Before the hospital visit, before the diagnosis, before the heartburn that almost became a eulogy — there was her.

In this episode, K rewinds the tape to the unlikely origins of a lifelong love that began as a 20-year friendship, a sarcastic dare, and a night neither of them expected.

It’s not a rom-com. It’s not fate. It’s something better — two messed-up people who trusted each other enough to see what would happen.

From burning cars and hot tubs to unexpected partnerships, this is the accidental love story that somehow worked out.

They say your life flashes before your eyes when you’re about to die.
Mine didn’t.
All I saw was a candy store and some bad decisions.

In this raw, sarcastic kickoff to Canuck’d Up, I tell the story of the night I thought I was having a heart attack… and walked myself into the ER like a true Canadian. What I got instead wasn’t what I expected — but it changed everything.

This is a story about stress, denial, male pride, and what happens when your body finally taps out — and you’re the last to notice.

• Night shift meltdowns
• Midlife misfires
• Canadian stoicism
• How not to manage stress (spoiler: don’t eat pounds of hard candies)
• A wake-up call wrapped in sarcasm

Next episode: What happens after the diagnosis — and why pretending you're invincible doesn’t work out long-term. Or not. We'll see where things take us.

This is Episode Zero.
No fancy studio. No website. No sponsors. Just me — K — a hoodie-wearing, coffee-drinking Canadian trying to stay sane while the world pretends it isn’t falling apart.

We’ll talk dad stuff, survival, money, burnout, and whatever else is on fire this week.

If you’re here, welcome to Canuck’d Up.

Functional realism in a dysfunctional world.

Warning: This podcast has strong language, adult themes, and no filter. If that’s a problem… you’re probably too soft for the apocalypse.