The Rollercoaster Podcast

Every morning at 6:45am, Baylee would get the same text from her fiancé, Jared.

He would meet her in the parking garage before work, walk her inside, give her a hug, a kiss, and remind her that she was loved. It was a simple routine they never thought twice about. Until one morning, that text never came.

In this episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Baylee Barnes as she shares the heartbreaking story of losing her fiancé to suicide and the phone call that changed her life forever. Just weeks before this conversation, Baylee was planning a future with the man she loved. Then, without warning, everything changed.

Together, we talk about grief, suicide loss, men's mental health, faith, healing, and the invisible battles so many people fight behind closed doors. Baylee courageously opens up about the signs she never saw, the guilt so many loved ones carry after loss, and how she's finding the strength to keep moving forward one day at a time.

If you've ever lost someone, struggled with mental health, or wondered how to support someone through unimaginable pain, I hope this episode reminds you that you're not alone.

In this episode:
Coping with suicide loss and grief

Men's mental health and hidden struggles

Finding hope after tragedy

Faith, healing, and resilience

How to support someone who is hurting

Key Moments:
0:00 - The Morning Everything Changed
3:06 - The 6:45am Text That Never Came
7:30 - "Bailey... He's Gone"
12:43 - Why She Shared This Story So Soon
16:04 - A Video That Changed Everything
20:45 - Their Final Vacation Together
23:27 - Feeling Defeated vs Finding Hope
28:24 - Crying in the Sauna & Cold Plunge
31:27 - The Powerful Note Everyone Should Write
34:27 - A Message for Anyone Considering Suicide
36:14 - The Three Words That Could Save a Life
37:18 - The Reason to Stay One More Day

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/

Connect with Baylee Barnes:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baylee0821/

What do you do when a doctor tells you that you have 15 months to live and less than a 10% chance of surviving the next two years?

In this episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Doug Cartwright, a sales coach, entrepreneur, and one of the most spiritually grounded people I've ever met, who was diagnosed with Grade 4 Glioblastoma, the deadliest, most aggressive form of brain cancer, just weeks before we recorded this conversation.

Doug walks us through the symptoms that were dismissed as anxiety, the emergency brain surgery that saved his life, and the vision he had that completely changed how he sees death, faith, and what it means to truly live.

If you've ever faced a moment that shattered your sense of the future, this conversation will stay with you.

Please consider supporting Doug’s GoFundMe linked below:
https://gofund.me/27a96d9ed

Key Moments:
0:00 “I Thought I Was Going to Die Today”
5:38 Waves of Panic & Impending Doom
9:03 He Thought He Had DPDR Disorder
14:09 The Phone Call That Saved His Life
18:45 “My Life Will Never Be the Same”
21:36 Living Like Every Day Could Be His Last
25:18 The Power of Saying I Love You
29:12 Brain Cancer Became His Greatest Test
33:10 Can You Keep Your Heart Open in Hell?
38:32 How to Change Without Trauma
41:14 The Experimental Cancer Vaccine in Germany
43:02 The Truth About Death Nobody Talks About
44:13 The Message He Wants to Leave Behind

Connect with Me: 
IG: @tyler.hall (https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/)

Connect with Doug Cartwright:
IG: doug_cartwright (https://www.instagram.com/doug_cartwright/)

What happens when the person trained to save lives loses someone they couldn’t save?

In this episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Marlon Rollins for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve ever had about suicide, grief, trauma, mental health, and healing. Dr. Rollins spent years working as a crisis director and mental health professional helping people through suicidal crises, until the unthinkable happened. His sister, Amber, took her own life, leaving behind a 13-year-old daughter who was the first person to find her.

This conversation explores the devastating reality of suicide loss, survivor’s guilt, depression, addiction, firearms, trauma, parenting, social media, and why so many people suffer in silence. We also discuss suicide prevention, warning signs, purpose, connection, and the urgent mental health crisis impacting children, teens, veterans, nurses, and families around the world.

If this episode moved you, please share it with someone who may need it.

Key Moments:
0:00 The Call That Changed Everything
6:02 The Coroner Called Me Next
12:48 The Suicide Prevention Grant
18:40 His 13-Year-Old Niece Found Her
23:35 “Losing My Sister Was a Gift”
30:31 Learning to Heal Himself
36:11 The Suicide Myth We Believe
42:42 She Heard the Gunshot
49:19 Did His Sister Plan Her Suicide?
56:32 Suicide in Kids Is Exploding
1:00:54 Why Community Saves Kids
1:07:24 Find a Bigger Why
1:14:13 Do People Regret Suicide?
1:20:17 Why Suicide Keeps Increasing
1:24:39 Mental Health Is Finally Changing

Connect with Me: 
IG: @tyler.hall (https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/)

Connect with Dr. Marlon Rollins:
IG: @drmarlonrollins (https://www.instagram.com/drmarlonrollins/)

Nothing prepares you for the moment your parents call screaming that your little brother is gone.

In this episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with twin brothers Jake & Joe Sharp as they relive the night their 16-year-old brother Sam died by suicide while they were serving church missions in Mexico.

What followed was a pain neither of them knew how to survive. The phone call, the confusion, the anger, the guilt, and the devastating reality of returning home to a family forever changed. But this conversation is about more than loss. It’s about mental health, teenage depression, shame, hope, and the reminder that the people smiling the most are sometimes hurting the deepest.

Jake & Joe share who Sam really was beyond his struggles: a light, a comedian, a brother, and someone deeply loved.

If you or someone you love is battling suicidal thoughts, please know this episode was made for you.

If this story moved you, share it with someone who needs hope today.

Key Moments:
00:00 The Call That Changed Their Lives Forever
05:04 They Were in Mexico When It Happened
09:04 The Panic Before the Phone Call
13:23 Who Sam Really Was Behind the Smile
17:00 Why His Death Still Makes Them Angry
19:18 The Morning After Everything Changed
22:05 Why Teen Suicide Is Exploding
27:13 The Dangerous Lies Teens Believe
30:35 The Note Sam Left for His Brothers
34:24 The Suicide Prevention Message Everyone Needs
38:36 The Happiest People May Be Hurting Most
41:05 Their Message to Teenagers in Darkness

Connect with Me: 
IG: @tyler.hall (https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/)

Connect with Jake & Joe Sharp:
IG: @jduofit (https://www.instagram.com/jduofit/)

I thought I understood what domestic abuse looked like until I heard Erica Muniz’s story.

In this episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, Erica shares the reality of surviving a 15-year marriage, one that began with control and silence, and escalated. From being isolated from her family to enduring moments that nearly cost her life, her story is confronting, raw, and impossible to ignore.

But this isn’t just about trauma, it’s about faith, resilience, and finding the strength to finally break free.

If you or someone you love is experiencing abuse, this matters.

Watch now and share this with someone who needs to hear it.

Key Moments:
00:00 He Dragged Me by My Hair
03:12 The First Signs I Ignored
08:24 Locked in a Closet Pregnant
11:18 It Gets Way Worse
15:42 Dragged Across the House
19:18 “You Don’t Deserve the Bed”
23:28 The Boiling Water
26:18 Asking “Why Me?”
29:07 The Doctor Knew Something Was Wrong
33:20 The First Time I Fought Back
35:20 When it Stopped (Temporarily)
41:08 In the Car44:18 My Husband’s Reaction Today
47:02 What a Real Man Looks Like
50:56 Advice for Others
53:09 The Story That Shook Me
56:16 Turning Pain Into Purpose

Connect with Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/

Connect with Erica:
Instagram: @erica_muniz_86 (https://www.instagram.com/erica_muniz_86/)