I Am Alone: This is What I Learned from 26 Years of Marriage

🧠💪Start Healing with This Powerful Self-Reflection Tool: Think Organize Choose Worksheet:  https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechooseIt's hard to even speak about the news coming out of Texas – my heart aches for those families. As a mother who lost my son, Johnny, in a drowning accident years ago, this story cuts deep. In this video, I share my initial reaction as both a grieving mother and a psychiatric NP, and I walk through how the "think, organize, choose" method can help us process these heavy emotions. If you're feeling the weight of this tragedy, please know you're not alone. Let's try to navigate this together. 📘 Want to learn the Mentally STRONG Method? Visit https://www.mentallystrongacademy.com🧠 Free tools and downloads:https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechoose🗣 Subscribe for weekly insights on mental health, resilience, and living mentally STRONG.#PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong 

🧠💪Start Healing with This Powerful Self-Reflection Tool: Think Organize Choose Worksheet:  https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechooseWhat if everything you’ve been told about depression only tells half the story?In this video, Dr. B—psychiatric nurse practitioner and founder of the Mentally STRONG Method—breaks down what most doctors don’t explain:👉 Depression is not just a chemical imbalance.👉 It’s not just negative thinking.👉 It’s a whole-person experience—where biology, psychology, and personal meaning collide.We’ll unpack:The brain chemicals involved (serotonin, dopamine, GABA, glutamate—and more)The major psychological theories (Beck, Seligman, attachment, and beyond)Why true healing must go beyond pills or talk therapy aloneHow to start reclaiming mental strength through integrated understandingWhether you're struggling with depression or supporting someone who is, this video will give you a clearer, deeper view—and hope.📘 Want to learn the Mentally STRONG Method? Visit https://www.mentallystrongacademy.com🧠 Free tools and downloads:https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechoose🗣 Subscribe for weekly insights on mental health, resilience, and living mentally STRONG.#Depression #MentalHealth #MentalStrength #WhatDoctorsDontTellYou #Serotonin #Psychology #Neuroscience #DrB #MentallySTRONG#PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong 

🧠💪Start Healing with This Powerful Self-Reflection Tool: Think Organize Choose Worksheet:  https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechooseWhat Therapists DON'T Tell You About Trauma Are you stuck in your trauma story? You've likely heard that talking about it helps—but what if that's not the full truth?In this powerful video, Dr. B, founder of the Mentally STRONG Method, reveals what most therapists don’t tell you: repeating your trauma story without a strategy can actually re-traumatize you. It’s time for a different approach—one that empowers you to think clearly, organize your pain, and choose healing.✅ Download the FREE Think, Organize, and Choose WorksheetThis practical worksheet walks you through a 3-step mental processing framework so you can stop spinning in your story—and start breaking free.👉 https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechoose🎯 In this video, you’ll learn:Why trauma gets “stuck” in your mind and bodyHow traditional talk therapy can keep you loopingThe Mentally STRONG way to process trauma without reliving itHow to use the “Think, Organize, Choose” worksheet in your healing journey⚡ Stop coping. Start choosing.Your trauma is real—but it doesn’t define your future.👇 Watch now and take the first step toward authentic mental strength.#TraumaHealing #MentalStrength #TherapistTruths #MentallySTRONG #DrB #EmotionalHealing #CPTSD #ThinkOrganizeChoose#mentallystrong #PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong 

🧠💪Start Healing with This Powerful Self-Reflection Tool: Think Organize Choose Worksheet:  https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechooseAfter 26 years of marriage, I found myself alone — a widow, grieving, and forever changed. In this video, I share what I’ve learned on this journey of grief and growth, using the Mentally STRONG Method as my guide. If you are walking through loss, transition, or quiet moments that echo with the past, this message is for you.💬 What I learned:👉How to THINK through the fog of grief and find clarity👉How to ORGANIZE the emotional chaos that loss brings👉How to CHOOSE to live again with purpose and strengthThis isn’t about moving on — it’s about moving through with strength and grace. You can find healing, even in your deepest pain.🔔 Subscribe to the Mentally STRONG YouTube ChannelGet tools, stories, and strategies that build real mental strength: youtube.com/c/drbmentallystrong#mentallystrong #griefjourney #widowstory #healingafterloss #mentalhealthawareness #CristiBundukamara #drb #emotionalresilience #selfgrowth #PowerOfChoice #ThinkOrganizeChoose #PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong 

🧠💪Start Healing with This Powerful Self-Reflection Tool: Think Organize Choose Worksheet:  https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechooseSometimes, a movie can hit you harder than you ever expect, unearthing emotions you thought were buried. That's exactly what happened to me with Tyler Perry's new film, Straw. As a grieving mother, it brought up so much, and I want to share my raw, honest experience with you, hoping it helps you feel less alone in your own journey with triggers and loss.In this video, I talk about:Triggers & Confronting PainThe movie Straw was a huge trigger for me. I teach that we need to learn to respond to our triggers, not run from them. How do we confront our pain? Triggers are just a reminder of our pain.I didn't think Straw would trigger me. I wasn't a single mother, which is how the film was presented. But it delivered a huge punch to my gut, physically, mentally, and emotionally. We all feel overwhelmed by life sometimes, like we could snap.A Grieving Mother's PerspectiveAs a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and more importantly, a mother who has lost three children and my husband, my experience comes from real life. When I watched Straw, I empathized with the single mother, but I didn't realize it would be a trigger. Running Into the Storm You can't control grief triggers; they will come at you. But you can learn to expand and confront that pain. Dissociative States & PTSDWhen our pain is intense, like losing a child, we can experience dissociative states – moments of lapsed time, where we don't know what's real. For a year after finding my child had died, I'd relive it every morning. This movie is a powerful example of a dissociative state, and the separation from reality that can happen when you break. My Healing Journey & Helping Others I reach out to others who have lost children, like a beautiful girl named Michaela, who died in her sleep, just like my Miah. By pouring my heart into that mother, I'm confronting my own grief and hoping she can find some of the healing I have found. The Work is YoursJust like a caterpillar pushes through the cocoon to become a butterfly, the muscles gained by pushing through pain allow us to fly. No one can rescue you from your pain. While a strong support system is vital, the actual work of confronting and working through your pain is yours. If you can work through that pain, you can find beauty and joy in it. My journey led to a new spiritual awakening, a realization that time and space aren't real, and that my loved ones are still with me.Don't Run From Your Triggers Don't run from your triggers. If you know they're coming, prepare for them, just as I do when connecting with a mother who lost her child in the same way I lost mine. This movie was an unknown trigger, but that's life. It hit hard because I wasn't expecting it. This film's power comes from its unexpected reveal of a dissociative state – that feeling of having snapped, a reality for many who have experienced profound loss. Please don't give up on yourself or your purpose. It is possible to find joy and purpose through the pain.If you're navigating loss and seeking to understand your triggers, I hope my story resonates. You can learn to build strength and find purpose, even in the deepest pain.#mentallystrong #PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong #Straw #StrawMovie #StrawTylerPerryMovie #StrawEndingExplained #StrawMovieReaction #StrawMovieReview #StrawTwistExplained

I’d love to share a free worksheet I created to help with reflection  during hard moments:👉 https://mentallystrong.ac-page.com/thinkorganizechooseWhen you're a grieving mother, the world can feel completely upside down. People often ask me how I manage to keep going, to find the strength to continue living when a piece of my heart is missing. The truth is, there's no magic answer or quick fix for the immense pain of child loss. But there are choices we can make, even in the darkest moments, that can help us navigate this incredibly difficult journey.In this video, I'm sharing my personal story of grief and healing after losing my son Johnny, then my son Reggie, and most recently, my daughter Miah. Each loss presented its own unique challenges and depths of despair, but through it all, I've clung to two core principles that have become my anchors. This isn't about pretending the pain isn't there, or being "over" your loss. It's about finding a way to choose life and purpose, even when every fiber of your being wants to give up. My hope is that by sharing my vulnerability, you'll feel seen, understood, and a little less alone on your own path of healing from loss.If you're a grieving mother or someone navigating profound loss, I hope my story resonates with you. Remember, you're not alone, and even small choices can make a difference.Please subscribe to my channel for more honest conversations and practical guidance on navigating grief and building mental strength. And if this video spoke to you, please leave a comment below and share your thoughts.  #PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong 

In this episode, Dr. B explains how emotional transformation isn’t about a breakthrough moment… it’s about building strength month by month. Using the Mentally STRONG Method, you’ll learn how to shift your thinking, process what’s holding you back, and start making decisions that align with peace, purpose, and healing.💡 What you’ll learn:Why emotional pain stays stuck — and how to move itThe monthly building blocks to regain mental clarityHow the Mentally STRONG Method helps you think, organize, and choose on purpose🎁 Get your FREE copy of Dr. B’s book “Pain and Purpose”👉 mentallystrong.ac-page.com/freebook🎥 Want more guidance? Join Dr. B live to learn the Mentally STRONG Method👉 https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/IWZX4oS-tFqrubKQSIf_kUdPoiCmwwEiZoWg8SMbhZrXrdyiXWyTJPX_o1eJZkn3.qjEvYpBrYt1zL9Bm?startTime=1747767027000#EmotionalHealing #MentallySTRONG #DrB #MentalHealthJourney #GriefRecovery #SelfHealing #mentallystrong #PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong 

Are your mornings chaotic, heavy, or just emotionally flat?Dr. B, mental strength expert and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, shares 5 powerful morning habits that help you reset emotionally, mentally, and spiritually — even if you're not a “morning person.”These are the real habits — not hustle routines.You’ll learn how to regulate your circadian rhythm, care for your mental health, check in with your emotions, move with purpose, and align spiritually — all in less than 30 minutes a day.✅ You don’t have to wake up inspired — you can train peace and confidence.Watch now to upgrade your mornings and reconnect with who you really are.👇 FREE GIFT – Get Dr. B’s book “Pain and Purpose” (Learn how to build mental strength from the inside out)[mentallystrong.ac-page.com/freebook

👉FREE GIFT – Get Dr. B’s book “Pain and Purpose” (Learn how to build mental strength from the inside out)  mentallystrong.ac-page.com/freebookAre you tired of saying affirmations that don't really change how you feel?In this powerful session, Dr. B shares healing affirmations that actually transform your mind and body — because they are built on one essential truth: you have to believe what you say.In a world flooded with "fake it till you make it," it's time to create a deeper, authentic healing experience. These affirmations are grounded in your reality, helping you step into true mental strength, emotional resilience, and self-empowerment.✨ In this video, you’ll discover:Why affirmations often fail (and how to fix it)How believing your words accelerates healingA set of healing affirmations you can say with confidence and conviction🧠 Ready to transform your inner world authentically? Start your journey today.🔔 Don't forget to subscribe for more powerful tools on mental strength, resilience, and purpose-driven living.➡️ Click link to download a free copy of Dr. B's Book: Pain and Purpose →  mentallystrong.ac-page.com/freebook  #PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong 

👉FREE GIFT – Get Dr. B’s book “Pain and Purpose” (Learn how to build mental strength from the inside out)  mentallystrong.ac-page.com/freebookFeeling stuck and unmotivated? In this video, Dr. Cristi Bundukamara shares how past, present, and future thinking shape your ability to change behavior—and why releasing the past is essential for stepping into a more purposeful future.You’ll learn:Why external motivation often failsHow to shift into positive, future-focused thinkingThe key to finding self-motivation that actually lastsHow the Mentally STRONG Method helps you align decisions with what you truly wantIf you’re tired of starting over, this is where your real transformation begins.📘 Want to go deeper? Get your free copy of Pain and Purpose →  mentallystrong.ac-page.com/freebook🧠💪FREE E-BOOK - How to Be Mentally STRONGhttps://mentallystrong.activehosted.com/f/10#BehaviorChange #SelfMotivation #MentalStrength #PurposeDriven #MindsetShift #DrB #MentallySTRONG  #PersonalGrowth #Empowerment #MentalHealthMatters #CristiBundukamara #PainandPurpose #MentalStrength #mentallystrong