{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Journey Beyond Death (Mental Health Resiliency 1\/3): Living in a World That Expects You to Be \u201cOver It\u201d","description":"In part two of The Journey Beyond Death begins a powerful three-part arc on Mental Health Resiliency. In this deeply honest and emotionally raw episode, we explore how the grieving mind struggles to stay grounded after the loss of someone irreplaceable \u2014 and what survivors can do to regain emotional equilibrium. Certified grief educator and thanatologist Elreacy Dock joins us to offer expert insight on the early stages of grief and the emotional turbulence that can last for years. Elreacy shares why year two is often more emotionally taxing than year one, and how avoiding emotions too long can trigger delayed grief and breakdowns. We also discuss the dangers of using substances to suppress grief, and instead offer healthier rituals that restore stability and self-expression. Joining Elreacy are Carole Brody Fleet, Joyce Hocker, and Mark Henick \u2014 all of whom bring unique expertise and lived experience. From suicide prevention and emotional sobriety to reclaiming identity after widowhood, this episode offers guidance that is fiercely compassionate and unapologetically real. Mental health isn\u2019t about \u201cgetting over\u201d death. It\u2019s about learning how to live beside the wound. --------------------------------------- Featuring in order of appearance: 01:00 \u2013 Certified Grief Educator Elreacy Dock 09:54 \u2013 Carole Brody Fleet 27:18 \u2013 Psychologist Dr. Joyce Hocker 38.52 - Mark Henick --------------------------------------- Elreacy Dock Elreacy Dock is a certified grief educator, thanatologist, behavioral health consultant, and death educator. She serves as Chair of the Thanatology Department at Capstone University, where she designed a graduate-level program in grief studies. Trained by renowned grief expert David Kessler, Elreacy combines academic depth with compassionate support for those experiencing loss. She is also a published co-author of Integrated Healthcare: Applications for Social Work, and her work has been featured in major outlets such as Vogue, Newsweek, and Harper\u2019s Bazaar Arabia. website: www.elreacydock.com. --------------------------------------- Carole Brody Fleet Carole Brody Fleet is the multi-award winning author of the forthcoming book, \u201cLoss is a Four-Letter Word\u2026\u201d (HCI Books, September, 2018); as well as the #1 release in its genre, \u201cWhen Bad Things Happen to Good Women\u2026\u201d (Viva Editions). She is also the author of \u201cHappily EVEN After\u2026 \u201c(Viva Editions); winner of the prestigious Books for a Better Life Award, one of the top national awards in publishing; as well as the critically praised, national bestseller, \u201cWidows Wear Stilettos\u2026\u201d (New Horizon Press). Carole is additionally the author and executive producer of the best selling spoken-word CD, entitled, \u201cWidows Wear Stilettos: What Now?\u201d. Website: http:\/\/www.widowswearstilettos.com\/ --------------------------------------- Joyce Hocker Joyce Hocker, Ph.D., a former professor at the University of Montana, is the author of Interpersonal Conflict, used in more than 250 colleges and universities and now in its 10th edition. Now semi-retired, Hocker teaches in the Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Montana, and at Red Willow Learning Center, a nonprofit in Missoula, which supports resilience in people who suffer difficult life experiences. Her latest book is The Trail to Tincup. Website: http:\/\/www.redwillowlearning.org\/ --------------------------------------- Mark Henick With over three and a half million views, Mark Henick\u2019s TEDx talk, \u201cWhy We Choose Suicide,\u201d is among the most watched in the world. His story of searching for \u201cthe man in the light brown jacket\u201d who saved his life from a teenage suicide attempt captured global attention, and when he learned of products being sold on Amazon that promoted suicide, his successful online petition to have them removed garnered tens of thousands of signatures. As the National Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), his talks are informed by his direct experience with stigma and the mental health care system, and he has dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and creating change. Henick brings his diverse and unique perspective to every audience, as someone who has been a patient, a professional, and a policy influencer in the mental health system. Website: https:\/\/markhenick.com\/ --------------------------------------- ","author_name":"Outer Limits of Inner Truth","author_url":"http:\/\/www.outerlimitsradio.com","html":"