Still Standing with Brett Francis

Still Standing is a raw, honest podcast about surviving the things that were supposed to break you — and trying to build a life anyway. Hosted by Brett Francis, this show explores chronic pain, disability, trauma, parenting, financial stress, self-criticism, recovery, identity, and the exhausting process of fighting systems that are supposed to help but often make life harder. It is about the messy middle: the days where you are not fully healed, not fully okay, but still here. Through personal storytelling, reflection, and real conversations, Still Standing gives voice to the people who are tired, overwhelmed, rebuilding, grieving, advocating, and learning how to keep going without pretending it is easy. This is not a polished “everything happens for a reason” kind of show. It is about resilience without toxic positivity, survival without shame, and the quiet strength it takes to keep standing when life keeps asking you to start over. Still Standing is for anyone who has been through too much, carried too much, questioned themselves too much — and is still trying.