{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-jar-foundation-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fmental-health-today-with-13-Bt7gYSch","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#13 - Mental Health Today - Overcoming the Abyss: Jeff Johnston on Mental Health, Loss, and Purpose","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6571bf83-4b14-402c-86cb-922edab80448/5b71f9bd-87eb-4430-bc1e-a758708428c2/whatsapp-image-2024-05-05-at-18-53-35.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Jeffrey A. Johnston is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. He is the founder and CEO of JAJ Consulting and Psychotherapy, a private practice that provides counseling and consulting services to individuals, couples, and families. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Brightn, a telemedicine platform that connects patients with mental health professionals for virtual visits. With Brightn, Jeffrey and his team aim to increase access to mental health care and make it more convenient for people to get the help they need. By leveraging technology, Brightn is able to provide high-quality, personalized care to patients from the comfort of their own homes.\n\nJeffrey has extensive experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds and specializes in treating trauma, anxiety, and depression. He is also an experienced trainer and consultant, providing workshops and training sessions to organizations on topics such as mental health, diversity, and inclusion.\n\nIn this powerful episode of Mental Health Today, host Ken Stearns welcomes Jeff Johnston, founder of the Living Undeterred Project. Jeff shares his deeply personal story of loss, including the deaths of his son Seth from fentanyl poisoning and his wife Prudence from alcoholism. Through these tragedies, Jeff found a renewed sense of purpose, dedicating his life to mental health advocacy. He discusses his journey of overcoming his own battles with addiction, launching the Living Undeterred Podcast, writing his book, and creating the Brightn mental wellness app.\n\nTune in to hear how Jeff is transforming grief into a legacy of hope and mental wellness.\n\n"}