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My Family Keeps Dying & I Can't Explain It
· 1 h 13 min
Episode My Family Keeps Dying & I Can't Explain It
In this episode, I sit down with Jaclyn Rose, a mental health advocate whose life has been shaped by unimaginable loss. Jaclyn shares the heartbreaking story of losing her uncle to suicide, her father to addiction, and years later, her older brother to the very same battle. Rather than allowing grief to harden her heart, she chose to understand it.
This conversation challenged the way I think about addiction, mental health, suicide, grief, and what it truly means to love someone who is suffering. We talk about the silence that often surrounds these struggles, why shame keeps so many families trapped, and how healing begins when we stop asking, “How could you do this to us?” and start asking, “What pain were you carrying?”
In this episode:
• Losing her uncle, father, and brother to suicide and addiction • The text message from her dad hours before he unexpectedly died • Why shame and silence make grief even harder to carry • What addiction taught her about love, forgiveness, and compassion • How she turned unimaginable loss into a mission to help others heal
If you've ever lost someone to suicide or addiction, love someone battling mental illness, or are carrying grief that still feels too heavy to name, I hope this episode reminds you that you are not alone.
Key Moments:
00:00 The Text Message That Changed Everything
05:12 Seeing Her Uncle After Suicide at Just 9 Years Old
09:08 Why Silence Makes Grief Even Worse
16:17 The Birthday That Changed Her Relationship with Her Dad
20:01 The Truth About Her Father's Addiction
24:03 Reuniting With Her Dad One Week Before He Died
31:00 How Grief Turned Into Anxiety, Addiction & Survival
34:19 Why Time Doesn't Heal Trauma
36:05 Can You Love Someone Who Keeps Hurting You?
43:03 What Addiction Really Feels Like
46:41 Her Brother Started Following the Same Path
50:10 Loving Someone Without Enabling Them
54:08 "I Got My Son Back"... Or So We Thought
59:20 The Second Phone Call That Broke Her Heart
1:02:00 Saying Goodbye Without Shame
1:07:48 The Biggest Gaps in Mental Health Treatment
1:10:04 Why We Need to Change the Way We Talk About Grief
Connect with Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/
Connect with Jaclyn Rose:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnesswithjac/
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