In this solo-cast episode of the R-Rated Science Podcast Ricky recounts his experiences seeing his friend's name on their memorial wall for the first time. He describes the emotions he felt before, during, and after seeing their name. The purpose of this episode it to help the listener navigate their own emotions regarding events like these, and know that they are NOT alone in their feelings as well.

It is important that we never forget those who have gone before us. NSDF. 

“Her therapeutic interventions are always presence-and-mindfulness based and include narrative, dialectical, and trauma-focused therapies.” 

For so many people, therapy is a dirty word. In my experience, people are unaware of the various types of therapy beyond just talk therapy available to them these days. 

Would you please explain the differences between the types of therapy you offer, and perhaps others you know of that you feel our audience should be aware of?

The world pursues happiness.  The world avoids grief. This equation creates more suffering and loneliness for grievers than imaginable.

How should we approach delayed grief? Most of our service members HAVE to delay their grief. 

https://www.missfoundation.org/staff/dr-joanne-cacciatore/

https://wisdomexperience.org/wisdom-article/the-me-you-cant-see/

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/grief-guru-oprah-prince-harry-documentary-120038633.html

https://www.facebook.com/drjoannec

In this episode, Ricky and Kate sit down with Dan Orth, a man who is as real, nuanced, and deep as the vivid poetry that pours from his soul. Dan doesn’t choose to share his emotions through writing for recognition; he does it solely to help others so they know they’re not alone. Words fall short of describing how impactful this episode is to our hosts, and we know many of you will feel the same. Trust us when we say that you do not want to miss this one. Some of the topics covered during our conversation include:

• Dan’s background and military career

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In this episode, Ricky and Kate introduce the topic of Moral Injury (MI) and discuss it in the context of military service members, first responders, and healthcare providers, although the term is not exclusive to these populations. MI is a very real cognitive and emotional response that individuals may experience following a violation of their moral or ethical code. These violations can occur when a person acts or fails to act, witnesses someone else act or fail to act, or is betrayed by a trusted individual in situations of significant consequence. The hosts describe the current state of research around MI, stressing the importance of family and various therapeutic approaches to healing, and they reference ongoing clinical trials. Ricky shares his own experiences with MI, and the two touch on how they’ve seen MI affect those they know. Research articles and books referenced in this episode are listed below.

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/cooccurring/moral_injury.asp#:~:text=Moral%20injury%20is%20the%20distressing,individual%27s%20values%20and%20moral%20beliefs

https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/nchav/resources/trauma/Moral_Injury.asp

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=moral+injury&term=&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03764033?cond=moral+injury&draw=2&rank=1

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05001542?cond=moral+injury&draw=2&rank=8

https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020036

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00443/full

https://oneop.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Griffin-MI-integrative-review.pdf

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/moral-injury-in-a-context-of-trauma/82DE047143C9669BDFEDC81E614A8CA5

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00113-9/fulltext

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10567-013-0146-y

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

In this introductory episode you meet R Rated Science Hosts Kate Pate PhD and Ricky Ditzel Jr.

Kate and Ricky discuss how they came up with the concept for R Rated Science, what it means to be R Rated, and you learn about their upbringings and where they are today! 

The views and opinions of this podcast are of the hosts only and do not reflect the organizations they represent.