Bearing witness to grief with Randy Aguero

Thank you to Randy Aguero for sharing his deeply personal journey through grief and mental health struggles after losing his oldest son Dima to fentanyl poisoning in March 2021. Randy shared how he delayed taking mental health leave from his corporate position for over three years, even being offered early departure by his company's health department, until he was finally diagnosed with high-functioning depression at near-crisis level in 2024. The conversation explored Randy's military background, his current MBSR teacher certification training, and his mission to help other young men express vulnerability and process grief, particularly drawing from his experience mentoring others through similar struggles. Randy emphasized the importance of authentic connection and "bearing witness" to others' suffering rather than well-intentioned but ineffective offers to "just call if you need anything." The full interview will drop on May 5th.