<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2117852/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Jason McKenzie shares his heart-wrenching journey through grief after losing his wife to suicide and his daughter to trauma-induced mental health struggles. His story reveals how childhood trauma ripples through generations and how he found healing through sobriety, purposeful grief work, and helping others.<br><br>• Lost his police officer wife to suicide after years battling mental health issues stemming from childhood trauma<br>• Daughters were just six and five when their mother died, causing deep trauma despite their young age<br>• Developed a four-year drinking problem while trying to appear like he "had it together"<br>• Experienced breakthrough moment when his nine-year-old daughter said "I'm disappointed in you"<br>• Lost his 19-year-old daughter to a car accident related to mental health struggles<br>• Discovered that many mental health issues stem from unprocessed childhood trauma<br>• Creates TikTok videos about grief that have reached 40 million views and helped prevent suicides<br>• Uses somatic experiencing therapy to process grief through body awareness<br>• Writing a book called "Man Down" about grief specifically targeted to men<br>• Emphasizes the power of intentional language in shaping our experience of grief<br>• Practices positive reframing: "I can be grateful for 19 years with her because it's better than zero"<br>• Believes healing comes through facing what seems unfaceable and sitting with difficult emotions<br><br>Contact Jason through TonyMantor.com if you'd like to share your story on Why Not Me? The World podcast.<br><br><br></p><p>https://tonymantor.com<br>https://Facebook.com/tonymantor<br>https://instagram.com/tonymantor<br>https://twitter.com/tonymantor<br>https://youtube.com/tonymantormusic<br>intro/outro music bed written by T. Wild<br>Why Not Me the World music published by Mantor Music (BMI)</p>