Ep. 8·After the Fall
Dyslexia, Trauma and Learning to Thrive | Ellen Busch
Ellen Busch opens up about navigating dyslexia and trauma, and what it really takes to move from surviving to thriving.
A Street Therapy Podcast
What happens after
everything breaks?
Stories of collapse, clarity, and the rise again.
Strive→
Fall→
Revive→
Thrive
After the Fall is a podcast about the moment identity cracks — the burnout no one saw, the addiction hidden behind success, the diagnosis that rewrote your story, the quiet collapse behind the smile. And what happens next.
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New episodes drop regularly. Each one follows the arc — Strive, Fall, Revive, Thrive.
Ep. 7·After the Fall
DMT, Trauma, Spirituality and Finding a North Star | Rob
Rob shares a journey through trauma, altered states, and the spiritual search that led him to a north star worth living for.
Ep. 6·After the Fall
Faith and Identity Through Kidney Failure and Dialysis | Zorosa
Zorosa opens up about confronting mortality, finding identity through illness, and what faith looks like when your body stops working.
Ep. 5·After the Fall
The Badges You Wear and the Loops They Create | After Dark
An After Dark solo reflection on the labels we carry, the loops they lock us into, and what it takes to finally put them down.
Ep. 4·After the Fall
Icarus and Daedalus: The Story You Think You Know | After Dark
An After Dark deep-dive into the myth of Icarus — and why the story you were told is missing the most important half.
Ep. 3·After the Fall
Recovery After Alcohol, Addiction and Grief | Moses
Moses traces the path from addiction and grief to recovery — and the identity left standing when the substance is removed.
Ep. 2·After the Fall
Rebuilding After Grief and Trauma | Sarah
Sarah speaks honestly about grief, trauma, and what rebuilding a life looks like when everything familiar has gone.
Ep. 1·After the Fall
Choosing Life After Abuse and Grief | Natalie
The first episode. Natalie tells the story that started it all — abuse, grief, and the moment she chose life over everything that was pulling her away from it.
The Show
Two Conversations. One Journey.
After the Fall has two formats. Both follow the same arc. Both explore reinvention. But each serves a different depth.
The Main Show
Each episode features a guest who has lived through collapse and rebuilt. We follow a structured arc:
StriveWho were you trying to be?
FallWhat broke?
ReviveWhat shifted?
ThriveWho are you now?
These are guided conversations — not highlight reels. We explore the identity beneath the event.
After the Fall: After Dark
After Dark is quieter. Slower. Deeper.
This solo reflection series steps beyond the story and into insight.
The psychology of collapse
Burnout and high performance
Addiction and discipline
Disability and dignity
Late diagnosis and self-understanding
The Street Therapy philosophy in practice
No guests. No noise. Just reflection. Where experience becomes understanding.
Why This Show
Not a highlight reel.
Not surface-level motivation.
Most shows talk about success. After the Fall talks about what came before it — the collapse, the loss, the breaking point.
"Collapse changes you. Understanding that change is where reinvention begins."
This podcast exists for people who have worn labels that once felt permanent — and are ready to rewrite them.
Be a Guest
Have You Experienced a Fall — and a Rise?
You do not need to be famous.
You do not need a perfect ending.
You do need honesty.
Common questions
If your journey includes striving, falling, reviving, and redefining what thriving means — we want to hear from you.
After the Fall is part of the Street Therapy philosophy — practical insight for navigating a broken world without becoming broken yourself.
I'm Icarus.
This is Street Therapy.
And this… is After the Fall.