A Father’s Grief, Faith & Men’s Mental Health | Justin Reiller’s Story | Ep 1

In this powerful episode of SMC Podcast: SOUL Mission Conversations, Daniel Fournier sits down with Justin Michael Reiller for a raw and honest Men’s Health Month conversation on trials, tribulations, and endurance.Justin is a veteran, assistant director, actor, model, single father, Son of God, and a man deeply committed to faith, family, healing, and becoming better every day.This conversation moves through some of the most difficult terrain a man can carry: the unexpected loss of a child, grief that never fully disappears, therapy, alcohol recovery, emotional regulation, single fatherhood, divorce, failed relationships, self-accountability, ego, faith, purpose, and learning how to keep moving forward when life feels overwhelming.Justin speaks openly about the death of his firstborn daughter, the years-long healing journey that followed, the importance of therapy and support systems, and the truth that some wounds do not vanish — we learn how to carry them without letting them consume the soul.Together, Daniel and Justin also discuss:• Men’s mental health• Grief and child loss• Therapy and self-education• Alcohol recovery and breaking toxic cycles• Fatherhood and responsibility• Faith, God, and purpose• Ego, accountability, and apology• Emotional language and learning how to identify what you feel• Anxiety as energy that needs direction• Brotherhood and the need for good men in a man’s life• Why strength is not silent suffering• How honest conversations can help men feel less aloneThis episode is not polished performance. It is a real conversation between two men willing to speak honestly about what it means to suffer, heal, grow, and keep becoming.If you are a man carrying grief, regret, shame, pressure, anxiety, addiction, emotional heaviness, or the weight of trying to be strong for everyone else — you are not alone.Reach out. Talk to someone. Use your support system. Get help. Healing is not weakness. Healing is responsibility.If you or someone you love is in emotional distress or crisis, call or text 988. Veterans can call 988 and press 1. For mental health or substance-use treatment referrals, call SAMHSA at 1-800-662-HELP.Thank you for watching SMC Podcast: SOUL Mission Conversations.Keep striving.Keep enduring.Keep living your SOUL Mission.