Authors of Impact

#37 - Jeff Johnston on being positively defined by your trauma

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Hey changemakers,

Today on the show, Jas Rawlinson chats with speaker and mental health advocate Jeff Johnston about his book, 'This One's For You: An Inspirational Journey Through Addiction, Death, and Meaning’).

Note: Please be advised that this conversation will discuss Jeff's story of losing his son Seth to fentanyl poisoning, and his wife Prudence to alcoholism.

In today’s conversation Jeff and Jas speak about:

  • How Jeff found the resilience and strength to keep living after the loss of his son Seth to drug addiction

  • Why ‘being defined’ by your trauma isn’t bad, and the distinction between ignoring your pain and living a fully expressed life alongside your grief 

  • The impact on young people who experience sibling bereavement

    • Connect with Jeff at:

    http://www.brightyourlife.com/

    www.livingundeterred.com


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