Change Happened, Then What? is a weekly storytelling podcast about what comes after life turns upside down. Every episode shares a real, deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and transformation.
From the quiet revelations to the life-altering events, these are the stories that shape who we are—and who we become. You’ll hear about love, loss, recovery, reinvention, and the messy, beautiful, complicated moments that connect us all.
These aren’t just stories to listen to. They’re stories to feel. Stories that move you, stir something inside you, and remind you that even after everything… there’s always a “then what.”
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Change Happened, Then What? is a weekly storytelling podcast about what comes after life turns upside down. Every episode shares a real, deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and transformation.
From the quiet revelations to the life-altering events, these are the stories that shape who we are—and who we become. You’ll hear about love, loss, recovery, reinvention, and the messy, beautiful, complicated moments that connect us all.
These aren’t just stories to listen to. They’re stories to feel. Stories that move you, stir something inside you, and remind you that even after everything… there’s always a “then what.”
In this deeply moving episode, Heather sits down with Sandie, a quiet yet powerful voice in the world of caregiving and grief. Sandie shares the intimate story of her late partner Brian—a man full of light, love, and what Heather calls the “Aloha Spirit.” Together, they explore what it means to love someone through chronic illness, to watch them slowly disappear due to autoimmune encephalitis, and to eventually find healing on the other side of unimaginable loss.
From teenage friends to heartbreaking goodbyes, this episode travels through the beauty of connection, the weight of caregiving during COVID, and the raw resilience it takes to survive—and smile—after loss.
Topics include:• Autoimmune encephalitis & brain inflammation• Caregiving, long-term illness, and grief• Motherhood through trauma• The power of friendship and chosen family• How love continues after death
Sandie’s courage to speak her truth is a gift for anyone navigating grief, loss, or chronic illness in a loved one. Her words are a reminder that even when we say goodbye, some love stories never really end.
Listen now on your favorite platform and visit changehappenedpodcast.com for more.
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Resources Mentioned:
Learn more about Autoimmune Encephalitis
Support and tools via AE Alliance
For grief resources: whatsyourgrief.com
If you'd like to support the show, just click the link Support Changed Happened every little bit helps!Want to learn more about this season’s guests? Visit Changehappenedpodcast.comFollow along on Instagram @Change Happened for behind-the-scenes moments and updates.Got a story to share or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you!Drop me a line at Changepodcast@yahoo.com— and maybe your "Change Happened" moment will be next.
Change Happened Then what?
Change Happened, Then What? is a weekly storytelling podcast about what comes after life turns upside down. Every episode shares a real, deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and transformation.
From the quiet revelations to the life-altering events, these are the stories that shape who we are—and who we become. You’ll hear about love, loss, recovery, reinvention, and the messy, beautiful, complicated moments that connect us all.
These aren’t just stories to listen to. They’re stories to feel. Stories that move you, stir something inside you, and remind you that even after everything… there’s always a “then what.”
