Moordinary Podcast

In this episode, John and Meredyth discuss their fertility journey.

Listen as John and Meredyth share their testimonies of faith and how their faith influenced their traumatic event.

Dr. Rick Butts Website – www.drrickbutts.com Healing Core Issues Institute https://www.healingourcoreissuesinstitute.com/ Book – Man Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl-ebook/dp/B009U9S6FI Episode timeline: Intro .18-1.36 1:36-4:08 – Top three things to practice mental health during this pandemic 4:09 – 11:48 – How did our sessions go, and what stage of grief did you met us at? 11:48-19:15 What stage of grief did we struggle with the most? 19:16 - Talk about our process of recovery to acceptance 23:56 - Does trauma effect a persons personality 27:11 - If someone chooses to find a counselor what steps should they take 30:42 – Final thoughts

Harvard Business Review Article: https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief?fbclid=IwAR35_lZ8_xajIcqad-GfMTT6_Hcp_ytepXFah30uvVNMHnbri4RB6GmVPC4  

0:01 – Intro 0:25 – Recap of series 1:45 – The point of acceptance 1:55 – The myths of acceptance 4:00 – Everybody’s story is different 4:45 – Point of acceptance 5:35 – Writing our story again 11:45 – Unloading the backpack 15:00 – Having someone who knows you 17:38 – Replacing boulders with tools 20:47 – Final thoughts

0:00 - Intro & Update 1:12 - John’s depression stage 3:10 – I don’t like my new normal 5:42 – Feel like I’m under water 7:10 – Meredyth’s depression stage 8:00 – Trauma of infertility 12:00 – God didn’t say no 13:00 – An awesome doctor 15:25 – The quiet stage of grief 19:11 – Finding that right doctor https://www.psycom.net/depression.central.grief.html https://manchesterpsychotherapy.co.uk/stages-of-grief-and-grieving/ https://www.healthline.com/health/stages-of-grief https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/d/depression

Episode 5 Bargaining Stage of Grief 0:00  Intro 0:33 Review of Kubler-Ross Grief Model 1:08 Life changing event list 1:54 All Trauma is Trauma- comes in all sizes 3:11 Stages of grief is not always a linear line 4:35 Feel like a pinball 5:20 Trauma will always be a part of you 5:45 Bargaining and meaning 7:30 Meredyth’s experience of bargaining 8:33 Spinal Cord injury information 11:50 Give a Moose a Muffin 13:25 Reflect back on what if 14:31 Johnny’s experience of guilt 17:31 False Hope 17:32 POW camps 18:55 Tornado 22:19 Still have what ifs happen 25:51 Journal making

5 Stages of Grief Series - Episode 2 “Anger” 0:00 – Intro 1:15 – Define the anger stage 2:15 – Misdirected anger 2:40 – Triggers 5:04 – Whys? without answers 6:40 – Feeling bad about feeling mad 7:12 – Seeing the life we “should” be living 10:05 – Own your anger 12:20 – Bring anger to the light 13:00 – The secret of the ooze 14:10 – Kendra Lupton interview 16:15 – Kendra’s traumatic event 25:00 - Kendra’s journey to recovery

Episode 3 - Denial / Shock "When The Dust Settles" 0:20       5 stages of grief 0:37       2 stages of denial or shock 2:00       Our new normal 3:10       Mourning the death of the walking me 3:55       Denial/anxiety 7:15       Counseling 5:57       Bag of emotions 10:00     Trauma will show the weak parts of the pizza dough 11:25     Getting an undistorted view of yourself 13.08     After the dust settles

In this episode, John and Meredyth discuss the importance of community during a traumatic event.