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Welcome to The Broken Road Project Podcast — a biweekly conversation where faith meets resilience. Each episode shares real stories of individuals navigating life after stroke, medical crises, or personal setbacks.
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Still Here Together | Cisco and Melissa | The Broken Road Project Podcast | Season2 Episode 16 (opens the original)
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Cisco Gonzalez was 44 when an ischemic stroke changed life for his entire family. In S2E16 of The Broken Road Project Podcast, Cisco and his wife, Melissa Gonzalez, share both sides of a recovery story—the survivor trying to understand what happened and the caregiver suddenly forced to make decisions, advocate, protect her family, and keep moving forward. Cisco remembers very little of the weeks that followed his stroke. Melissa remembers almost all of it. Their journey included frightening symp
More Than A Diagnosis | Necole McDaniel | The Broken Road Project | Season 2 Episode 15 (opens the original)
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After 32 years in nursing, Necole McDaniel found herself on the patient side of healthcare. In Season 2, Episode 15, Necole McDaniel, BSN, RN, TCRN, CEN, joins Trent Peterson for a candid conversation about medical gaslighting, chronic illness, patient advocacy, nursing burnout, fear, family, community, and the choice to live beyond a diagnosis. Necole shares how being a patient changed the way she sees bedside care; why invisible illness and a polished appearance can delay recognition; and how
More Time | My Family | The Broken Road Project Podcast | Season 2 Episode 14 (opens the original)
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What does stroke recovery look like through the eyes of a child and spouse? 🧠💙 In “More Time,” Trent Peterson sits down with his wife, Amber, and their son, River, for an honest family conversation about stroke recovery, caregiving, faith, and the lessons they have learned together. River was six, turning seven, when Trent’s stroke suddenly changed their family’s life. Now, two years later, he shares what he remembers about the hospital, watching his dad relearn everyday abilities, and helping o
Upstroke: Stroke, Survival, and Second Chances | Shayne DeMarce | The Broken Road Project Podcast | Season 2 Episode 13 (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Broken Road Project, Trent Peterson sits down with Shayne DeMarce, creator of the UpStroke Podcast, filmmaker, biker, husband, father, and stroke survivor. Shayne shares the story of the motorcycle accident that led to his stroke, the fight to survive, the long road through rehabilitation, and the emotional reality of rebuilding life after trauma. He talks openly about faith, family, disability, depression, creativity, and the second chance he is choosing to live with purp
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