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Different Life

Different Life

By: Gary Donia & Peter Brouillard
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 Most people don’t need more motivation. They need a different approach. Different Life is a podcast about building a healthier, stronger, more meaningful life — without chasing trends, hacks, or surface-level health advice. Hosted by physical therapists Perry Donia and Peter Brouillard, this show is a candid, unscripted conversation between two clinicians who live at the intersection of physical therapy, strength training, and long-term performance. Between them, they’ve worked with athletes, busy professionals, parents, people in pain, and people simply trying to feel capable again. This isn’t theory. It’s what actually works in the real world. On this podcast, they break down: • Strength training as a life skill • Injury recovery, back pain, and mobility • Pelvic floor health and durability • Sleep, stress, and energy management • Performance and longevity over 40 • Hormones, fatigue, and burnout • Discipline, habits, and identity shifts • Parenting and modeling strength • The future of relationship-based healthcare Some episodes are tactical. Some are philosophical. Some challenge common health advice. But all of them revolve around one core belief: Different is better than better. Better keeps you inside the same patterns. Different changes the trajectory. If you’re 30–65, care about your health, but feel stuck… If you used to feel strong and want that capability back… If you’re navigating pain, stress, or transition… This podcast is for you. Strength builds confidence. Capability creates freedom. Health is the foundation for meaning. Each episode explores one question: What different decision today could change your life five years from now? If you’re ready to build a Different Life — welcome.Whole Health Solutions Studios
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  • Different Life Trailer

    Different Life Trailer
    Feb 17 2026

    Different Life – Why We’re Back (And Why “Different Is Better Than Better”)

    After two and a half years away from the mic, we’re back.


    In this trailer episode, Gary Donia and Peter Brouillard reintroduce themselves, share why the previous podcast ended, and explain why now is the right time to bring the conversation back — under a new name and a clearer philosophy.

    This is the beginning of Different Life, a Whole Health Solutions podcast built around one core idea:

    Different is better than better.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Why “better every day” can feel motivating… and also exhausting
    • The difference between chasing “better” and choosing “different”
    • What physical therapy really means (and how we approach it differently)
    • Why we don’t sell visits — we sell outcomes
    • How personal growth starts with intention
    • Real examples from our own lives (parenting, resistance to change, patience, new experiences)
    • Why capability builds confidence
    • How small different actions compound over time

    We also share the 10-word descriptor behind this show:

    Helping you build a healthier, capable, more meaningful life.

    Different Life is a podcast about strength training, physical therapy, injury recovery, mobility, discipline, parenting, business ownership, and the philosophical side of building long-term health.

    It’s not motivational fluff.

    It’s honest conversation about what actually moves the needle.

    Some episodes will be tactical.
    Some will be philosophical.
    Some will include guests.
    All of them will center around one question:

    What different decision today could change your life?

    This is version one.
    We’re building this in public.
    And we’re taking you along for the ride.

    Be different.
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