When you go through something difficult, painful, or traumatic, it's natural to feel like you're

alone, like no one could ever understand what you're going through, which is one reason why support

groups exist, because there's power in saying, I get you, and I've been through this too.

In fact, about 6,250,000 Americans attend some

kind of support group on the regular, which works out to be about one in every 54 people. Now, I want to

share my story with you about support groups. Back in 2021, when I was a flight attendant, I witnessed a traumatic

death on board. I saw a passenger die in front of my eyes, and I won't get into the nitty-gritty

details here. But it triggered not only PTSD for me, but anxiety, panic attacks, nightmares,

and depression. Because I spoke up at the time

and asked for help, I was given the amazing gift of going to intense trauma therapy over the

course of several months, which my airline paid for. I know not many of us are that lucky.

Part of the program included a virtual support group with other

first responders who had witnessed some type of traumatic death while they were doing their

job. We would share our trauma, our stories, and our hearts. It absolutely made me feel so

much less alone and like someone understood exactly what I was going through at the time.

I'm still dear friends with a few of the people from the group and I am thankful for their support

to this day. It was because of them, my phenomenal therapist, my doctors, and the support of my

sister and wife that I am able to continuously make

my mental health a priority even today. Yes, Russia, you certainly are. It's just like our beautiful

mother would always tell us, look for the helpers. And, you know, I just got to say I'm so

grateful that you had such an amazing support

group to get you through that incredibly rough time. Well, today's episode focuses on a very special

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