The Rebuild
The Rebuild with Dillon Phaneuf
At some point, we all have to rebuild.
Sometimes it’s after everything falls apart, loss, failure, identity collapse.
Sometimes, life is good on paper, but something’s still missing. Either way, the work is the same: look inward, take ownership, and start again, brick by brick.
This show is about that process.
I’ve been coaching full-time for nearly 15 years. I’ve walked people through physical transformation, emotional healing, relapse, addiction, growth, success, and pain that doesn’t show up in check-ins. And right now, I’m walking through my rebuild.
This podcast is where I bring the rawness of that to the surface. You’ll hear conversations with people building something real, solo episodes where I process what I’m learning in real time, and moments that hopefully remind you you’re not alone.
Whether you’re at your best and want to go higher or on the bathroom floor trying to figure out what’s next, this space is for you.
Because even when it feels like checkmate, there’s always a better move.
The Rebuild
Episode 24 - Rebuilding from Nothing W/ Sarah Jean
Sarah shares what it really takes to walk away from everything, comfort, relationships, and old identity, and choose the long, quiet road of real transformation. This is a story of self-rescue, sovereign womanhood, and the brutal, beautiful process of rebuilding your life from scratch
Sarah has walked through three years of emotional, physical, and spiritual refinement, but today’s episode is about her voice, her evolution, and her earned conviction. From crying alone in a new city to becoming a coach with authority, this conversation strips away the performance of healing and reveals the pain, pause, and process behind true peace.
If you’ve ever felt like your life had to fall apart before it could begin again, this one is for you.
🧠 What You’ll Learn:
- What it actually feels like to walk away from the wrong life, even when no one understands
- The emotional cost of healing in silence, with no audience and no applause
- How bodybuilding and prep became a tool for self-abandonment, and later, self-respect
- What it looks like to coach from lived transformation, not just tactics
- The difference between being led, being mentored, and becoming unshakable on your own
✅ Apply This Right Now:
- Sit with this question: Are you still trying to change within the same identity that broke you?
- Audit your own process: is it noisy and performative, or honest and uncomfortable?
- Take one habit this week and attach it to who you’re becoming, not what you’re fixing
- Ask yourself: Do I want peace, or do I just want praise?