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26th Apr 2026

Grief Work - Learning to Live Inside the Hurt

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Today’s guest is someone whose story reaches into the deepest places of grief and still finds a way to breathe life back into the room. Her name is Marcia Earhart — founder of The Sterling Rose Sanctuary, grief and trauma responder, HeartSync minister, mediator, author, speaker, and a woman whose faith has carried her through losses most of us can’t imagine.

Marcia has lived through the deaths of two sons — one to sudden tragedy, and one to murder — and somehow, through all of it, she learned how to keep breathing, keep moving, and keep living. Not by erasing the pain, but by walking with it. Her book, Gripping Grace in the Garden of Grief, is a raw and honest look at what happens when life breaks you open… and what it takes to stand back up.

She works with people carrying trauma, loss, depression, anxiety, addiction, and the kind of sorrow that sits in the bones. Not as a distant expert, but as someone who has been there — someone who knows what it means to fight for your mind, your family, and your faith.

Today, we’re talking about grief, resilience, the brain, the heart, and what it really means to heal. This is not a conversation about ‘getting over it.’ This is a conversation about learning to breathe again, move again, and live again — even when the world has gone dark.

This is Grieve Work. And this is Marcia Earhart.

Marcia Earhart

Website: https://www.thesterlingrosesanctuary.us/meet-marcia

Book: https://www.thesterlingrosesanctuary.us/gripping-grace-in-the-garden-of-grief

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About the Podcast

OTR - Achieving Mental Health for Real
This podcast offers hope for people who suffer with Depression/Anxiety, ADHD, OCD, Bi Polar, PTSD, Dyslexia and other mental health conditions
In a world where too many people suffer in silence, this podcast opens a door. A door to clarity, to hope, and to the possibility of real recovery. Every episode is crafted for those who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck — and for anyone ready to take the next step toward a healthier, more grounded life.
Your host, Bob Adleman, brings lived experience, practical insight, and a steady hand. He guides you through the patterns, the breakthroughs, and the real tools that help you overcome any mental health challenge and move toward a happier, more resilient version of yourself.
If you’re searching for a place where honesty meets healing, where community meets courage, and where change becomes possible, you’re in the right place.
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Robert Adleman

I am a 64-year-old male with ADHD, OCD, severe depression, severe  anxiety, and dyslexia. I struggled for 40 years working in the high-pressured Information technology field. Even though it was good money, I didn't have much luck in the financial department.
In 1991, at the age of 33, was when the severe anxiety attack occurred, and the support system was not there to handle it. So, I checked myself in to a mental hospital in Piscataway, NJ. That started my long road to recovery. After the attack, I was severely depressed and anxious for 6 months. This experience is detailed in episode four "Beating Severe Anxiety/Depression".