What’s your worst fear? In this episode, through our guest Rod Bridge, Tim is exposed to his one and only fear: Outliving his children.
In February 2013, Rod Bridge lost his only son, Preston. Preston died at the age of 16, after taking a synthetic form of LSD, during his school ball after party. Rod first talks about ‘that day’, and how, through a hunch, he was one of the first to arrive at the incident scene. He describes the shock and disbelief and his final days with Preston in hospital, including the agonising decision to turn off Preston’s life support system. There was overwhelming school and community support throughout the incident, but Rod still had a total feeling of loneliness and emptiness. He explains how he channelled his emotion in the days, weeks and years that have followed.
Last year, Rod Bridge personally spoke to 61,000 school kids through his charity SideEffect. SideEffect is Rod's campaign to educate our youth, on substance use in order to empower them to make informed decisions.
Sorrow, grief, anguish, agony, heartbreak, anger, emptiness…. there are no words in the English language that can describe what Rob has been through, and continues to go through every day.
This is a gripping episode of loss, courage, bravery and growth. For parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles …. and for you teenagers, you MUST listen to this episode as it will stimulate discussions that are desperately needed in our homes to keep our youth informed, and ultimately, safe.
SHOW NOTES:
S3E2- Senator Jacqui Lambie: No Fear, No Favour.
S3E1- Comedian Mick Neven is (a) Melon Head
@RV24- Season 2 Finale
S2E28 – A Story of Combat, Cricket and the SAS with ‘Harry’ Moffitt
S2E27b – H Hour with Hawks: An Interview with Ben and Tim
S2E27a – H Hour with Hawks: An Interview with Ben and Tim
@RV23 – Happy New Year!
@RV22 – Christmas Eve Reflections on Louise Baxter and Daniel Keighran,VC ... & Listener Questions
@RV21 – On Meditating with Gary Gorrow, Surviving Massacres with Wayne Jones and Dying Three Times with Coco Quirke
S2E26b – Daniel Keighran, VC- Courage Under Fire
S2E26a – Daniel Keighran, VC - Courage Under Fire
Special Episode- How NOT To win Best New Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards
@RV20 - On Parenting – and other dilemmas!
S2E25- Louise Baxter Shines Brightly- CEO of Starlight Children's Foundation
S2E24- Marc Mexsom: When your cause is bigger than your case - Community Courage
S2E23 – Hard to Keep Killed - McQuilty ‘Coco’ Quirke, NSC
S2E22- David Gillespie – Inside Teen Brains
S2E21b – Wayne Jones: ex SAS Sky God and Rock Star turned ASX CEO
S2E21a- Wayne Jones: ex SAS Sky God and Rockstar turned ASX CEO
S2E20- Understanding Meditation with the Expert- Gary Gorrow
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