AJ Larranaga
Episode 17 of the Mental Maintenance podcast, hosted by Mental Maintenance, titled "AJ Larranaga" was published on February 3, 2020 and runs 75 minutes.
February 3, 2020 ·75m · Mental Maintenance
Summary
AJ Larranaga is the guest this week on Mental Maintenance. AJ's story is a rough one but you wouldn't know by his outlook on life. He is a true optimist and can see the silver lining in every storm cloud. He walks us through his journey with his son Lucas who died about a week after birth. Lucas was diagnosed with Gluteric Academia Type II a few days after he was born and although Lucas' life may have been short, it was impactful. AJ talks about how hard it was to come back from the hospital to a childless home which lead to him using pills to numb the pain and sadness. When his wife Rachel got pregnant with their second son, he stepped up and checked into rehab. We guarantee while you're listening to AJ you'll be amazed by his light heartedness and positive outlook. Use the discount code mentalmpodcast for 10% off your first month with Better Help OR go to www.betterhelp.com/mentalmpodcast. Connect with us -- Instagram: @mentalmpodcast Twitter: @mentalmpodcast Facebook: Mental Maintenance Podcast
Episode Description
AJ Larranaga is the guest this week on Mental Maintenance. AJ's story is a rough one but you wouldn't know by his outlook on life. He is a true optimist and can see the silver lining in every storm cloud. He walks us through his journey with his son Lucas who died about a week after birth. Lucas was diagnosed with Gluteric Academia Type II a few days after he was born and although Lucas' life may have been short, it was impactful. AJ talks about how hard it was to come back from the hospital to a childless home which lead to him using pills to numb the pain and sadness. When his wife Rachel got pregnant with their second son, he stepped up and checked into rehab. We guarantee while you're listening to AJ you'll be amazed by his light heartedness and positive outlook.
Use the discount code mentalmpodcast for 10% off your first month with Better Help OR go to www.betterhelp.com/mentalmpodcast.
Connect with us --
Instagram: @mentalmpodcast
Twitter: @mentalmpodcast
Facebook: Mental Maintenance Podcast
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