All Hands On

Robert Kalmowitz and Jules Kalmowitz
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A podcast for all things Sudden Cardiac Arrest Mental Health

  1. 5d ago

    From FlatLine to Finish Line: Brad Perry’s Second Chance After Sudden Cardiac Arrest

    Bradley Alan Perry—better known as Coach Brad—has always had a passion for fitness. From getting his first weight set as a kid to training at Gold’s Gym in Santa Monica during bodybuilding’s golden era, fitness was always partof his identity. After more than two decades of building a career with JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts, Brad’s life changed dramatically on February 15, 2020, when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Doctors discovered a 100% blockage in his LAD artery—theartery often referred to as the “widowmaker”—and placed a stent. Surviving cardiac arrest forced Brad to look at life differently. What would he do with the second chance he had been given? That question ultimately led to the creation of FlatLiner Fitness, a mission focused on helping people in the second half of life build strength, reconnect with purpose, and support one another. In this episode of All Hands On Podcast, Brad shares his journey from fitness enthusiast to cardiac arrest survivor and coach, the emotional impact of suddenly confronting his own mortality, and how surviving changed hisperspective on health, aging, purpose, and life. His message is simple but powerful: “From FlatLine to Finish Line, we rise together.” https://www.facebook.com/share/1GeAfXgmw9/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DswqaJErS/? https://www.facebook.com/share/1E7WPy5DK8/?mibextid=wwXIfr   All Hands On Podcast — bringingawareness to sudden cardiac arrest survivor mental health, recovery,resilience, and the people behind the survival story. Please subscribe to theAll Hands On Podcast available on Spotify and Apple. You can follow our video podcastversion on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast. Follow us on Facebook under SuddenCardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness.

    From FlatLine to Finish Line: Brad Perry’s Second Chance After Sudden Cardiac Arrest

  2. Oct 6

    From Cardiac Arrest to Advocacy: Hailey Yentz’s Journey of Survival, Resilience & Purpose

    At just 21 years old, Hailey Yentz was a Division Iathlete at East Carolina University, training in the weight room and pursuingthe life she had worked so hard to build. Then, without warning, she experienced sudden cardiac arrest. Hailey’s life was saved by immediate CPR and multipleAED shocks from the people around her. But surviving cardiac arrest was only the beginning of her journey. In this powerful episode of the All Hands On Podcast, Hailey shares what happened that day, the medical journeythat followed, and what it has meant to live with a pacemaker and ICD. She opens up about losing the ability to run competitively, the emotional impact of having her identity and future suddenly changed, and the fear, anxiety, anduncertainty that can follow a life-threatening cardiac event. Hailey also talks about the people who helped herthrough recovery, the moments that felt isolating, and the strategies that helped her regain a sense of stability and control. Her experience ultimately led her toward advocacy.Hailey discusses her work with the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and the American Heart Association, teaching CPR, speaking about her experience, advocating for greater access to CPR and AEDs, and lobbying for the Smart Heart Act. She also reflects on sharing her story at events such asthe ZOLL Med Gala, connecting with fellow survivors andmedical professionals, and discovering a new sense of purpose through helping others. Most importantly, Hailey talks openly aboutresilience—what it means to her now, how she continues to manage fears about the future, and what she wishes survivors and their families could have access to sooner. This is a story about surviving the unexpected,rebuilding your identity, finding your voice, and turning a life-changing experience into a mission to help save others. All Hands On Podcast — bringing awareness to sudden cardiac arrest survivor mental health, recovery, resilience, and the people behind the survival story. Please subscribe to the All Hands On Podcast available on Spotify and Apple. You can follow our video podcast version on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast. Follow us on Facebookunder Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness.

    From Cardiac Arrest to Advocacy: Hailey Yentz’s Journey of Survival, Resilience & Purpose

  3. Oct 1

    My Heart Beats Still: Turning Survival into Purpose After Sudden Cardiac Arrest

    Heart Beats Still: Surviving and Learning toLive Again On January 16, 2023, the bookfollows Matt through the part almost nobody talks about — the depression thatdidn't arrive until his body had finished healing, two people processing thesame trauma in different ways, the corporate job he had to walk away from, andthe persistent search to find an answer his doctors couldn't give him. Told with dark humor, unflinchinghonesty, and deep tenderness for those who saved his life, MyHeart Beats Still is both a survival story anda love story. It's for survivors, for the people who love them, and for anyonewho has been stopped cold by something they never saw coming. My Heart Beats Still releases October 2026, duringSudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month   Resource Guide:  Life AfterSCA: A Practical Resource Guide for Survivors & Co-Survivors - Free Download This guide provides practical tipsfor after coming home from the hospital, monitoring symptoms, and questions toconsider during follow-up appointments. Survivor-centric resources are includedto help educate, support, and connect with others along the recovery journey. ⁠Download the free Life After SCA Resource Guide⁠ Please subscribe to the All HandsOn Podcast available on Spotify and Apple. You can follow our video podcastversion on YouTube under AllHands On Podcast. Follow us on Facebook under Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness.

    My Heart Beats Still: Turning Survival into Purpose After Sudden Cardiac Arrest

  4. Sep 29

    Watching Myself Die: Matthew Wood’s Journey Through Cardiac Arrest, PTSD & Finding a New Life

    Matthew Wood’s life changed foreveron January 16, 2023, when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest—just two months after surviving a widow-maker heart attack. In this powerful episode of All Hands On Podcast, Matthew takes us inside the moments before, during, and after his cardiac arrest. In an extraordinarytwist, Matthew unknowingly recorded his own cardiac arrest and discovered the video two days later. Watching the footage, he describes the experience as “watchingmyself die.” Matthew shares the critical rolehis husband, Kenyon, played in saving his life after hearing him hit the floor and immediately beginning CPR. Paramedics ultimately shocked Matthew’s heartseven times, helping bring him back from an event with a reported local survival rate of only about six percent. But surviving cardiac arrest was only the beginning. Matthew opens up about the emotional and psychological aftermath that many survivors—and theirfamilies—aren't prepared for. He discusses his struggles with depression and PTSD, how the experience changed the way he viewed himself, and the difficult decision to walk away from his corporate career and the identity he had built around it. Matthew and Kenyon also experiencedthe same cardiac arrest from two very different perspectives. Their story highlights the often-overlooked trauma experienced by the people who witness acardiac arrest and support their loved ones through recovery—the “co-survivors.” From searching for answers hisdoctors couldn't provide to confronting fear, death, and an uncertain future, Matthew shares the moment when recovery became something more: learning how tolive again. This is a story of survival, love,trauma, resilience, identity, and ultimately finding a new purpose after sudden cardiac arrest. Please subscribe to the All HandsOn Podcast available on Spotify and Apple. You can follow our video podcastversion on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast. Follow us on Facebook under SuddenCardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness.

    Watching Myself Die: Matthew Wood’s Journey Through Cardiac Arrest, PTSD & Finding a New Life

  5. Sep 22

    It Wasn’t Anxiety: A Woman’s Journey from Misdiagnosed Symptoms to Surviving the Threat of SCA

    She thought it was anxiety. She thought it might be menopause. Her tests were normal. But her heart was telling a very different story. In this powerful episode of the All Hands On Podcast, we hear from a woman who spent months experiencing unexplained episodes that were repeatedly thought to be anxiety or panic attacks. At 47, during a time of significant hormonal changes, she even wondered if menopause was responsible. Despite having normal testing, the episodes continued. Eventually, a loop recorder was implanted—and everything changed when it captured a terrifying cardiac event that appeared to be ventricular fibrillation, a potentially life-threatening rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest. She was rushed to the hospital and received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). But surviving the medical crisis was only the beginning. For at least six months afterward, she struggled within tense anxiety and fear. She was afraid to do things she once took for granted and found herself constantly wondering if another dangerous episode could happen. In this deeply personal conversation, we explore women's heart health, unexplained cardiac symptoms, anxiety versus cardiac symptoms, menopause and hormonal changes, diagnostic uncertainty, ventricul ararrhythmias, ICDs, and the psychological impact of living with the knowledge that your heart could suddenly become dangerous. Most importantly, we talk about what it takes to move from fear back to living. Because sometimes the symptoms aren't “just anxiety”—and sometimes listening to your own body can be the first step toward finding the answer. Please subscribe to the All Hands On Podcast available on Spotify and Apple. You can follow our video podcast version on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast. Follow us on Facebook under Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness.

    It Wasn’t Anxiety: A Woman’s Journey from Misdiagnosed Symptoms to Surviving the Threat of SCA

  6. Sep 15

    Beyond Survival: The Untold Story of Co-Survivors and Healing After SCA

    Surviving sudden cardiac arrest doesn't happen to just one person. It happens to an entire family.In this episode of the All Hands On Podcast, Fran Lesicko takes us beyond the cardiac arrest itself and into the often-overlooked world of co-survivors—the spouses, children, parents, friends, and loved ones who witness a cardiac arrest and carry their own emotional journey long after the emergency is over.Fran explains what it means to be a co-survivor, how family members can experience trauma even when they weren't physically injured, and how loved ones can support an SCA survivor without allowing fear to take over their lives.We also explore the powerful role of peer support. Fran shares why connecting with another survivor who can simply say, “I understand because I've been there,” can provide something that even medical professionals may not be able to offer.After more than three decades as an SCA survivor, Fran reflects on the passage of time, the memories that remain, and whether the emotional impact of cardiac arrest ever truly disappears. She shares what she has learned about resilience, family, survival, and finding a way to move forward.The conversation then turns toward prevention and postvention—what should happen emotionally and psychologically after someone survives cardiac arrest, whether hospitals are doing enough to support survivors and families, and what an ideal SCA follow-up program should look like.Most importantly, Fran offers a message of hope to survivors and families who may still feel broken, frightened, or alone.Because surviving cardiac arrest is only the beginning. Healing happens together—and no survivor or co-survivor should have to face that journey alone.Please subscribe to the All Hands On Podcast available on Spotify and Apple.You can follow our video podcast version on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast.Follow us on Facebook under Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness .

    Beyond Survival: The Untold Story of Co-Survivors and Healing After SCA

  7. Sep 8

    34 Years Beyond Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Survival & Healing

    Thirty-four years ago, Fran Lesicko experienced sudden cardiac arrest in a clinic stairwell while her three-month-old son was nearby. In an extraordinary turn of events, her son's crying helped bring attention to what was happening—and ultimately helped save her life.But surviving sudden cardiac arrest was only the beginning.In this deeply personal episode of the All Hands On Podcast, Fran shares what it was like to wake up and learn that she had nearly died, how SCA changed her perspective on life, and what people often fail to understand about the long-term survivor experience.As a licensed psychologist and longtime SCA survivor, Fran brings both professional knowledge and personal experience to the conversation. She discusses the hidden psychological effects of cardiac arrest—including anxiety, depression, PTSD, fear of dying, and the fear that another cardiac arrest could happen at any moment.Fran also opens up about living with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), having undergone five ICDs and experiencing both appropriate and inappropriate shocks. She explains the emotional impact of an ICD shock, the trauma and fear that can follow, and what she wants newly shocked survivors to know.Most importantly, Fran reminds us that survival doesn't end when you leave the hospital. The emotional healing, adjustment, and rebuilding of confidence can continue for years—even decades.This is a conversation about survival, fear, family, mental health, resilience, and learning how to live fully after sudden cardiac arrest.Please subscribe to the All Hands On Podcast available on Spotify and Apple.You can follow our video podcast version on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast.Follow us on Facebook under Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness .

    34 Years Beyond Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Survival & Healing

  8. Sep 1

    When Your Dad’s Heart Stops: A Son’s Journey from CPR Rescuer to Co-Survivor

    What happens when the person you love suddenly collapses—and you are the one who has to perform CPR to save their life?  In this powerful episode of the All Hands On Podcast, we hear from Tyler, a son who found himself in an unimaginable situation when his father suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home. Tyler stepped in and performed CPR on his dad, becoming not only a lifesaving responder but also a co-survivor of the experience.  Tyler opens up about what went through his mind during those critical moments, the memories that have stayed with him, and the emotional impact that followed. He shares how the experience affected his mental health, the pressure he felt to remain strong for his family, and how it ultimately influenced his decision to pursue a career in nursing. Now working in a pediatric emergency department, Tyler reflects on how his personal experience has shaped the healthcare professional—and son—he has become. This conversation reminds us that sudden cardiac arrest doesn't affect just the person whose heart stops. The family members who witness it, perform CPR, make critical decisions, and wait for answers can carry their own emotional and mental-health journey long after the emergency is over. Because sometimes, the person who helps save a life needs healing too. Please subscribe to the All Hands On Podcast available on Spotify and Apple. You can follow our video podcast version on YouTube under All Hands On Podcast. Follow us on Facebook under Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Mental Health Awareness .

    When Your Dad’s Heart Stops: A Son’s Journey from CPR Rescuer to Co-Survivor
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A podcast for all things Sudden Cardiac Arrest Mental Health

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  • Creator
    Robert Kalmowitz and Jules Kalmowitz
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Robert Kalmowitz and Jules Kalmowitz
  • Show Website
    All Hands On