy10:24 The Guilt That Haunted Him for Years18:02 The Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Policing24:18 When Undercover Police Work Took Over His Life27:31 Losing His Marriage, Home and Identity32:14 Taking Accountability for Who He Became36:04 His Chief Checked on Him, Then Died by Suicide42:04 The Phone Call That Saved Matt’s Life48:47 Why Checking In on Someone Could Save a Life53:22 “If Today Is a Good Day to Die, So Is Tomorrow”59:44 The Check-In Every Leader Should Be Doing1:03:29 What Matt Would Say to Someone Considering SuicideConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Matt:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormatthewgriffin/
- Aug 18, 202642 min
We Were So Proud He Lost Weight - Now My Dad is Dead
In this episode, I sit down with Olivia Burnett, who lost her dad, Kevin, to stage four colon cancer at just 24 years old. He was her Superman, the person who gave her confidence, made her feel unstoppable, and always reminded her that she was “golden.” Within months of his death, grief pulled Olivia into a darkness she never expected.She tried therapy. Medication. Exercise. Friends. Family. Everything people tell you to do when you're struggling with depression. But nothing seemed to break through. Eventually, Olivia found herself sitting on her bed with a bottle of pills in her hand, believing suicide was the only way out.Then two words entered her mind: Hold on. That tiny piece of hope was enough.In this episode, we talk about:Losing her dad to stage four colon cancer at just 24 years oldThe delayed grief that sent Olivia into a devastating battle with depressionThe night she believed suicide was her only way out and the two words that stopped herHow tiny, everyday decisions helped her slowly find hope, resilience, and purpose againTurning unimaginable pain into a reason to help others hold on through their darkest momentsThis conversation isn't about pretending everything gets better overnight. It's about what can happen when you hold on long enough to see what comes next.Key Moments:00:00 My Dad Was Healthy Then Everything Changed04:06 The Signs of Stage 4 Colon Cancer We Missed08:02 The Night I Watched My Dad Die11:12 The Future Cancer Stole From Us15:03 How My Dad Faced Death Without Fear19:03 Finding Yellow Socks in the Darkness22:09 Why “Choose Happiness” Isn't That Simple25:16 When Grief Turned Into Severe Depression28:03 The Night I Almost Ended My Life31:16 Turning My Pain Into Purpose35:46 How I Finally Climbed Out of the Darkness39:34 The Small Decisions That Saved Me41:06 What My Dad Would Say to Me TodayConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Olivia:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twentysomething_podcast/
- Aug 11, 20261h 5m
We Were Just Setting up The Nursery - Now She's Dead
There are some stories you hear that stay with you long after the conversation ends. This is one of them.In this episode, I sit down with Nathan Wieser, a husband, father and author of We Did It, to talk about a journey through pregnancy loss, infant loss, miscarriage, PTSD, grief and a fight to become a father that lasted more than a decade. Nathan and his wife Lucy endured loss after loss. But nothing could prepare them for the day their daughter Mary died during birth, while Lucy herself was fighting to stay alive. Nathan remembers sitting alone in a hospital hallway waiting for one thing: to hear his daughter cry. The cry never came. What followed were years of grief, trauma and fear before they found the courage to try again.Then came Otto. Born at just 26 weeks and weighing only two pounds, Otto spent 121 days in the NICU fighting through emergency surgeries, sepsis and moments when his parents didn't know if he would survive.In this episode:Losing their daughter Mary during childbirth and nearly losing Lucy tooThe miscarriages, grief and PTSD that followed their devastating lossFinding the courage to try for another child after years of traumaOtto’s premature birth and the terrifying 121-day fight for his life in the NICUHow loss changed Nathan’s perspective on fatherhood, marriage and what truly mattersThis is an incredibly raw conversation about losing children, surviving trauma, marriage, fatherhood and finding hope when life has given you every reason to stop believing things can get better.This conversation gave me a lot to think about as a father. I think it will do the same for you.Key Moments:00:00 Waiting for a Cry That Never Came06:22 The Diagnosis No Parent Is Ready For12:38 The Moment Everything Went Horribly Wrong18:04 Telling His Wife Their Baby Had Died24:19 Could They Ever Try for a Baby Again?28:17 Losing Their Twins Without a Heartbeat31:12 The Phone Call That Saved His Life36:45 Meeting His Two-Pound Son for the First Time41:42 The NICU Nightmare Begins47:25 His Heart Stopped Again49:13 The Miracle Doctors Couldn’t Explain52:06 They Finally Got Home... Then Lost Everything54:15 Walking Through Hell to Find Their Miracle58:28 The Best and Worst of the Medical System1:00:36 Why He Gave Up Alcohol for His SonConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Nathan Wieser:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanwieser/We Did It by Nathan Wieser (Author): https://www.amazon.com/We-Did-perspective-enduring-miscarriages/dp/B0FLVTTHPY/
- Aug 4, 20261h 13m
My Dad Never Made It to Rehab 13 Years Later, My Brother Didn't Either
In this episode, I sit down with Jaclyn Rose, a mental health advocate whose life has been shaped by unimaginable loss. Jaclyn shares the heartbreaking story of losing her uncle to suicide, her father to addiction, and years later, her older brother to the very same battle. Rather than allowing grief to harden her heart, she chose to understand it.This conversation challenged the way I think about addiction, mental health, suicide, grief, and what it truly means to love someone who is suffering. We talk about the silence that often surrounds these struggles, why shame keeps so many families trapped, and how healing begins when we stop asking, “How could you do this to us?” and start asking, “What pain were you carrying?”In this episode:Losing her uncle, father, and brother to suicide and addictionThe text message from her dad hours before he unexpectedly diedWhy shame and silence make grief even harder to carryWhat addiction taught her about love, forgiveness, and compassionHow she turned unimaginable loss into a mission to help others healIf you've ever lost someone to suicide or addiction, love someone battling mental illness, or are carrying grief that still feels too heavy to name, I hope this episode reminds you that you are not alone.Key Moments:00:00 The Text Message That Changed Everything05:12 Seeing Her Uncle After Suicide at Just 9 Years Old09:08 Why Silence Makes Grief Even Worse16:17 The Birthday That Changed Her Relationship with Her Dad20:01 The Truth About Her Father's Addiction24:03 Reuniting With Her Dad One Week Before He Died31:00 How Grief Turned Into Anxiety, Addiction & Survival34:19 Why Time Doesn't Heal Trauma36:05 Can You Love Someone Who Keeps Hurting You?43:03 What Addiction Really Feels Like46:41 Her Brother Started Following the Same Path50:10 Loving Someone Without Enabling Them54:08 "I Got My Son Back"... Or So We Thought59:20 The Second Phone Call That Broke Her Heart1:02:00 Saying Goodbye Without Shame1:07:48 The Biggest Gaps in Mental Health Treatment1:10:04 Why We Need to Change the Way We Talk About GriefConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Jaclyn Rose:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnesswithjac/
- Jul 28, 20261h 18m
We Thought She Was Just Struggling With Friends, But It Was Something Much Worse
As a parent, there are certain things you never think you’ll have to face. Watching your child fight for their life is one of them.In this episode, I sit down with Jheri South, a mother of seven whose story is filled with heartbreak, addiction, mental health struggles, suicide attempts, and an unbelievable determination to keep fighting.Jheri shares how her seemingly picture-perfect life unraveled when her husband’s crystal meth addiction tore their family apart. Years later, she would face every parent’s worst nightmare when her daughter Grace attempted to take her own life and collapsed into her arms having seizures.What follows is a raw conversation about suicide, autism in girls, ADHD, neurodivergence, parenting teenagers, and what our children may be carrying without us ever knowing.In this episode:Addiction tearing apart Jheri’s familyThe warning signs she never saw comingThe night she almost lost her daughterDiscovering undiagnosed autism and ADHDHow parents can truly connect with struggling teensThis conversation gave me a lot to think about as a father. I think it will do the same for you.Key Moments:0:00 I Thought My Daughter Was Dying 6:36 Leaving Home at Just 15 10:02 When My Kids’ Mental Health Changed 16:01 The Loneliness Nobody Saw 23:26 The Mindset Shift That Changed Everything 29:16 The Suicide Attempt That Haunts Me 35:22 The Night My Daughter Tried to Die 40:02 “Are We in Heaven?” 47:32 Parenting vs. Connecting With Your Teen 54:22 The Hidden Damage of Seeking Approval 58:02 Are You Borrowing Your Self-Confidence? 1:04:02 Your Thoughts Aren’t Always True 1:06:57 Breaking Free From External ValidationConnect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/Connect with Jheri:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jherisouth/
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About 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.
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