Facing Grief with Sexy Humor | #03
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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode features heavy and extensive conversation surrounding suicide, facing suicide loss, suicide prevention, and more.
For today’s episode of “Harder to Breathe'', host and former drummer of “Maroon 5” Ryan Dusick is joined by co-host and actor Brian “Duck” Maillard alongside special guest: Actor, Comic, Influencer, and Founder of “Mourning Glory”: Aleksei Archer.
Aleksei Archer is truly one-of-a-kind. Her mission is to bring together victims of Suicide Loss through her foundation “Mourning Glory”, and to face a very dark topic like suicide with both humor and sex appeal. It’s an extremely fine line to walk, yet undeniably a fascinating and unique one. The trio dive deep into Aleksei’s relationship with her father, who she lost to suicide, and how joining a community of victims to Suicide Loss has been a powerful and necessary step in her growth and healing process.
Along the way, important and useful topics come up including the stress of Social Media, Generational Trauma, Sexual Identity and so much more… with plenty of laughs along the way– the forte of Aleksei’s groundbreaking approach to trauma.
More on Aleksei Archer:
www.mourningglory.com - Mourning Glory, Aleksei’s Suicide Loss Program
Instagram: @alekseiarcher
www.alekseiarcher.com - Her Professional/Personal Website
0:00:00 Introduction & Reminiscing on Duck’s Band
0:08:10 Intro to Today’s Guest: Aleksei Archer
0:09:33 Duck’s Free Therapy Session – Will He Ever “Make It?”
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0:18:46 Aleksei Archer Joins the Podcast
0:21:40 What is “Mourning Glory” and “Active Grieving”?
0:26:53 Ryan and Duck’s Connection to Community
0:32:14 How Aleksei Grows and Grieves Today
0:35:16 Ryan’s Family Connection to Suicide
0:37:37 How to Build Resilience
0:40:29 The Importance of Our Language Around Suicide
0:42:16 Humor and the Psychology Surrounding It
0:47:04 Generational Trauma
0:50:24 How Aleksei Identifies, and the Importance of Identity
0:53:31 Anxiety and Pressure Surrounding Social Media
1:03:53 The Focus on Suicide Loss vs. Suicide Prevention
1:05:20 What People Should Understand About Grief (Community Part 2)
1:09:42 Know Your Unhealthy Healing Modalities
1:13:53 How to Have Healthy Conversations Surrounding Suicide
1:26:40 Aleksei’s Upcoming Show, “Venice Beach Scumbags”
1:26:04 Wrap-Up & Conclusion
Ready to Dive Deeper?:
BenBella Books Author Page - https://benbellabooks.com/authors/dusick-ryan/
Amazon Book Page - https://www.amazon.com/Harder-Breathe-Memoir-Finding-Recovery/dp/1637742339/
WWSG Speaker Page - https://wwsg.com/speakers/ryan-dusick/
Psychology Today Therapist Profile - https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/937599
Stay Up to Date on the Podcast: @hardertobreathepodcast
Follow Ryan on Social Media:
IG - @ryan_michael_dusick
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-dusick-ma-amft-26460894/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ryan.m.dusick
Facebook Author Page - https://www.facebook.com/RyanMichaelDusick/
X / Twitter - @DusickRyan
Follow Duck on Social Media:
IG - @Newyorkduck
X / Twitter - @DuckMaillard
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