When broken down, no matter how you look at it, grief sucks. Plain and simple. But why? In this episode as take a further look at what grief is and why it is so complicated.

Show Outline:

-Introduction

-What is grief?

-Stages of grief

1. Denial

2. Anger

3. Bargaining

4. Depression

5. Acceptance

-Challenges in coping grief

1. Individual Differences

2. Duration

3. Social Expectations

4. Secondary losses

5. Complicated Grief

-Conclusion

Trust Your Stuff. What does that mean? Where did it come from? And how am I using it today? Listen in and find out.

In this episode, we discuss how we can look to fighter pilots and fighter jets to help us with our overall Mental Health. Specifically, we discuss how pilots use check-lists when they identify an emergency in the aircraft and how we can employ a mental health check-list to help us when we identify emergencies in our body as well.

As always, I appreciate you and the support that you provide me. You make a difference in this world to so many people. As you go about your daily activities, please remember to DO, BE, and INSPIRE GOOD in all that you do.

In this episode, I further explore treatments used to treat depression. In the last episode, I talked about what I call phase 1 treatments which include therapy and cognitive based treatments. In this episode, I talk about the second phase of treatments which are used when therapy and medication don't resolve symptoms of depression. These treatments can include Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Transcranial magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Ketamine assisted treatment.

I appreciate you joining me on the journey and for all of your support.

In all that you do, continue to choose to DO, BE, and INSPIRE GOOD in all that you do.

In this episode, we explore the different types of treatments that individuals can take to help treat their depression. I like to think of treatment in two phases. Phase 1 including medication and therapy based treatment; and phase 2, which are additional treatments that can be explored when phase 1 treatment doesn't reduce symptoms of depression. Ib this episode, I dive into phase 1 treatments including therapy based treatment and cognitive based treatment.

Appreciate your continued support. As always, continue to Do, Be, and Inspire GOOD.

This week we celebrate Alex's birthday! He was one of the best people I knew. He had this unique way of making your day/life better. As we get ready to celebrate him, I challenge each of us to look for an opportunity this week to do an act of GOOD for someone else.

In this episode, I talk about the origin of my favorite phrase: Do. Be. Inspire | GOOD. We discuss where it came from and how I see it today.

Appreciate the support through this journey.

Continue to Do. Be. and Inspire GOOD in the world in all you do.