The Night I Lost Both Parents & What Happened Afterward

What do you do when your whole world disappears overnight? When a single phone call changes everything you thought you knew about life, faith, and purpose?

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Nathan DeTracy, a former IFBB Pro bodybuilder whose life was forever altered when he lost both parents in a tragic car accident at just 23 years old, only days before 9/11. What followed was a decade-long battle with grief, addiction, and identity, hidden behind a flawless exterior of success and discipline.

Nathan shares how he went from broken and lost, drowning in pain and denial, to rebuilding his life through faith, purpose, and service. He opens up about how bodybuilding became both his escape and his armor, and how hitting rock bottom forced him to finally face the truth beneath the muscle. Together, we explore the power of surrender, redemption, and finding meaning in unimaginable loss.

Today, Nathan channels that journey into helping others transform their health and mindset through Make Wellness, a company redefining how we approach fitness, peptides, and true well-being.

If you’ve ever faced grief, addiction, or identity loss and wondered if healing is even possible, watch this episode. It might just change how you see pain, purpose, and the fight to rise again.

Key Moments:

0:00 The Phone Call That Shattered My Life

5:40 When Reality Finally Hit

8:37 Escaping the Pain Through Addiction

13:04 Losing Everything and Finding God

15:20 How Bodybuilding Became My Survival

20:32 The Miracles That Changed My Atheist Heart

23:10 The Woman Who Saved Me

27:18 Rock Bottom & Bankruptcy

32:15 Losing $100K a Month Overnight

35:05 The 5 Pillars of Real Health

39:04 Why Supplements Don’t Work

44:02 The Truth About Ozempic & GLP-1s

49:20 Nature’s Alternative to Injectables

54:50 How to Join the Movement

Guest Info:

IG: @‌nathandetracy

LinkedIn: Nate DeTracy