Episode 25 - Defying Depression, Burnout, & the Energy Suck of Grief

Grief shows up in many forms. Some we expect. Others blindside us completely. And all of them deserve to be talked about.

In today’s episode, we explore grief through a male perspective, opening an honest conversation about loss, mental health, and identity. We dive into powerful topics including the loss of parents, depression, suicidal ideation, burnout, entrepreneurship, and what it really takes to reinvent yourself after grief, mental health struggles, and a personal reckoning.

Grief doesn’t follow a straight path. It takes us down unexpected roads, forces hard questions, and brings realizations we can’t ignore.

❓ Once fear can’t stop you, what can?
❓ Why do we avoid facing our own mortality?
❓ If I’m not afraid to die, why am I afraid to live?
❓ Who will I hurt if I choose to die?
❓ What does “I’m fine” look like on the outside when everything is unraveling inside?
❓ How do we find freedom, purpose, and authenticity after loss?

This episode is for anyone navigating grief, depression, emotional burnout, or a quiet internal battle no one else can see. It’s for those who feel strong on the outside but are carrying something heavy within. If you’ve ever questioned who you are after loss - or wondered how to keep going when everything feels different - this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

🎧 LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE for more real, raw conversations around grief, healing, and rebuilding life after loss.

✨𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 Thomas Detert ✨
Thomas is a Certified High Performance Coach who knows what it’s like when life blows up in your face. He’s walked through years of high-functioning depression, emotional burnout, and the silent weight of grief — including losing his mom suddenly at 74 and watching his dad disappear to Alzheimer’s long before he died.

Those losses, combined with the pressure to keep functioning professionally, became a breaking point…and ultimately the catalyst for his healing. Out of that journey, Thomas created Revolutionize, a coaching practice helping professionals stop “just surviving” and start living with clarity, energy, and courage again.

He’s also the voice behind Out Here, a podcast about men’s mental health, rural life, and rebuilding a meaningful life after 50.

Thomas shows up today not pretending to have all the answers, but ready to talk about the messy, necessary journey of finding yourself after loss, burnout, and the shitstorms you never signed up for.

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Listeners of the show can sign up for my trifecta coaching package: 3 coaching calls on clarity, energy and courage.
To access this offer, please email Tom at: tom@revolutionize.me

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Margaret Dennis
Women's Life Empowerment & Holistic Grief Coach
Founder & CEO EVOLV coaching
Co-Founder & CEO Unshakeable ME! Inc.

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