When We Connect, We Survive with Dr Shauna Springer on the 10 Beliefs About Mental Health That Are Quietly Killing Our Bravest

What if the things we say and do to support our bravest are actually the things putting them at risk?

Dr. Shauna Springer is back. A Harvard-trained psychologist and Chief Psychologist at Stella Mental Health, she’s spent over a decade as a trusted “doc” to warfighters and first responders. Her new book, Fallout: 10 Common Beliefs That Kill Our Bravest and the Truths That Can Save Them, dismantles the well-intentioned myths quietly costing lives — from suicide awareness campaigns to the idea that resilience can simply be taught. In this episode, Shauna aka Doc joins Jon and Will to dig into why connection beats every tool and treatment, why grief and trauma need completely different approaches, and the innovative biological treatment changing how PTSD is healed.

IN THIS EPISODE:

1.  Why suicide awareness campaigns can increase risk instead of preventing it

2.  The difference between grief, trauma, and moral injury — and why they need different treatment

3.  Elasticity vs. resilience: a better framework for sustainable peak performance

4.  Why suicide often feels selfless, not selfish, to a warrior — and how that changes prevention

5.  The dual sympathetic reset (DSR/SGB): treating PTSD as a physiological injury first

More about Dr. Shauna Springer:

1. Check out her website to connect and learn more plus find her latest books.: https://www.thinlineadvisory.com
2. Email: doc@thinlineadvisory.com
3. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/docshaunaspringer/
4. Column: Mental Edge Mondays — https://www.crackyl.com/mental-edge-mondays-the-body-keeps-the-score-but/
5. Stella Mental Health: dual sympathetic reset / stellate ganglion block treatment - https://stellamentalhealth.com/treatments/sgb-dual-sympathetic-reset

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