S1 · Ep 15: Life Transitions — Rewriting Your Story | Stuntman Stu | The MindSpa Podcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken sit down with Ottawa radio personality Stuntman Stu to explore identity, resilience, and life after unexpected change.For more than two decades, Stuntman Stu built a broadcasting career that began with a childhood dream. He reflects on how traits once labelled as disruptive, including undiagnosed ADHD, became strengths behind the microphone and helped shape his presence on Ottawa airwaves.The conversation shifts as he shares his experience facing leukemia twice and surviving a heart attack. He speaks openly about how radiation treatment affected his cognitive abilities and changed what he was able to do professionally. When the work that once defined him was no longer sustainable, he was forced to confront a profound loss of identity and rethink what purpose could look like.Through honesty and humour, Stuntman Stu describes how he has adapted, building a new chapter as a spokesperson for local businesses while adjusting to new limits. He also reflects on marriage, fatherhood, and supporting children through mental health challenges, offering insight into how illness reshapes priorities and deepens perspective.This episode is a grounded conversation about reinvention, acceptance, and the ongoing process of redefining oneself after health challenges. Together, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken create space for a thoughtful discussion about resilience, identity, and discovering meaning in unexpected places. Connect With Stuntman StuWebsite | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTubeThe MindSpa PodcastThoughtful conversations about mental health, relationships, identity, healing, grounded in clinical expertise and steady human insight.HostsTina Wilston, M.Ed., Registered Psychotherapist Co-Owner, MindSpa Mental Health CentreLinkedIn, Instagram, FacebookMichelle Massunken, MSW, RSWCo-Owner, MindSpa Mental Health CentreLinkedIn, Instagram, FacebookMindSpa Mental Health CentreOttawa - Kanata & Gloucesterthemindspa.caLinkedIn, instagramListen onApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube