# Part 1: Diandra on Grief, Burnout, and the Mother Who Saved Her Life

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Podcast: [Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sh-t-that-goes-on-in-our-heads-6035444)
Published: 2026-07-28T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In Part 1 of our Season 19 opener, Diandra Ford-Wing joins G-Rex and Dirty Skittles to share her powerful journey through grief, workplace burnout, depression, and surviving a suicide attempt. This emotional mental health conversation explores therapy, losing a parent, bereavement support, and how storytelling through her novel Red Bird became a path toward healing.

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