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Dr. Ken Druck, a highly sought after mental health expert, talks about his latest book, How We Go On.  Druck talks about how to survive tragic losses and how to cultivate hope, meaning, loving kindness, joy and compassion. About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media "Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 19 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.  For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   About Mission Fed Credit Union A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

In the first half, Ken Druck, an authority on courageous living, spoke candidly about his journey of resilience and healing after a tragic loss. When his daughter Jenna died as a result of a bus accident while studying abroad, "My world was decimated," he said. "But I realized I had to find the courage to go on and live out the rest of my life without making despair the central organizing principle of my life." He emphasized the universal struggle of navigating grief and chaos in a world rife with challenges, stating, "We're all living in a what now moment... questioning the very basis of what's happening in our world and in our lives." Druck found a way to transform personal pain into purpose, noting that even though he walks "with a limp in his heart," he has found the courage to move forward, not just going through the motions, but to create a good life."The greatest part of my wholeness as a human being is my capacity to turn the brokenness into compassion, into action, to help people who are suffering," he continued. Druck shared his practice of asking himself four questions every day when he goes out for a walk-- a kind of emotional inventory: what weighs heavily on his heart, what brings him joy, what promises he can make to himself, and what he can let go of to foster well-being. He pointed out the need to shift from self-criticism to self-compassion, saying, "We often have our foot on our throat" with impatience, pressure, and negative judgments. "We need to move our hand down to our heart," he said, "because if our hand is on our heart, there's patience, there's support, there's encouragement, there's faith, there's all the resources that we need to begin to summon the courage and the strength that we need to go on."------------In the latter half, Ruben Uriarte, a seasoned investigator in UFO phenomena and a director with MUFON, shared his insights into UFO sightings and crashes, as well as alien bodies. He detailed significant incidents along the Texas-Mexico border, particularly the 1974 Chihuahua retrieval case when a military plane was said to crash into a UFO. The incident was monitored by satellites, "and the Mexican army retrieved both the craft and the plane," he reported, hinting at government secrecy surrounding the case. Uriarte revealed that a historical study found that between 1947 and 1978, there were 43 documented UFO crashes globally, resulting in the recovery of 131 alien bodies. Focusing on the Southwest US, he cited that in Arizona, there were six crashes with ten bodies retrieved, and New Mexico had twelve crashes with 46 bodies.He recounted a particularly striking incident from Mexico City, where a police chase of a low-flying disc led to a security guard witnessing a reptilian creature. "She described it as having skin that looks like a dinosaur," Uriarte stated, noting its profound impact on her, causing her to quit her job. Some of the aliens associated with UFOs had highly exotic forms, as in a chilling encounter experienced by a man stranded in a ravine in a mountainous area in Mexico. He saw a large disc start to descend, and then beings that looked like salamanders, with "bodies that were so thin, or even translucent that he was able to see the organs within the creatures." Uriarte also touched on a recent uptick in UFO sightings in Mexican resort towns such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta.

In the first half, Ken Druck, an authority on courageous living, spoke candidly about his journey of resilience and healing after a tragic loss. When his daughter Jenna died as a result of a bus accident while studying abroad, "My world was decimated," he said. "But I realized I had to find the courage to go on and live out the rest of my life without making despair the central organizing principle of my life." He emphasized the universal struggle of navigating grief and chaos in a world rife with challenges, stating, "We're all living in a what now moment... questioning the very basis of what's happening in our world and in our lives." Druck found a way to transform personal pain into purpose, noting that even though he walks "with a limp in his heart," he has found the courage to move forward, not just going through the motions, but to create a good life."The greatest part of my wholeness as a human being is my capacity to turn the brokenness into compassion, into action, to help people who are suffering," he continued. Druck shared his practice of asking himself four questions every day when he goes out for a walk-- a kind of emotional inventory: what weighs heavily on his heart, what brings him joy, what promises he can make to himself, and what he can let go of to foster well-being. He pointed out the need to shift from self-criticism to self-compassion, saying, "We often have our foot on our throat" with impatience, pressure, and negative judgments. "We need to move our hand down to our heart," he said, "because if our hand is on our heart, there's patience, there's support, there's encouragement, there's faith, there's all the resources that we need to begin to summon the courage and the strength that we need to go on."------------In the latter half, Ruben Uriarte, a seasoned investigator in UFO phenomena and a director with MUFON, shared his insights into UFO sightings and crashes, as well as alien bodies. He detailed significant incidents along the Texas-Mexico border, particularly the 1974 Chihuahua retrieval case when a military plane was said to crash into a UFO. The incident was monitored by satellites, "and the Mexican army retrieved both the craft and the plane," he reported, hinting at government secrecy surrounding the case. Uriarte revealed that a historical study found that between 1947 and 1978, there were 43 documented UFO crashes globally, resulting in the recovery of 131 alien bodies. Focusing on the Southwest US, he cited that in Arizona, there were six crashes with ten bodies retrieved, and New Mexico had twelve crashes with 46 bodies.He recounted a particularly striking incident from Mexico City, where a police chase of a low-flying disc led to a security guard witnessing a reptilian creature. "She described it as having skin that looks like a dinosaur," Uriarte stated, noting its profound impact on her, causing her to quit her job. Some of the aliens associated with UFOs had highly exotic forms, as in a chilling encounter experienced by a man stranded in a ravine in a mountainous area in Mexico. He saw a large disc start to descend, and then beings that looked like salamanders, with "bodies that were so thin, or even translucent that he was able to see the organs within the creatures." Uriarte also touched on a recent uptick in UFO sightings in Mexican resort towns such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta.

In the first half, Ken Druck, an authority on courageous living, spoke candidly about his journey of resilience and healing after a tragic loss. When his daughter Jenna died as a result of a bus accident while studying abroad, "My world was decimated," he said. "But I realized I had to find the courage to go on and live out the rest of my life without making despair the central organizing principle of my life." He emphasized the universal struggle of navigating grief and chaos in a world rife with challenges, stating, "We're all living in a what now moment... questioning the very basis of what's happening in our world and in our lives." Druck found a way to transform personal pain into purpose, noting that even though he walks "with a limp in his heart," he has found the courage to move forward, not just going through the motions, but to create a good life."The greatest part of my wholeness as a human being is my capacity to turn the brokenness into compassion, into action, to help people who are suffering," he continued. Druck shared his practice of asking himself four questions every day when he goes out for a walk-- a kind of emotional inventory: what weighs heavily on his heart, what brings him joy, what promises he can make to himself, and what he can let go of to foster well-being. He pointed out the need to shift from self-criticism to self-compassion, saying, "We often have our foot on our throat" with impatience, pressure, and negative judgments. "We need to move our hand down to our heart," he said, "because if our hand is on our heart, there's patience, there's support, there's encouragement, there's faith, there's all the resources that we need to begin to summon the courage and the strength that we need to go on."------------In the latter half, Ruben Uriarte, a seasoned investigator in UFO phenomena and a director with MUFON, shared his insights into UFO sightings and crashes, as well as alien bodies. He detailed significant incidents along the Texas-Mexico border, particularly the 1974 Chihuahua retrieval case when a military plane was said to crash into a UFO. The incident was monitored by satellites, "and the Mexican army retrieved both the craft and the plane," he reported, hinting at government secrecy surrounding the case. Uriarte revealed that a historical study found that between 1947 and 1978, there were 43 documented UFO crashes globally, resulting in the recovery of 131 alien bodies. Focusing on the Southwest US, he cited that in Arizona, there were six crashes with ten bodies retrieved, and New Mexico had twelve crashes with 46 bodies.He recounted a particularly striking incident from Mexico City, where a police chase of a low-flying disc led to a security guard witnessing a reptilian creature. "She described it as having skin that looks like a dinosaur," Uriarte stated, noting its profound impact on her, causing her to quit her job. Some of the aliens associated with UFOs had highly exotic forms, as in a chilling encounter experienced by a man stranded in a ravine in a mountainous area in Mexico. He saw a large disc start to descend, and then beings that looked like salamanders, with "bodies that were so thin, or even translucent that he was able to see the organs within the creatures." Uriarte also touched on a recent uptick in UFO sightings in Mexican resort towns such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta.

In the first half, Ken Druck, an authority on courageous living, spoke candidly about his journey of resilience and healing after a tragic loss. When his daughter Jenna died as a result of a bus accident while studying abroad, "My world was decimated," he said. "But I realized I had to find the courage to go on and live out the rest of my life without making despair the central organizing principle of my life." He emphasized the universal struggle of navigating grief and chaos in a world rife with challenges, stating, "We're all living in a what now moment... questioning the very basis of what's happening in our world and in our lives." Druck found a way to transform personal pain into purpose, noting that even though he walks "with a limp in his heart," he has found the courage to move forward, not just going through the motions, but to create a good life."The greatest part of my wholeness as a human being is my capacity to turn the brokenness into compassion, into action, to help people who are suffering," he continued. Druck shared his practice of asking himself four questions every day when he goes out for a walk-- a kind of emotional inventory: what weighs heavily on his heart, what brings him joy, what promises he can make to himself, and what he can let go of to foster well-being. He pointed out the need to shift from self-criticism to self-compassion, saying, "We often have our foot on our throat" with impatience, pressure, and negative judgments. "We need to move our hand down to our heart," he said, "because if our hand is on our heart, there's patience, there's support, there's encouragement, there's faith, there's all the resources that we need to begin to summon the courage and the strength that we need to go on."------------In the latter half, Ruben Uriarte, a seasoned investigator in UFO phenomena and a director with MUFON, shared his insights into UFO sightings and crashes, as well as alien bodies. He detailed significant incidents along the Texas-Mexico border, particularly the 1974 Chihuahua retrieval case when a military plane was said to crash into a UFO. The incident was monitored by satellites, "and the Mexican army retrieved both the craft and the plane," he reported, hinting at government secrecy surrounding the case. Uriarte revealed that a historical study found that between 1947 and 1978, there were 43 documented UFO crashes globally, resulting in the recovery of 131 alien bodies. Focusing on the Southwest US, he cited that in Arizona, there were six crashes with ten bodies retrieved, and New Mexico had twelve crashes with 46 bodies.He recounted a particularly striking incident from Mexico City, where a police chase of a low-flying disc led to a security guard witnessing a reptilian creature. "She described it as having skin that looks like a dinosaur," Uriarte stated, noting its profound impact on her, causing her to quit her job. Some of the aliens associated with UFOs had highly exotic forms, as in a chilling encounter experienced by a man stranded in a ravine in a mountainous area in Mexico. He saw a large disc start to descend, and then beings that looked like salamanders, with "bodies that were so thin, or even translucent that he was able to see the organs within the creatures." Uriarte also touched on a recent uptick in UFO sightings in Mexican resort towns such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta.

Dr. Ken Druck has been a trusted advisor through the years, personally to Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman, and also to the leadership of BW during some of our tough times. After the loss of his daughter, Ken decided to dedicate himself to helping others find their way through grief. He founded the Jenna Druck Center in his daughter's honor and went on to be a source of hope to families affected by the tragedies of 9-11, Columbine, Katrina and Sandy Hook. A few years ago, we invited Ken to Barry-Wehmiller corporate headquarters in St. Louis as part of our Leadership Speaker Series. We at Barry-Wehmiller often talk about how listening is key to helping people feel valued, but that must be accompanied by empathy and compassion. In his talk, Ken spoke not only about how he processed his own grief, but he also talked about how to be a good friend and encourage those who are experiencing grief. But, the things that Ken discusses in this podcast can not only be guidelines to be compassionate to those experiencing grief, they're good things to think about when approaching people in everyday life. Especially during stressful or tense times. Our friends, family, teammates and acquaintances. In our workplaces, our neighborhoods and our homes.  

Just about everyone has had an experience that has led to wondering if there's a way forward. Sometimes it's so devastating that you can't see a path no matter how hard you try. According to Dr. Ken Druck, it's not always clear how to go on. And that's okay! He offers a guide for when we find ourselves feeling lost, uncertain, or even terrified about the road ahead. Dr. Druck is one of the nation's leading grief and resilience experts. Since losing his own daughter in a tragic accident, and later working with families after 9/11, Sandy Hook, and Columbine, he has dedicated his life to helping others learn how to face hardships and navigate life's daily ups and downs. Dr. Druck is a best selling author of more than a dozen books, a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Contribution to Psychology award, and a speaker. He is often featured in national press. His new book is, How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on the Path Forward.   Follow CYACYL: Website: www.cyacyl.com Digital: www.cyacyl.com/digital Upcoming shows: www.cyacyl.com/shows Facebook: www.facebook.com/changeyourattitudechangeyourlife Music: www.purple-planet.com  

This show is the second in the Optimal Immunity Series co-host, Betty Norlin. You can search for her series, “Optimal Attitude” by searching for “Optimal” on our website, www.behealthyinahurry.com, which aired in  the first few months of 2023 and her series, “Optimal Order” by searching for “Season 8.” It aired in the middle of 2021. Betty is an award-winning international speaker, best-selling author, and teacher. She has her nutrition certification from Health Sciences and her Positive Prime Certification, which focuses on neuroscience and positive psychology. Grief can be described as losing someone or something we love. We all deal with grief differently and we know that if we don't deal with it, it can affect our stress levels, our immune system, and our health.  Today we are going to have a very candid conversation about grief, loss, gaining perspective, and ways to help ourselves or loved ones cope with this part of life.  In this season we will bring you tips, tricks, strategies and current approaches to recharging and revitalizing your immune system naturally.  Today we will explore digging into our response to grief and how to process loss as part of the healing journey.  In this session we will discuss: ·             What is grief and what is stress and how are the two similar and different? ·             What influences how a person grieves? ·             What is complicated grief and how is that different from normal grief? ·             Are the 5 stages of grief still applicable? ·             What are the “8 honorings” (Dr. Ken Druck) to help those who've lost someone? ·             What are 4 most important things to remember when healing from the loss of a loved one? ·             Can you share about grief in your own life and how you developed the perspective you developed? To request a free PDF version of the book 31 Days of Inspiration Faith vs.Fear: The First 31 Days of a Cancer Diagnosis email betty at: transform@bettynorlin.com and put 31 Days in the Subject line.

Dr. Ken Druck is one of the world's leading experts on grief and resilience. Since losing his own daughter in a tragic accident, and working with families after 9/11, Sandy Hook, and Columbine, he has dedicated his life to providing roadmaps for getting through life's most daunting and difficult times and navigating its daily ups and downs. Dr. Ken is a bestselling author of several books, including his most recent, How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on the Path Forward (2023). He is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Contribution to Psychology award, a lecturer at UCSD School of Medicine, and a noted speaker for conferences, special gatherings, and global organizations.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mission-evolution-with-gwilda-wiyaka--2888020/support.

In this episode, Hospice News Senior Editor Jim Parker speaks with author, speaker and psychologist Ken Druck about the ways hospices can strengthen support for both grieving families and caregivers for the terminally ill. Ken Druck is the author of How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage and Gratitude on the Path Forward and founder of the Jenna Druck Center

In my latest podcast episode, I had the privilege of engaging in a heartfelt dialogue with Dr. Ken Druck, about his book “How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on the Path Forward” delving into the rich tapestry of wisdom woven throughout his book. Through poignant anecdotes, personal reflections, and practical insights, he offers a roadmap for navigating the complexities of grief, loss, and change with grace and resilience.

Life's journey isn't always a smooth, sunlit path; at times, it leads us through the densest jungles or across stormy oceans. Embracing life's adversities is an integral part of our growth, demanding courage and gratitude. In this episode, Dr. Ken Druck, the author of How We Go On and The Self-Care Handbook, generously shares his inspiring journey, navigating challenges with courage. He imparts invaluable insights on cultivating resilience and compassion amidst life's trials, touching on the transformative concept of the Eight Honorings and offering guidance on navigating grief support dos and don'ts. Join us as we immerse ourselves in Dr. Ken Druck's profound wisdom, embarking together on the onward trudge through our individual life journeys. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join The Coca-Cola CMO Leadership Summit Podcast community today:cokecmosummit.comFacebookTwitter

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If you are feeling a little shaky going into the New Year you are not alone. Many people are dealing with loss, grief, and uncertainty and we are not even out of January. Listen in to the conversation today with Dr. Ken Druck, author of How We Go On-Self Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on The Path Forward. Discover how to get the strength to go on after some of life's big losses as well as facing our own mortality as we get older. Don't worry this is a fun conversation.  Connect with Dr. Ken Druck Find books and oracle card decks from MindBodySpirit.fm podcast hosts in the online store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Dr. Joe Vitale for another great episode of Zero Limits Living! Today Dr. Joe has special guest Author, Speaker, Coach, Dr. Ken Druck. Ken Druck, Ph.D. is a leading mental health expert focused on the areas of civility, relationships, and aging. He writes regularly for the national press and is the author of several books including, Raising an Aging Parent, Courageous Aging, and The Real Rules of Life. Pioneering work over the past 40 years, has included Executive Coaching/Consulting, Visionary Leadership, The Psychology of Men, Parent Effectiveness, Healing After Loss, Resilience and, most recently, Courageous Aging.As Always Expect Miracles! Be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more Luxe Content!Watch Last Weeks Episode: https://youtu.be/47ojzeziNbcYou May Enjoy This Podcast: https://youtu.be/2_ErQIr3LEoCheck Out Our Channel for More Content: www.youtube.com/channel/UCBTg3dY8ukEdtIzQtVuYFJQFollow Dr. Ken Druck on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkendruckFollow Dr. Joe Vitale on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoevitale/Follow Us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/luxemediastudiosofficial/?hl=enFor Sponsorship & Advertisement Opportunities with Luxe Media Studio Contact:chrisheinze@luxemedianetworks.com

Just about everyone has had an experience that has led to wondering if there's a way forward. Sometimes it's so devastating that you can't see a path no matter how hard you try. According to Dr. Ken Druck, it's not always clear how to go on. And that's okay! He offers a guide for when we find ourselves feeling lost, uncertain, or even terrified about the road ahead. Dr. Druck is one of the nation's leading grief and resilience experts. Since losing his own daughter in a tragic accident, and later working with families after 9/11, Sandy Hook, and Columbine, he has dedicated his life to helping others learn how to face hardships and navigate life's daily ups and downs. Dr. Druck is a best selling author of more than a dozen books, a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Contribution to Psychology award, and a speaker. He is often featured in national press. His new book is, How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on the Path Forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host Lisa Garr and Dr. Ken Druck discuss ways to move forward from trauma and grief.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Ken Druck, who is one of the World's Leading Experts in Grief and Resilience. Ken Druck, Ph.D. is a leading mental health expert focused on the areas of civility, relationships, and aging. He writes regularly for the national press and is the author of several books including, Raising an Aging Parent, Courageous Aging, and The Real Rules of Life. Dr. Druck's pioneering work over the past 40 years, has included Executive Coaching/Consulting, Visionary Leadership, The Psychology of Men, Parent Effectiveness, Healing After Loss, Resilience and, most recently, Courageous Aging. Recipient of the "Distinguished Contribution to Psychology" and "Visionary Leadership" awards for his community service and lifetime achievements, Dr. Druck is widely recognized as a lifeline to the countless thousands of individuals, families, communities and organizations he's helped. His body of work, including the founding of The Jenna Druck Center to honor the life and spirit of his daughter, Jenna, set a new standard of care and healing following tragedies like 9-11, Columbine, Katrina and Sandy Hook. Today, Ken and I will be talking about his new book How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on the Path Forward as he shares how to go on from any of life's many tough losses. Get Dr. Ken Druck's Book Here: https://amzn.to/3Bbtsuw Website: www.drkendruck.com Register for the TV Host Maker Live Event here: https://www.tvhostmaker.com/live ************************************************************************************

Marni welcomes Dr.Ken Druck to the Life Check Yourself where the duo discusses how to heal from loss and use it to become a better version of yourself. Dr.Ken is a best-selling author who has coached leaders both in business and in government. Having gone through the tragic loss of his daughter Jenna, Dr.Ken managed to develop groundbreaking work that has helped bereaved families and taught people how to recuperate from life's biggest losses.   - How do you go on?  - Putting your hand on your heart  - How to calibrate the plan   What Now? [06:50] Move from harsh criticism to kind self-compassion. What you tell yourself is important, particularly after a loss. The narrative that you tell yourself is what will determine whether you'll lift yourself up or whether you'll sink and miss a potential opportunity to grow.    Of course, you don't know what to do. How could you? You this is all new. How could you not feel fearful?   Begin by Learning [16:21] The first step starts with you. To be compassionate with others, you need to first be compassionate with yourself. One you've practiced self-compassion, then you can turn it outwards and truly help those around you. Don't repress the feelings you dislike but rather sit with them.    Nothing special has happened because it's all special.    The Seven Honorings [20:22] There are several ways to honor someone you've lost. Your own survival is one of them. You get to honor the person you've lost by being adamant on living, on surviving. Be stubborn about it. The second is doing something good in their name because that's something that never dies. That is how you keep them alive beyond the physical world. It clears the ability in us to take what began as the purest love then became an unspeakable sorrow and to turn it back into the purest love.    Make a Connection: - 3 Secrets Men Wish You Knew *Free Download*  - Are You Making These Unconscious Mistakes With Men? *Free Training*  - Ready To Take Control Of Your Dating Life?  Book A Call With Us  - Polina's Free guide - Love by Design Pyramid  

In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Dr. Ken Druck, a true Thought Leader in the areas of Healing after loss, Resilience, and Courageous Aging. He teaches us how to go on in times of adversity, grief, and familial crises. His most recent book, How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on the Path Forward, highlights his expertise and personal journey with tragedy. Ken is a renowned figure in the fields of psychology and personal transformation. Today, he'll tell you what steps you can take toward what he calls 'professional grade self-care' if you're dealing with tragedy or crisis and to make it okay that you aren't okay. In addition, he'll share The Seven Honorings and The Resilience Response, plus a whole lot more. I'm so glad I get to call Ken a friend. He has been there for me personally in miraculous ways, as well as with thousands of people navigating challenging circumstances. He's gifted in his ability to help you with the 'what now' moment that comes with facing divorce, getting an unfavorable diagnosis, or dealing with an unexpected accident. When life changes and the challenge you're facing feels impossible, Ken reminds you of miracles and opportunities in their midst. Today, Ken shares his personal 'what now moment' when his beloved daughter Jenna passed away. He'll talk about how he discovered a newfound courage to move forward in honor and reverence for his incredible loss.  Ken beautifully acknowledges that some life challenges, pains, and losses cannot be wished away or soothed by a simple affirmation. Going on requires attention and grace.  Join me today for a profound episode where you'll hear how you can begin to find miracles in the most impossible circumstances. Dr. Ken Druck is the lifeline we all need. “Our willingness and ability to meet life's changes, challenges, crises, losses, and opportunities, determine the quality of our lives.”  - Ken Druck, Ph.D.    What we talked about:   Acknowledging the Miracle in the room (3:36)  Ken's story of coping with the traumatic loss of his daughter Jenna (5:09)   The first steps to moving forward from trauma or crisis (9:42)  The Seven Honorings and The Resilience Response (14:41)   The miracle of health, getting to experience this now moment and healing through music (19:38) How Ken moved from victim to victor in life (24:43)      Favorite quotes from the episode:  “I don't have the luxury of being a pleaser and accommodator, deferring, hiding, denying, or repressing what I really feel when I'm in a crisis. I don't have that luxury, I need self-care.” - Ken Druck, Ph.D.  The first step is to make sure that my foot is off my throat and my hand is on my heart. It's to show myself every kindness. And I don't care what kind of a loss, change, or crisis somebody is going through; make sure that the voice you speak to yourself with is not the voice of self-criticism, judgment, impatience, rushing, punishment, or unforgiveness. Simply move that hand down to your heart. And speak to yourself with kindness, patience, understanding, and forgiveness" - Ken Druck, Ph.D.   Connect with Ken:   Website  How We Go On     Connect with Us:   Website Instagram Find Your Miracle Superpower   https://www.facebook.com/groups/livinginthemiraclezone/    

Just about everyone has had an experience that has led to wondering if there's a way forward. Sometimes it's so devastating that you can't see a path no matter how hard you try. According to Dr. Ken Druck, it's not always clear how to go on. And that's okay! He offers a guide for when we find ourselves feeling lost, uncertain, or even terrified about the road ahead. Dr. Druck is one of the nation's leading grief and resilience experts. Since losing his own daughter in a tragic accident, and later working with families after 9/11, Sandy Hook, and Columbine, he has dedicated his life to helping others learn how to face hardships and navigate life's daily ups and downs. Dr. Druck is a best selling author of more than a dozen books, a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Contribution to Psychology award, and a speaker. He is often featured in national press. His new book is, How We Go On: Self-Compassion, Courage, and Gratitude on the Path Forward.   Music: www.purple-planet.com Show site: www.cyacyl.com

Dr. Ken Druck, President of Druck Enterprises, Inc., and a nationally recognized Executive Coach, talks about how to process the losses, changes and challenges that life presents. Druck discusses his latest book, How We Go On: Self Compassion, Courage and Gratitude on the Path Forward.

Dr Ken Druck is a Clinical Psychologist, speaker and the author of numerous books. We discuss his journey into psychology, responding as a grief counselor to the Columbine massacre, 9/11 and Sandy Hook, losing his 21 year old daughter, his grief journey, aging, caring for an elderly relative, mental health, addiction and so much more.

https://youtu.be/WULDl6lG0lI Dr. Ken Druck is best-selling author and an internationally known expert in healing after loss, compassionate self-care, and family psychology. A best-selling author, Executive Coach/Consultant, and recipient of the “Distinguished Contribution to Psychology” award, Dr. Ken is a regular guest expert on CNN, PBS and network news and prolific contributor to social media. To honor his daughter, Jenna's, life and spirit, Dr. Ken founded The Jenna Druck Center in 1996 and has been a lifeline for countless individuals, families, organizations and communities in the aftermath of tragedies, including 9-11, Columbine, Sandy Hook, Las Vegas and, most recently, the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Ken Druck, author, speaker, & coach, and a lifeline to thousands of individuals, families, communities & organizations he's helped through tragic loss. He wrote The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life's Terms with Your Own; & just released, Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined. Ken knows courage. His journey through tragedy after the death of his daughter Jenna led him to discover how we survive life's worst losses & uncover its gifts. He committed to helping others navigate their own losses, giving his all. Loss takes many forms. Some not tragic, but devastating to one's spirit. Aging in the western world is couched in the language of loss – of youth, looks, health, relevancy & more. “Successful aging takes courage. What's deeply important to the process of courageous aging is that you set the terms for yourself.” Join Cheryl Esposito & Dr. Ken Druck for your roadmap to courageous aging and courageous living at every age!

Knowing the pain of losing a child, Ken Druck is called in to counsel the families after 9-11, Sandy Hook, Hurricane Katrina, OJ, and other horrible events. His insights are so profound, that he appears on Oprah. In honor of his late daughter, Ken starts the Jenna Druck Foundation. His three books inspire millions. Ken shares that love will always prevail over trauma, and how it's a blessing for every moment to be filled with both negative and positive emotions.

Feeling as if life had lost its meaning, Ken Druck decided to move forward by walking a path of honoring his daughter, Jenna. Ken reveals his 6 Rules for honoring a loved one. He shares that no one goes through life without a broken heart. We have to decide whether we are going to allow our hearts to break and close, or break and open. Ken also explains how we treat ourselves will be reflected in how we treat the others around us. Ken also explains the importance of self-love and self-care.

As a two-year-old, Ken Druck could already sense the tension within his holocaust survivor family. Although he struggled with a learning disability, Ken battled through earning his Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. While a practicing therapist, Ken and his wife welcomed two daughters into their home, Jenna and Stephanie. At 10 pm one night, Ken got the call that is every parent's worst nightmare. His daughter, Jenna, had been killed in a bus accident while studying abroad. Ken said, “I unplugged from the life I had.”

Dr. Ken Druck is a pioneer in the field of grief literacy and recipient of the “Distinguished Contribution to Psychology” award. Having founded The Jenna Druck Center in 1996 to honor […] The post Dr Ken Druck: The Wholeness That Grows Out of Brokenness appeared first on Open to Hope.

On this week's bonus episode Robert speaks candidly to his long-time friend, fellow author, survivor, philanthropist, and therapist, Dr. Ken Druck. Ken lost his oldest daughter at a young age, entering him into a period of the dark night of the soul. Robert experienced his own version of hell as he battled back over a 10 year period from severe reactions to the medication from a kidney transplant. Their conversation centers on their experiences and on creating grief literacy for others facing dark moments. Learning how to embrace these moments with the most self-compassion and human authenticity as possible is their focus. And then guiding us on how to transform our suffering and growth into a benefit for our communities at large, in whatever ways are possible for us. How to sensitize ourselves in this direction is a central theme. Ken offers his “6 Honorings,” or guideposts of how to go on after enduring life's most difficult challenges.  In this conversation, Robert and Ken share their bond to each other and their commitment to being an influence in the world for good, because no matter what your pain is, you can embrace it and use it for a catalyst, to both care for it and the world. Read the transcription and listen to this episode on The Global Bridge Foundation website.  

There are so many possible titles for this amazing conversation with best-selling author and internationally-known thought leader, Ken Druck. Grief Literacy; The Harm in Superficial Positive Thinking; Hope Loves Company. Ken ties all of this brilliant wisdom he shares with us into, “Leaving a Legacy of Love.” The Hoffman Process heals us so that love can flow and flourish within us and through us. Healing such as this is possible in the Process when we surrender to the Process. Listen in as Ken shares a pivotal moment from his Process when he deeply surrendered. That moment was a point of transformation for Ken and is a profoundly moving experience to witness. A Hoffman grad of many years and a member of Hoffman's Advisory Council, Ken's life and his work of service in the world are a testament to how one's incredibly hard challenges can alchemize into a blossoming legacy of love. More About Ken Druck: Dr. Ken Druck is a best-selling author, Executive Coach/Consultant, and internationally known thought leader. He has helped countless individuals, families, organizations, and communities turn their greatest losses and challenges into opportunities for becoming the best version of themselves. Ken has inspired and guided his clients, readers, audiences, and the general public for over 45 years. This inspiring work with people all over has earned him the prestigious Distinguished Contribution to Psychology and Visionary Leadership award. His work in healing after loss, parenting, civility, relationships, and aging has helped shape our world views. Ken's groundbreaking books and CD's are The Real Rules of Life, Secrets Men Keep, Healing Your Life After the Loss of a Loved One, Courageous Aging, Raising an Aging Parent, and The Self-Care Handbook. Ken founded the Jenna Druck Center in 1996 to honor his daughter, Jenna. The Center's award-winning Families Helping Families program provided free grief support services to those who lost loved ones at 9-11, Sandy Hook, and Columbine, to name a few. Ken speaks and conducts training and classes for distinguished audiences worldwide. These include The United Nations, Harvard School of Public Health, Young Presidents Organization, and the University of California, San Diego, Medical School. His work is featured regularly on CNN, in PBS specials, in top newspapers, and on social media sites. Ken lives, is a community leader, and maintains a coaching/consulting practice in San Diego, California. You can find out more about Ken and his many programs here. Also, listen in on a conversation with Ken on YouTube where he speaks of leaving a legacy of love rather than a legacy of chaos. As Mentioned in this Episode: How we go on after a loss: The Six Honorings   https://media.blubrry.com/the_hoffman_podcast/p/content.blubrry.com/the_hoffman_podcast/Sharon_and_Ken_Druck_Podcast.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 42:17 — 38.7MB)

There are so many possible titles for this amazing conversation with best-selling author and internationally-known thought leader, Ken Druck. Grief Literacy; The Harm in Superficial Positive Thinking; Hope Loves Company. Ken ties all of this brilliant wisdom he shares with us into, "Leaving a Legacy of Love." The Hoffman Process heals us so that love can flow and flourish within us and through us. Healing such as this is possible at the Process when we surrender to the Process. Listen in as Ken shares a pivotal moment from his Process when he deeply surrendered. That moment was a point of transformation for Ken and is a profoundly moving experience to witness. A Hoffman grad of many years and a member of Hoffman's Advisory Council, Ken's life and his work of service in the world are a testament to how one's incredibly hard challenges can alchemize into a blossoming legacy of love. More About Ken Druck: Dr. Ken Druck is a best-selling author, Executive Coach/Consultant, and internationally known thought leader. He has helped countless individuals, families, organizations, and communities turn their greatest losses and challenges into opportunities for becoming the best version of themselves. Ken has inspired and guided his clients, readers, audiences, and the general public for over 45 years. This inspiring work with people all over has earned him the prestigious Distinguished Contribution to Psychology and Visionary Leadership award. His work in healing after loss, parenting, civility, relationships, and aging has helped shape our world views. Ken's groundbreaking books and CD's are The Real Rules of Life, Secrets Men Keep, Healing Your Life After the Loss of a Loved One, Courageous Aging, Raising an Aging Parent, and The Self-Care Handbook. Ken founded the Jenna Druck Center in 1996 to honor his daughter, Jenna. The Center's award-winning Families Helping Families program provided free grief support services to those who lost loved ones at 9-11, Sandy Hook, and Columbine, to name a few. Ken speaks, conducts trainings and classes for distinguished audiences worldwide. These include The United Nations, Harvard School of Public Health, Young Presidents Organization, and the University of California, San Diego, Medical School. His work is featured regularly on CNN, in PBS specials, top newspapers, and social media sites. Ken lives, is a community leader, and maintains a coaching/consulting practice in San Diego, California. You can find out more about Ken and his many programs here. Also, listen in on a conversation with Ken on YouTube where he speaks of leaving a legacy of love rather than a legacy of chaos. As Mentioned in this Episode: How we go on after a loss: The Six Honorings   Discover if the Process is right for you. How to share the Process with loved ones. Subscribe on Apple/iTunes

Ken Druck, CEO of Druck Enterprises, speaks about his mission to help people transform adversity in their lives into opportunities for growth and courageous living. Druck discusses the "new not normal" we will face in the wake of COVID-19 and how individuals will need to recalibrate moving forward.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Ken Druck, author, speaker, & coach, and a lifeline to thousands of individuals, families, communities & organizations he's helped through tragic loss. He wrote The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life’s Terms with Your Own; & just released, Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined. Ken knows courage. His journey through tragedy after the death of his daughter Jenna led him to discover how we survive life’s worst losses & uncover its gifts. He committed to helping others navigate their own losses, giving his all. Loss takes many forms. Some not tragic, but devastating to one’s spirit. Aging in the western world is couched in the language of loss – of youth, looks, health, relevancy & more. “Successful aging takes courage. What’s deeply important to the process of courageous aging is that you set the terms for yourself.” Join Cheryl Esposito & Dr. Ken Druck for your roadmap to courageous aging and courageous living at every age!

Dr. Ken Druck is a leading mental health expert in the areas of civility, relationships, and aging. Ken writes regularly for the national press and he is the author of several books including the one discussed in this episode, Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life.In this episode, Eric and Dr. Ken Druck talk about caring for an aging parent, finding meaning after great loss, helping ourselves receive the love that’s offered to us, and how to live through the difficult nature of the difficult situations we will face in our lives. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Dr. Ken Druck and I Discuss Raising an Aging Parent, and…His book, Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of LifeStanding in the ashes of your “Plan A” in lifeThe tragedy of the death of his daughterThe choice to make your pain the central organizing principle of your life or choosing a life where purpose and meaning are the central organizing principlesOur wholeness coming out of brokenessHow aging is grieving the loss of our younger self and accepting yourself as you are todayLiving in a “both-and” rather than an “either-or” worldThat when we care for an aging parent, we’re giving life back to the parents that gave life to usGiving our parents the good things we have in our hearts to give as they face some of the biggest challenges of their livesThe importance of being a healthy caregiver and not becoming a “slave caregiver”Figuring out what is “enough” as a caregiverAllowing ourselves to receive the love as our parents offer it, rather than waiting for the way we want itFiguring out what stands in the way of us receiving other people’s love, gratitude, and generosityShowing ourselves compassion in moments of difficult decisionsThe work and legacy of an aging parentPutting our house in orderDr. Ken Druck Links:kendruck.comTwitterFacebookInstagramIndeed: Helps you find high impact hires, faster, without any long term contracts and you pay only for what you need. Get started with a free $75 credit to boost your job post and get in front of more quality candidates by going to www.indeed.com/wolfBest Fiends: Engage your brain and play a game of puzzles with Best Fiends. Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play. SimpliSafe: Get comprehensive protection for your entire home with security cameras, alarms, sensors as well as fire, water, and carbon monoxide alerts. Visit simplisafe.com/wolf for a free HD camera.If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Ken Druck on Raising an Aging Parent, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Alan CastelKamla KapurJohn Zeratsky

“Sometimes in the beginning of grief we feel like ‘How dare I continue? How dare I go on with life when someone I love is not able to? How dare I ever experience joy again?’ And yet writing new chapters of life is what they would wish for us. It’s a way of taking them with us.”  In this last episode of the Grief Sessions, Susan talks with Dr Ken Druck, an author and pioneer of helping people become more resilient and courageous, particularly after the loss of a loved one. Ken talks with us about his own journey of embracing life after the loss of his beloved daughter, his own work and what he calls the “six honorings,” and how to become more compassionate and resilient while facing the challenges of today’s world.

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our […] The post Dr. Ken Druck: How We Go On appeared first on Open to Hope.

Dr. Ken Druck, author of the new book “Raising an Aging Parent.” Welcome, Dr. Druck. How did your work helping victims of violent loss, such as 9/11 and the Columbine and Sandy Hook school shootings, lead you to understand how we grapple with the losses we incur as we get older and why self-care is essential to effective caregiving?

What happens when those who give psychological support are part of the pandemic? Dr. Ken Druck has been called on to help individuals and families during 911, Columbine and Sandy […] The post Ken Druck: Caregivers Dealing With The Coronavirus appeared first on Open to Hope.

Today on Feminine Roadmap, Gina turns her host mic over to friend and guest host Dr. Ken Druck so you can get to know her better. Dr. Ken asked to interview Gina so her tribe could get to know her better and so for this episode Gina sits in the guest seat and shares her life story: what shaped her into the woman she is today and what has motivated her to build the Feminine Roadmap platform. Dr. Ken asks Gina to tell him what words she would use to describe herself and how events in her life shaped her. Gina shares candidly about challenges growing up that inspired her to become intentional about how she showed up in relationships and more importantly what kind of family and home dynamic she wanted to create someday. Through some laughter and tears, Gina opens up to reveal the mess behind her message so that her audience can understand her a little better and the motivation behind her why. IF you have not had the chance to listen to Feminine Roadmap, this is a great starting point for you. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and join the conversation so you can get to know Gina a little better. www.feminineroadmap.com/episode143/

Dorcy Rose, Events Manager for The San Diego Union-Tribune, is joined by Kelly Lapadula, Community Outreach Specialist for St. Paul’s Senior Services, and Ken Druck, author of Raising An Aging Parent, to talk about 3rd Annual CaregiverSD Expo, that will be held on Saturday, March 21 at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa.

When it is time for your elderly parent to stop driving? Move out of the home? See a doctor? Learn how to help them adjust to some of life’s unwelcome changes.Dr. Ken Druck, author of the new book, Raising an Aging Parent, joins Dr. Roizen to discuss how to tell when it is time for your elderly parent to stop driving, move out of the family home, see a doctor, and adjust to some of life’s unwelcome changes. He gives families tips for lovingly helping their aging loved ones adjust to a new normal as they lose some of their independence and re-imagine their best possible futures.Want better health and nutrition? Now you can get personalized supplement recommendations and custom vitamin packs delivered to your door! Go to PersonaNutrition.com/Roizen and take your free assessment and get 50% off your order today. - sponsor   BonusCan Acupuncture Help Ease Your Chronic Pain?

When it is time for your elderly parent to stop driving? Move out of the home? See a doctor? Learn how to help them adjust to some of life’s unwelcome changes.Dr. Ken Druck, author of the new book, Raising an Aging Parent, joins Dr. Roizen to discuss how to tell when it is time for your elderly parent to stop driving, move out of the family home, see a doctor, and adjust to some of life’s unwelcome changes. He gives families tips for lovingly helping their aging loved ones adjust to a new normal as they lose some of their independence and re-imagine their best possible futures.Want better health and nutrition? Now you can get personalized supplement recommendations and custom vitamin packs delivered to your door! Go to PersonaNutrition.com/Roizen and take your free assessment and get 50% off your order today. - sponsor   BonusCan Acupuncture Help Ease Your Chronic Pain?

Death is an inevitability. While this remains to be a hard pill to swallow, we all still have a choice whether to live and hold life's mystery in gentle hands or live in the anxious unknowingness of it. Guest of this episode would dare say the former. Host, Adam Markel, sits with Dr. Ken Druck to talk about this challenging topic. Dr. Druck is an authority on courageous living, a bestselling author, a mental health expert, and an overall authority whose work in psychology over the years has included executive consulting, visionary leadership, the psychology of men, parent effectiveness, healing after loss, resilience, and courageous aging. Unleashing his expertise to us in this episode, Dr. Druck talks about dying, the process of getting older, and the cycle of life. He talks about the noble struggles we face each time we are thinking about mortality, understanding the paradoxes that lay beneath. Living life not only for ourselves but others as well, Dr. Druck then discusses the ways we show up, specifically in relation to Raising an Aging Parent—a title of his book—and living the second half of life. There are still many great insights that await for you from Dr. Druck in this episode on making our life count, even as we get older, so don't miss out!

Dr. Ken Druck holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Institute and a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University. He shares information with the “Sandwich Generation” in his book, “Raising an Aging Parent.” He is a rock drummer who has jammed with bands including Blue Oyster Cult, as well as a lifelong athlete who played soccer on the US Team in the Senior Olympics and was named "All New England" in basketball and soccer in high school.

Dr. Ken Druck holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Institute and a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University. He shares information with the “Sandwich Generation” in his book, “Raising an Aging Parent.” He is a rock drummer who has jammed with bands including Blue Oyster Cult, as well as a lifelong athlete who played soccer on the US Team in the Senior Olympics and was named "All New England" in basketball and soccer in high school.

Today on Feminine Roadmap we are discussing raising an aging parent with Dr. Ken Druck. We are now experiencing what they call the sandwich generation, the generation sandwiched between providing care and support for their children as well as their aging parents. Dr. Ken navigates the discussion of how to raise an aging parent with compassion, clarity and honesty while skillfully looking at it from every perspective. Raising an aging parent isn’t for slouches, it’s complex, challenging and sometimes confusing journey where roles begin to reverse and family dynamics kick into gear. In order to clarify what raising an aging parent is, Dr. Ken explains that it isn’t dismissing them, taking control or disempowering them but that it is truly loving and supporting your parents, raising them up so that they can meet the challenges that they are facing. It’s truly a 2 way street with both sides facing their own fears and obstacles as things begin to change so grab a cuppa something wonderful to be encouraged! You don’t have to raise your aging parent alone, Dr. Ken has the insights you need! Www.feminineroadmap.com/episode132/

Tens of millions of Americans are faced with the changes and challenges, as well as the opportunities, of having aging parents. Many of them are in the “sandwich generation,” caring for children and aging parents at the same time. Dr. Ken Druck is an authority on courageous living and author of the new book "Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life." A best-selling author and mental health expert, Dr. Druck has spent four decades helping people grow more courageous, compassionate, and resilient through even the most severe adversity, tragedy, and loss. He is featured regularly in the media including, CNN, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and he was awarded the "Distinguished Contribution to Psychology" and "Visionary Leadership" awards for his community service and lifetime achievements. Dr. Druck is also a member of the prestigious Transformational Leadership Council.  Visit www.kendruck.com. Get the new Your Inner World – Guided Meditations by Sister Jenna. Visit www.americameditating.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

In this powerful episode of Aging GreatFULLy, we explore the many facets and nuances of families, and how to finesse the challenges of the many life responsibilities along the way as we acknowledge the inevitabilities of change. Welcoming aging expert and author of his newest book Raising An Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life, Dr. Ken Druck, shares how millions of Americans are caring for aging parents, whether that involves helping with finances, housing, healthcare or assisting them with the unwelcome challenges and changes we all face as we get older. This engaging conversation will reveal how to effectively care for our parents, and ourselves, and how to foster an atmosphere of love, understanding and peace in our families. Dr. Ken Druck has been a thought leader in the field of personal and professional development for the past 40 years. His books have broken new ground in a variety of areas and his 2018 Amazon best-seller, “Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined,” established him as a thought leader in the field of healthy aging. After a year of giving workshops and community conversations across the U.S., Dr. Druck felt inspired to speak directly to the adult children of aging parents. You can learn more about Dr. Ken Druck at www.kendruck.com. Don’t miss this wisdom-packed power-hour of enlightenment for listeners of all ages and stages!

Kathryn interviews Mental Health Expert Dr. Ken Druck, author of “Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life.” Millions of Americans are caring for aging parents. Dr. Druck teaches readers how to effectively care for our parents, and ourselves, and how to foster an atmosphere of love, understanding and peace in our families. He's been featured on CNN, PBS and in the HuffPost and the NY Times. Kathryn also interviews Neuroscientist & Psychiatrist John Kruse MD, PhD, author of “Recognizing Adult ADHD: What Donald Trump Can Teach Us About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.” According to a study in the Journal of Attention Disorders, adults who have received an ADHD diagnosis experience improved functioning, better health-related quality of life and stronger self-esteem compared to adults who demonstrate ADHD symptoms but have no diagnosis. Dr. Kruse shares why getting a diagnosis can make such a big difference.

Kathryn interviews Mental Health Expert Dr. Ken Druck, author of “Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life.” Millions of Americans are caring for aging parents. Dr. Druck teaches readers how to effectively care for our parents, and ourselves, and how to foster an atmosphere of love, understanding and peace in our families. He's been featured on CNN, PBS and in the HuffPost and the NY Times. Kathryn also interviews Neuroscientist & Psychiatrist John Kruse MD, PhD, author of “Recognizing Adult ADHD: What Donald Trump Can Teach Us About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.” According to a study in the Journal of Attention Disorders, adults who have received an ADHD diagnosis experience improved functioning, better health-related quality of life and stronger self-esteem compared to adults who demonstrate ADHD symptoms but have no diagnosis. Dr. Kruse shares why getting a diagnosis can make such a big difference.

Kathryn interviews Mental Health Expert Dr. Ken Druck, author of “Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life.” Millions of Americans are caring for aging parents. Dr. Druck teaches readers how to effectively care for our parents, and ourselves, and how to foster an atmosphere of love, understanding and peace in our families. He's been featured on CNN, PBS and in the HuffPost and the NY Times. Kathryn also interviews Neuroscientist & Psychiatrist John Kruse MD, PhD, author of “Recognizing Adult ADHD: What Donald Trump Can Teach Us About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.” According to a study in the Journal of Attention Disorders, adults who have received an ADHD diagnosis experience improved functioning, better health-related quality of life and stronger self-esteem compared to adults who demonstrate ADHD symptoms but have no diagnosis. Dr. Kruse shares why getting a diagnosis can make such a big difference.

Kathryn interviews Mental Health Expert Dr. Ken Druck, author of “Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life.” Millions of Americans are caring for aging parents. Dr. Druck teaches readers how to effectively care for our parents, and ourselves, and how to foster an atmosphere of love, understanding and peace in our families. He's been featured on CNN, PBS and in the HuffPost and the NY Times. Kathryn also interviews Neuroscientist & Psychiatrist John Kruse MD, PhD, author of “Recognizing Adult ADHD: What Donald Trump Can Teach Us About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.” According to a study in the Journal of Attention Disorders, adults who have received an ADHD diagnosis experience improved functioning, better health-related quality of life and stronger self-esteem compared to adults who demonstrate ADHD symptoms but have no diagnosis. Dr. Kruse shares why getting a diagnosis can make such a big difference.

"Resilience in its deepest, truest form begins with self-compassion." Episode Summary: Grief is an unavoidable part of life. Whether we mourn the loss of a loved one or the passing of time, that loss leaves a void inside. In this episode, Dr. Ken Druck, best-selling author and visionary leader, talks about resilience. Listen to this touching conversation on how to get through the brokenness that loss leaves, honoring your feelings in a meaningful way and finding a better version of yourself on the other side. Some Questions I Ask What are some of the things that block people from transforming? What are some of the first steps someone can take to shift any area of their lives? How does someone start to move through fear? How to deal with loss? How can someone gracefully navigate the process of aging?  In This Episode You Will Learn How to summon a better version of ourselves. The true meaning of resilience. The importance of self-compassion and how to practice it. The road map to dealing with grief. The destructive nature of shame and how to overcome it.

Dr. Ken Druck shares with BIG LOVE how to have a successful and loving relationship as you and your beloved age. An expert in Courageous Aging, Dr, Druck encourages us to create a new vision for our relationship while deepening our most intimate connections. They cover strategies to discuss with your spouse every kind of issue including how to deal with a spouse who is ill, depressed, or grieving or encountering sexual issues.

Dr. Ken Druck talks about how empathy can create a compassionate workplace.

Deb Gaut, Paul Weiss and Dr. Ken Druck discuss aging successfully and living a full and healthy life.

Dr. Ken Druck's work in personal transformation, male psychology, parenting, and grief literacy has awakened readers to their absolute best selves for almost four decades. In this episode, Dr. Druck and Dr. Bob talk about healing after a loss.     Contact Dr. Ken Druck website Transcript Dr. Bob: I'm here with a good friend of mine who I'm excited to have this conversation with. Ken Druck and I have had many conversations over the years, most of which end up being fairly deep and a lot of insights come out of them. I think we're just both in this space of really contemplating life as well as death just because of who we are and our experiences. I'm excited to have Ken share some of his insights. He'll do that in just a moment, but I'd like to introduce him to you. Ken's work in personal transformation, parenting, psychology, and the literacy of grief has really helped people become, I think, their best selves for almost 40 years now. When you look at Ken, you can't believe he's been doing this work for that long. He's the recipient of numerous awards including a Distinguished Contribution to Psychology, Visionary Leadership Award. He has really a lifetime of service to the community. He's recognized really as a lifeline to people all over the world, to individuals, families, and communities through his work, which includes the founding of the Jenna Druck Center to honor the life and spirit of his daughter, Jenna; and we'll talk a bit about Jenna and the foundation that he created. Ken really has kind of set a new standard of care and healing out of tragedies like 9/11, Columbine, Katrina, and Sandy Hook, and I look forward to having him talk a little bit about how those experiences have shaped his life and his perspective. Ken has recently come out with a new book called Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined. In this book, Dr. Ken explores the fears, some of the myths and biases in our culture about aging, so it's a perfect setup here for this conversation. In the book, he also kind of debunks a lot of the myths and offers a path to help people immerse themselves in the wisdom that we've cultivated over the course of our lives. With that introduction, I would like to introduce and ask Ken to say hello. Dr. Ken Druck: Greetings, Bob. So good to be with you and in a conversation, in a life and death conversation. My goodness. What a wonderful forum you've created to be able to talk openly and safely about all these important issues that so directly improve the quality of our lives and the quality of our deaths. Dr. Bob: Yeah. Well, I appreciate that. The inspiration for this really comes from life, from just being in this space. You're the same way. You're having conversations with people, both personal and in your professional life. I think, like me, there are many times when you think, wow, if somebody else had been able to listen in on this conversation, how much value would they have received, how much insight into their own issues and their own struggles and their own sort of triumphs. The conversations I have with my patients, with their families, with people like you, I think are so valuable, and I don't want to keep it to ourselves, right? I feel compelled and pulled to really allow people in on these conversations, so thank you for being willing to join in. Dr. Ken Druck: Thank you for having me. Dr. Bob: Yeah, absolutely. In your introduction, I abbreviated it. There's so much more, and I think we're going to have a conversation that will last about 30 minutes. I know that the wealth of information that you have and the experiences and insights could go on for 30 hours or potentially 30 days. It's going to be a challenge, but we're going to try to keep this concise enough, and then probably have follow- up conversations as time goes on. I posed some questions to you in advance of our conversation, and I want to jump right in. I don't mince words, and I don't pull back. I just want to get this out there because I want this to be part of our conversation, and I want it to inform and infuse our conversation. What are your thoughts about death? Are you afraid of dying? Do you have fear about dying? When you think about death, what comes up for you? Dr. Ken Druck: Well, it's a great question that does go right to the core. For me, the fear or the feelings about death are a moving target. It's not as though you run a marathon and you cross the 26-mile line and it's done. I think things that happen over the seasons and the course of our lives ask us or challenge us or force us to confront how we feel about death, and I'm no different. The death of my daughter 21 years ago was an opportunity as well as a tragedy—  the opportunity to face down my biggest fears of death. My daughter had died. I had to come face-to-face with that reality, starting with holding her body in my hands, in my arms, facing the idea that her life as we knew it had ended. I thought going all the way back to last year where my 92-year-old mother passed, and I had a chance to help her die. I think the things that happen that we react to or the losses we suffer effect and change and create opportunities for us to face down our biggest fears of death, to comes to terms with our life as it really is, life on its terms as it is, and to settle some of those fears. Now, are they going to be settled forever? Are we going to find peace or make peace and have peace forever and it's a done deal? No. Those concerns, those feelings, the sorrow, the love, the complex of emotions that come with dealing with death are going to bubble up and resurface. We want to make sure not just to wait for death to arrive or somebody we love to pass.  We want to be proactive and take steps to get ahead of the pain curve, to get ahead of the fear curve. Dr. Bob: That's awesome. How do you do that? I know it might be hard just to distill it down into a sentence or two, but how do you get ahead of that? If there's somebody who maybe has fear because of an experience because maybe somebody in your family had a tragic death or a difficult death and, like many people, you live with this underlying anxiety or fear about this mystery and when is it going to happen and how painful is it going to be. How do you think people can get ahead of that? Dr. Ken Druck: Well, I boiled it down to what I call the five ideals of courageous living and how we face down the fear of death. I've got basically five things that I recommend. Number one, stay humble, find peace in your unknowingness because there're  sometimes in life where we just don't know, and we have to hold that unknowingness in gentle hands rather than trying to force and will it into knowingness. We're basically part of something so big that at times it's unfathomable. The true nature of the universe—where life comes from, where it goes when we die—is an unfolding mystery. All we have to do is look up at the stars to understand that. The second thing is to cultivate a calm mind that allows naturally arising fears and doubts to come and go and learn to breathe and release even those primordial fears. It's kind of a form of surrender, and we can learn how to make peace with life as it really is by summoning courage, by facing in. Third is to take the elephant out of the room by opening the lines of conversation, just as you and I are doing today by talking about death and discussing our thoughts and feelings with people we trust. Fourth, keeping the faith of whatever we believe in our heart to be true or what we wish to be true. It's okay to abide by a hoped-for narrative without knowing that it's 100% accurate or not. We don't have to know with complete certainty that oh, here's what it is, here's the program for death, I read it somewhere or somebody told me this is what it is, or this is my sense of it. It's okay to keep the faith, to have it be a gesture of faith, to believe whatever we believe in our heart is true. Lastly, it's also just fine to have faith in a divine truth without apology or justification. We can do that while respecting and honoring the rights of other people who have different views or different religion or different spiritual path that they're on and a different view of things. Those are the things that I believe we can do to cultivate a courageous attitude towards living and to face down the fear of death. Dr. Bob: That's beautiful, so really this is universal. I mean, it's regarding any fear or anything that might be challenging us or limiting us in our life, not specifically around a fear of death, but that seems to be a big one for a lot of people, right? Dr. Ken Druck: Yeah. You know, Bob. We've got these brilliant emotional systems. They're as sophisticated if not more so in some ways than all the other systems that sustain life. We have this emotional system, which gives us internal signals, radar signals, from inside of ourselves, right inside of our hearts, showing up as our emotions. When these feelings turn up, it's our job to learn how to manage them, to decipher them, to decode them, to understand them, and to utilize them as part of our radar, as part of our self management, and to use them to our advantage rather than oh, that's a negative feeling, I better shoot it. That's negative. We've been brainwashed into believing that there are negative feelings rather than understanding that some feelings that bubble up and surface are going to be sorrow, fear, anxiety, worry, frustration, that we need to read these feelings, not become prisoners to them, but to read them and to have them inform us about what action to take, to inform us that it's time to vent those feelings. We're not built to hold them in steel compartments inside of our bodies, but to vent them in a healthy and constructive way and to turn those feelings into something good. Dr. Bob: Yeah. I think that's powerful. I think people need to be given permission to feel, right? My sense is that so many people when they start to feel something that might be uncomfortable for them, and this is a pattern that develops over time, they feel something, they don't how to navigate that, they don't know how to manage it, and so they just choose not to feel it. They turn away from it. Dr. Ken Druck: They become flooded. Exactly. They become emotionally flooded. This is particularly true of us as guys. We learned at a very early age basic training as a male shows us that to feel is to fail. If you're feeling something unless it's anger because anger is a good. Dr. Bob: Yeah, that's acceptable. Dr. Ken Druck: If you're feeling something, it means you're not handling it, you're weak, you're dependent, you're less of a man. You're less of a guy if you're feeling something because sensitivity and emotionality are perceived as signs of weakness. We got to fess up. We got to suck it up and deal with those feelings. We shouldn't be feeling those things. We become self-denying, self-rejecting creatures. We push our feelings away to the point that we lose our radar. We lose contact with our own radar. When somebody says, "Hey, what are you feeling?" We don't know what they're talking about. What are you feeling? You mean, what am I thinking? No, what are you feeling? How is this working for you? You just got a diagnosis, a bad diagnosis. How are you doing with that? When it comes to some of the most challenging moments, the moments of truth in life, relationships and our health and how long we're going to be here in our living and dying process, those emotions are what gets us through. Those emotions are the very tools and knowing them, reading them, and processing those emotions keeps us alive every moment of whatever time we have rather than us beginning to die emotionally long before our time and disconnect from those people we love. Dr. Bob: Yes. I get it. I think most people who hear this will resonate to some degree with that but obviously, it's not easy, right? Dr. Ken Druck: No, not to summon courage. Just like every other work ethic, everything else, there are times that all of us can look back and count that we summoned more courage, newfound courage to face into becoming a mom or dad, face into taking a job or starting a career or going to college or, even as parents, letting our kids go to kindergarten or sending them off to college. We had to summon courage. We have to summon even greater courage to face into some of the fears and some of the issues that arise naturally in the second half of life, including facing into our own impermanence, the fact that life is a package deal, we don't get to live forever, at least not in this form, and we have to deal with that. How we summon that courage is clear. We do it the same way we've done it before. We face something. We talk openly about it. We air out. We don't try to do it all at once. We strengthen ourselves. We get ourselves into game shape and improve the condition we're in, our mental toughness by doing this, by talking about it, by taking moments of reflection, by summoning all of our abilities to comprehend, to surrender, to let go, and to arrive in the season of life that we're presently living rather than dragging the past around and regrets, remorse, unforgiveness, harsh criticism. Rather than dragging, we have to learn how to let that go. There's a whole university and school of thought about how to summon greater courage because it is a process that occurs over time that we can all plug into, and it's going to be different for every one of us. Dr. Bob: I feel like there's so much incredible value in what you've shared so far. I want to encourage people, the listeners, to go back and listen again. There's no way that anybody will be able to take in what's been shared here in one listen. I really especially, well, the whole thing—but I'd also like to kind of summarize because I think it's so critical. There are so many people who find themselves in this space of despair, of feeling like they can't climb out of that place, it's dark, it's pulling them in, and they don't know how they're going to do that, and to give them those tools to help people understand that even if they can't look at their own experience in the times when they've found the courage to look at others around them, to see that yes, people have been in this space before, and they have found a way out. I think that looking at the whole of human experience and finding examples of people in your own community or that can inspire you. Obviously, if you can find your own inner kind of compass and go back and identify those times of your own life, you'll hopefully connect with that. I see people who have just lost somebody or they're dealing with these terrible challenges from an illness or an injury, and they say, "I can't do this. I don't have the strength. I'm not going to make it. I can't get through this." I help them see, if possible, other people have done this. This experience is an experience that people have had for thousands or tens of thousands of years, and people get through it. It's not easy, it doesn't happen immediately, but you are part of this human race. You have the same inner strength and capacity as anybody else, but I want- Dr. Ken Druck: I like what you're saying. I want to add to that. Dr. Bob: Yeah, please. Dr. Ken Druck: Asking for help. Help is the least utilized four-letter word in the English language. Asking for help. When I think about all the people that I know that I've sent to you for help, you have been an inspiration. Sometimes we can't do this alone. It's okay to ask for help, to call in support, asking others how they did it, whether that's reading... I mean, I wrote the Courageous Aging book so that people would have something to refer to be able to see how others have done it, how other people have tried to run from some of these things and fail, and how other people have courageously learned to face into whatever they were dealing with. So reading a book, reading articles. I think also seeking inspiration. There's music that I play every day because without words it inspires me. It's music that comes from a source of inspiration that's coming through a great composer, so I listen to music. There are all kinds of ways of nourishing ourselves, whether it's music or great food or walking in nature. I think what you said before about remembering the past seasons of our lives where we had great courage and remembering I can do this, look what I did. I can do this. Lastly, it's surrendering at times. There are times where we're standing in a moment of inescapable sorrow or facing into unknowingness or feeling emptiness. Those are moments where it's okay to surrender into tears. It's okay to surrender to feelings of helplessness and powerlessness. Also, that surrender sometimes takes us into a sense of what's beyond this life— of what I call the great beyond, the enormity, to have a sense that we are joining. Wherever my daughter is, I'm going to be with her. Wherever she is or isn't, I'm going to be there. Wherever my ancestors, those who have gone before me are.  And with those feelings, it's not only to make peace with ourselves, but it's to free up the next and final phase of our lives, which is paying it forward, paying the gratitude for the blessing that we've had, being given this life, being able to experience all the things that we sometimes take for granted. Being able to give our gratitude by paying it forward, planting a tree that we won't necessarily ever get to sit in the shade of, but that our children, our grandchildren, and future generations will be able to sit in the shade of that giving tree. That is one of the most important aspects of making peace and understanding that it's okay. Yes, it's scary. Yes, it's terrifying at times. Yes, it requires courage that I haven't had to summon before, but that I can do this, and I will go forward. This is the nature and the way of life. I don't get to play God, I don't get to live forever in the way that I know, and I surrender to it. Dr. Bob: It's no wonder why you are being asked to come and be with people who are experiencing tragic loss. You have such a gift of sharing that perspective, sharing the understanding of one who's been there and who has learned how to navigate it. I know that you would be the first person to admit that you're not finished with your growth and working through your sorrow that will never end, right? Dr. Ken Druck: It's okay. You know what, Bob, a mom once said it to me—she had lost her only son— and she told me after a couple of years I hadn't seen her. She said, "Ken, the most important thing I've learned is that it's okay that it's not okay." She said, "It's not okay. I reject the idea that my son had to die so young, that he didn't get to live out his life the way we had all planned. That was my dream, that was what I had put my heart and soul into. That was my future as well, and it's been lost to him. His life has been lost to him and to me and his father." She said, "But I've learned over time that it's okay that it's not okay. Some things in life aren't okay. I'm never going to accept that history as good." It sucked is what she said. "It just sucks that this is the way it is. This is the way it turned out. This is the way history will write it." She said, "But I also have found peace that this is the way of life. I'm not the only one who's suffered a loss of a child way before their time and had to face into the challenge of living out the rest of my life as an expression of love rather than despair. I accept that challenge and I've faced into it, and I'm learning how to live forward in my life and to make my life an expression of the love that never dies rather than to despair over the fact that my son died young." Dr. Bob: Conceptually it's powerful, but really in practicality, it is as well. I'm around, as you are as well, a lot of people who are anticipating an upcoming loss of a loved one or who have experienced the loss of a loved one. I think one of the most powerful and valuable ways for them to go forward is with the understanding that their loved one, their son, their daughter, their brother, sister, wife, husband, father, that they would never want that person, those loved ones who are left behind, to hold back, to be held back because of that loss. It's honoring those who have gone by living your life as completely, fully, forcefully, intentionally as possible. Dr. Ken Druck: Exactly. You and I talked about it, and I have my code of honor, my five honorings, and that is the core of those five honorings—that we somehow summon the courage to go on with our lives, to write new chapters of life even though they will not be here to write those chapters with us, that we're going to go ahead and we're going to live forward. We're going to go on, and we're going to make the rest of our days meaningful and purposeful, and we're going to keep our love alive by doing one of the other honorings, which is to create a spiritual relationship with them. What I mean by spiritual is that it's the unseen, unknown conversation we have purely out of faith. When I tell my daughter, Jenna, I love her every day, do I know that I'm connecting with her? No, but it's an act of faith. I'm not going to let that love go unexpressed. When I feel she is close and she's loving me and something wonderful has happened and she's celebrating with me, am I going to deny that arrogantly? You know, I know what life is, I know what death is. She's gone. That's not really her. I'm a delusional father. No. I'm going to allow that love to flow to me. The five honorings are writing new chapters of life; creating a spiritual relationship with them even though it's not what we signed up for. Survival, our own survival, is an honoring, finding a way to get to the next breath even though at times we are so lost and feel so empty and so sad; then embodying some element of their spirit that will live on with us. It could be their kindness, their sense of humor, something they loved. Whatever it is, embodying that and becoming more of that as we grow up and as we grow older. Lastly, it really has to do with how we treat other people, that we treat those people in our lives as an expression of our love because many families unravel at the time of loss. We're so raw, the emotions are so raw. After 9/11 we instituted a program that had to do with the way we treated one another and was an expression of our love for the person we lost, and it was called Take the High Road. Taking the high road, even though there's that rawness of emotion in our families and people want to resort to blame or who loved who or who did what. To step outside of that. Let it go, be forgiving, be patient, be kind to one another in that moment of rawness, and treat our families as an expression of love to the person we're either losing or have lost. Dr. Bob: I love it. Those are awesome, the honorings. For somebody who wants to read more about those five honorings, where would they find that? Dr. Ken Druck: They'd go right to my website. It's www.kendruck.com. They can go onto my Dr. Ken Druck Facebook page. That's facebook.com/kendruck. I welcome a phone call in our offices in Del Mar and San Diego. Any way I can be of help, I'm honored and privileged to be able to continue working with you on teams. You and I find our way to helping families together, and I'm always honored to be of assistance to families that you're working with that, frankly, would be lost without you as a lifeline. I'm so glad that we've had a chance to have this conversation to be able to share it. Dr. Bob: Yeah. I am too as well. Again, we touched on some really poignant and important topics and kind of scratched the surface a little bit. I think there were some really great highlights. Again, I think people will benefit from re-listening to this and having it be available. Your website has a wealth of information and support. Before we get off, I want to ask just briefly about your new book because I know that it's been taking up an enormous amount of your time, getting the book out, getting the book promoted, getting it into people's hands, letting people know about it. It's phenomenal. It's called Courageous Aging. I just want you to share a bit about the inspiration for putting this book together and just give a few of the highlights if you could. Dr. Ken Druck: Yeah, Bob. The Courageous Aging book wrote me. This season in my life, all the issues, all the challenges that come up as we get older, especially when we wake up and we realize that we've been sold a bill of goods, myths, and misconceptions about getting older and that many of our imaginings of our future are really saturated with dread and fear and cultural biases. We look at other cultures around the world. In India, when you turn 60, you're just waking up. Life is just beginning. For us, you turn 60 and you're on the back nine of life. Your life is over. You're supposed to retire and become irrelevant. Yet I'm at age 68. I've entered the most creative phase of my life. I've never been more creative. I'm writing books, I'm writing articles, I'm speaking. My work with people has never been better, more focused, more loving, more caring and compassionate. I decided that, as I have in other seasons of life, that the best way for me to learn was to ride the horse in the direction it was going and to write. My meditation is writing, and I write myself into greater awareness. I also share the awarenesses that I'm coming across, and then I'm learning from other people. Courageous Aging is really a formula for aging positively, successfully, in a robust way and reimagining our best possible future and creating a critical path so that we can realize that future. Every chapter deals with a different element and challenge of aging. The first chapters are a self-audit where you could actually test yourself. How am I doing on getting older? Where are my hot spots? Where am I struggling? Where am I doing great and soaring? We can take inventory because everything good starts with a little self-reflection. I think once we've taken inventory we can begin to focus and fashion our course to have our best possible future, and every chapter deals with a different element of what it takes to create that best possible future. Dr. Bob: Timing is amazing, right? I mean, there's so many of us who are moving into this space, this space of, I guess, aging and trying to figure out what does the future hold. How do I continue to find value, having meaning? Like you said, I'm not ready to hang it up and just start golfing and rocking on my rocking chair. I think that Dr. Ken Druck: By the way, you know who I'm getting feedback from? I'm getting feedback from 40-year-olds who read the book, 50-year-olds. We think of aging as an issue for people past 60, 65. The aging angst and biases infect people who are turning 30. They're dreading, "Oh my god!  I'm turning 30." The dread of getting older and the invitation to lose our vitality, our passion, our energy, and to kind of shut it down is there at every turn, at every turn of life and every changing season. It's no different for those of us turning 70 in some ways than it is for those of us turning 50. We all have to face it and really take charge of creating the future that we want rather than buying into the cultural norm, which is being sent out to pasture or having to give up things we love. Dr. Bob: I love it, and I would imagine that it wouldn't need a whole lot of modification to be really appropriate for and valuable for people who are 20, right? Dr. Ken Druck: It really isn't because you're going to be changing seasons. Dr. Bob: All the time. Dr. Ken Druck: ...and how you do that and how you go about that should be dictated on the basis of how you feel, not what somebody else tells you that you should feel or do. We all need to set our own course, and we change. That's okay. It's okay to grieve the younger version of yourself. That's all right. It's okay. Grieve it and then move forward because this new season, you're going to miss it if you're so obsessed with what you lost and what's past. You're going to miss the opportunity of this new season of life. Even if it's towards the end of your life, don't miss out on the best part of your life. It may be that the coming weeks, months, and years of your life, if you're given that, are going to be the best ones ever, so show up for it, be there, let go of the past, grieve the past self, and embrace what's right under your nose, what's right here now. Dr. Bob: How do people get a copy of the book? Dr. Ken Druck: They can go on amazon.com, they can go to their favorite bookstore and order it, amazon.com. If you have a Kindle or something, you can download it for, I think, 7 or 8 dollars right away, or they'll get it to your house in a day or two on amazon.com and, of course, it's available in the bookstores. If you have any trouble getting a hold of the book, just contact our offices or go to our website. You can order it directly from our website too at kendruck.com. Dr. Bob: All right, my friend. Well, I think for this podcast, we have moved past the time that I was anticipating, not surprisingly. We will Dr. Bob: Yeah. If you're open to it, Ken, I'd love to have you back another time to Dr. Ken Druck: Always an honor, Bob. Always an honor to talk with you and work with you. Dr. Bob: And you as well, my friend. I just want to share that I find you so refreshing. You are a brilliant, loving, compassionate servant of mankind. I'm inspired and humbled by the work that you're doing and by having you in my life. I want you to know that. Dr. Ken Druck: Bless you. The feeling is completely mutual. I thank you so much. I'm learning how to receive. That's one of my goals in this point of life is to open my heart, touch my heart, and learn how to receive. What's you've just given me is beautiful. I'm going to take that in and savor it today. Dr. Bob: All right. Beautiful, my friend. Love you. Thank you for being part of my life and thank you for sharing all this beautiful insight for our listeners. Dr. Ken Druck: Thank you. Love you too, my brother.

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Aging is the omnipresent aspect of our lives and not something to be neglected. Let's embrace it full on! Dr. Ken Druck, Author of Courageous Aging joins the Aging GreatFULLy show and shares his wisdom for a well-celebrated life and for meaningful and intentional aging that is full of purpose and vibrancy! An author, inspirer and keynote speaker, Dr. Druck is just the person to get our aging compass set in the right direction for what we are certain to face! Calling all Aging GreatFULLy aging rebels for the show they will embrace full on! Join the power-hour of enlightenment for transformation and enjoyment! To learn more about Dr. Ken Druck, visit www.KenDruck.com and his book, Courageous Aging is available on Amazon and through his website.

Are you afraid of getting older? Does the prospect of losing some of your vitality and good looks scare you? Or are you worried about becoming increasingly invisible and irrelevant in a youth obsessed society?Join Dr. Friedemann Schaub and his special guest Dr. Ken Druck, author of Courageous Aging on this Wednesday episode of Empowerment Radio. In this new book, Dr. Druck uses examples from his life and work to address some of the most destructive and limiting myths, biases and misconceptions of getting older. Learn practical approaches on how you can make peace with and find joy in every stage of your life.

Are you afraid of getting older? Does the prospect of losing some of your vitality and good looks scare you? Or are you worried about becoming increasingly invisible and irrelevant in a youth obsessed society?Join Dr. Friedemann Schaub and his special guest Dr. Ken Druck, author of Courageous Aging on this Wednesday episode of Empowerment Radio. In this new book, Dr. Druck uses examples from his life and work to address some of the most destructive and limiting myths, biases and misconceptions of getting older. Learn practical approaches on how you can make peace with and find joy in every stage of your life.

Our guest this week is Dr. Ken Druck, author of Courageous Aging. Dr. Druck joins Amy and Dr. B to discuss the aging process and how to reduce our regrets later in life by living courageously throughout. Dr. Druck explains the difference between aging gracefully and aging audaciously, then he delves into topics like why it’s ok to grieve for our younger selves, the price we pay for holding grudges, how to ask someone for an apology, and why it’s important to have conversations rather than avoid them. Dr. Druck also outlines the virtues of psychospiritual estate planning, or as he likes to call it, leaving behind a legacy of love. You can find Dr. Druck’s book on kendruck.com, Amazon, and wherever books are sold.

That’s right Loving it! After this show, you will be loving the age you’re in and embracing life with total abandon. Dr. Ken Druck, joins the Aging GreatFULLy show for a power-hour of aging enlightenment and welcomes every listener to a front-row seat of this illuminating conversation. In what host Gerontologist Holley Kelley calls Tilling the fields and fertilizing the crops of our present and future selves,you will be amazed by how Dr. Ken Druck skillfully articulates and orchestrates a beautiful and dynamic landscape for Courageous Aging. From uncluttering to finding peace, and letting go, this conversation spans the capacious aging spectrum. We even discuss the extremely important topic often avoided grief. This show offers undeniable wisdom, self-reflections, and simple wisdom that every listener can relate to, embrace, and use to Age GreatFULLy and age courageously. The resonating message will encourage every listener to embrace life more with more peace to obtain joy, purpose and adventure!Ken Druck, Ph.D., is a bestselling author, international speaker and award-winning expert on how to live courageously. Called upon frequently as a lifeline to families and communities in the aftermath of some of our nation's worst tragedies, he has become a regular contributor to CNN. Dr. Druck's many books, including The Real Rules of Life and The Secrets Men Keep, have been featured on Oprah, Larry King Live, and PBS, in addition to countless print and social media outlets such as The New York Times, and Huffington Post. His new book, Courageous Aging, was published in October, 2017 and has been on the Amazon Best Sellers List since its release. Dr. Druck shows us how to replace the fear and dread of aging with courage, enthusiasm, strength and joy. You can learn more at www.KenDruck.com.

Ken Druck wants you to know your best years are ahead of you.    By sharing his personal experience, Ken uses his book Courageous Aging to help us replace fear and dread with enthusiasm by re-imaging your past experiences and replacing expectations about future experiences.    No matter what age you are, the perfect time to change your attitude and direction is now. Ken is an example that you can have the right attitude, deal with problems head on, break through and have a good time doing it.    Re-imagine your life to have greater meaning and purpose.

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Ken Druck, Ph.D., is an award-winning mental health expert specializing in parenting, aging, and resilience training. After some of the nation's worst tragedies. Dr. Druck's many books, including The Real Rules of Life and The Secrets Men Keep, have been featured on Oprah, The New York Times, NPR, CNN, and in countless other media.

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An enlightening and uplifting interview with world famous resilience expert Dr. Ken Druck.

Today I am going to start a series of episodes about the “The Secrets that Men Keep”. And our point of departure is Healing the Mother-Son Relationship Wound. “Men do not often discuss their unresolved feelings about their mothers. While they play a key part in their relationships with other women, these emotions are often hidden away out of our awareness. Men’s deepest feelings toward their mothers remain some of their best-kept secrets, even from themselves. Yet a large part of what men expect from women, and of themselves as men, dates back to their childhood experiences with their mothers.” – Ken Druck, The Secrets Men Keep Key Points From This Episode The uninitiated man has a complicated relationship with his mother and other significant women in his life. His approach to life is to experiment rather than to commit. He is not always able to control his anger. He avoids displaying and talking about deep feelings. This adolescent like man is either unable to seek his own wisdom and follows without questioning what others say is moral and acceptable, or he constantly rebels and feels isolated, even when surrounded by people. In a world that doesn’t understand initiation anymore, the son of a disengaged or absent father who is not exposed to healthy, wise male role-models, and does not properly separate from his mother, often finds unhealthy ways of initiation. So he becomes addicted to work, tv, sex, alcohol or drugs. It is of utmost importance to teach a growing child to individuate, to trust himself. In order to achieve this, he must first experience a safe and secure attachment relationship with his primary care givers. Then, he must separate from his care givers and feel his own power. Constantly pulling away from parents and mentors and coming back to them is a natural process that children and adolescents go through in order to find their own identity. In conclusion, bonding is both about attachment and separation. According to Michael Gurian, successful completion of this process implies that the son is no longer dependent on his mother for these elements of his psychological life: – Development of a core self, witch he will bring to his adult life; – Development of personal boundaries; – Development of his own view on masculinity; – Development of his own view on femininity; – Development of personal rituals that will help him function in day-to-day life; – Development of personal rituals for feeling he belongs to the Universe; – Development of personal vision of his life’s purpose; – Development of his emotional language; – Development of healthy communication styles; – Development of a sense of safety in the world.

I'm joined today by world renowned Author and Coach Dr. Ken Druck. He is known internationally as the master of resilience and his tools and strategies have helped millions overcome adversity. He joins me today to talk about the myths of aging and how we can harness these golden years of empowerment and tap into our deeper purpose to live a rich and meaningful life. His new and soon to be released book is called "Courageous Aging" and you can sign up on his website at http://www.kendruck.com to be notified as soon as it's released. Visit us at http://www.drjohnfilo.com for more inspiring podcasts.

While in Southern California, Yishai spoke with renowned trauma and grieving expert Dr. Ken Druck about 9/11, about coping with terror in Israel, and about the death of Dr. Druck's own daughter and his 5-point system of "honoring" the dead with a recipe for life.

Grief Diaries creator Lynda Cheldelin Fell dreamed of her daughter's death two years before it happened. When the nightmare came true in 2009, she watched her deceased grandmother guide her daughter safely to heaven. Despite the shock of her tragic loss, Lynda's experience brought tremendous comfort to her broken heart. But her incident is far from unique. Her latest book is titled…"Hello from Heaven” containing fascinating true story about after-death communication and the power of love.   "Grief Diaries: Hello From Heaven" features true stories about the natural phenomena known as after-death communication. Narrated by writers from all walks of life, each story offers a fascinating glimpse into the possibility that there is more to life . . . and death . . . than meets the eye. Lynda Cheldelin Fell is an award-winning and international bestselling author, and creator of the 5-star book series Grief Diaries. Considered a pioneer in the field of inspirational hope in the aftermath of loss, Lynda has a passion for producing trailblazing projects that create a legacy of help, healing, and hope. She has interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King's daughter, Trayvon Martin's mother, sisters of the late Nicole Brown Simpson; Pastor Todd Burpo of Heaven is For Real, CNN commentator Dr. Ken Druck, and other societal newsmakers on finding healing and hope in the aftermath of life's challenges and loss.   ABOUT THE GRIEF DIARIES BOOK SERIES Grief Diaries is a groundbreaking book series dedicated to sharing kindness and compassion through storytelling. When we share stories, our written words become a portable support group for others who share our path. The series also provides valuable insight into a variety of challenging experiences while offering a comprehensive look at the spirit of human resiliency. The series has released 15 titles, with another 15 due by the end of 2016. To date, more than 350 writers spanning the globe are sharing their stories in Grief Diaries. For more information, visit www.GriefDiaries.com or www.LyndaFell.com

Ryan White and David McElveen's the Real Estate Radio Hour with guests Ken Druck and Rich Gaines. Aired April 25, 2013 via ESPN 1700 AM

Grief expert Ken Druck joins the conversation and describes the powerful effect that unprocessed grief has on us. One of the painful patterns is a numbness not only within ourselves but in how we witness and interact with the world around us. As Ken puts it, "Unprocessed grief becomes indifference to the pain of other people—unprocessed grief dulls us, dumbs us down." To which Freeman ads: "We become less trustworthy to ourselves and others." Listen in and learn how to unravel this pattern.

Dr. Ken Druck is one of the nations pioneers in personal transformation.  Since founding the Jenna Druck Center, in honor of his deceased daughter, he has become a beacon of hope for thousands.  Dr. Ken has been called on to assist after tragic events such as 9/11, Columbine & Hurricane Katrina.  Ken's new book is, The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life's Terms with Your Own. https://audio.opentohope.com/2012/11/Ken-Druck.mp3

Dr. Ken Druck tragically lost his daughter Jenna in an accident in India when she was just 21 years old. He now uses his experiences to help others who are grieving, including in his work at the Jenna Druck Center, and with his newest book, The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life’s Terms with Your […] The post Hope, Healing and WellBeing – The Real Rules of Life with Dr. Ken Druck appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Ken founded the The Jenna Druck foundation to stand with families during their grief. Jenna was Ken's daughter who died in India in a bus accident.