When Loss Becomes Purpose and Pain Ignites Service

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What happens when success feels full, yet life takes everything that matters most?

In this deeply human conversation, Steve Ramona sits with Jeffrey Johnston, a father, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate whose life was forever changed by loss. From building a thriving financial practice to losing his son to fentanyl, his wife to alcoholism, and standing face to face with despair himself, Jeffrey shares a story that is raw, honest, and powerfully redemptive.

This episode is not about tragedy for shock value. It is about what comes after. It is about choosing purpose over bitterness, service over silence, and hope over isolation. Jeffrey opens his heart about addiction, grief, fatherhood, mental health, and the moment he decided that death would not be the end of his story, but the beginning of his mission.

Together, Steve and Jeffrey explore what it means to serve with a full heart, to lead with vulnerability, and to create impact even when life feels unbearable. This conversation is an invitation to anyone who has struggled quietly, loved deeply, or wondered if their pain could ever matter.

This is not just a podcast episode. It is a reminder that you are still here for a reason.

P.S. If something in this conversation stirred your heart, do not sit with it alone. Reach out, share this episode, or ask yourself one powerful question today. How will you serve right now?

Guest Bio
Jeffrey Johnston is a father, author, speaker, and mental health advocate who turned profound personal loss into a life devoted to service. After losing his son to addiction and his wife to alcoholism, Jeffrey chose purpose over despair and committed his life to helping others navigate grief, addiction, and mental wellness. Through his storytelling, advocacy, and heart-led leadership, he reminds people that pain does not disqualify you from impact, it can become the very source of it.

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