Episode #254 | David Johnson | When All Else Fails, Blame Your Mother

Episode #254 | David Johnson | When All Else Fails, Blame Your Mother

From American Real by Roger L. Brooks

August 5, 2025 · 51 min · Episode 241

About this episode

David Johnson shares his personal journey and response to his mother's narrative about grief and acceptance after he came out as gay.

📚 GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED - Learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author: https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/publishing ⌨️ Visit our website: americanrealpublishing.com 🔴 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-How do you explore what it means to grow up in the shadows of trauma? To carry the weight of rejection and to somehow find a way through it all. Not just with scars, but with strength. That's the journey we're stepping into today. In this episode, we'll talk about post-traumatic stress syndrome, homophobia, family dysfunction, domestic violence, and the fragile but essential roads toward forgiveness and reconciliation. But this just isn't a story about pain. It's also about survival, storytelling, and the power of laughter to keep us sane. And it begins with a book. In 1978, the late Barbara Johnson, a bestselling Christian author, published a book called “Where Does a Mother Go to Resign?” Then later, the publisher changed the name to “When Your Child Breaks Your Heart.” A heartfelt but one sided account of her grief after her son came out as gay. That book touched the hearts of many, but it also told only half the…

People in this episode

Guest: David Johnson

Topics covered

  • trauma
  • rejection
  • post-traumatic stress syndrome
  • homophobia
  • family dysfunction
  • domestic violence
  • forgiveness
  • reconciliation
  • survival
  • storytelling
  • laughter

Keywords

  • bestselling author
  • cinema therapist
  • behavior modification psychotherapist

Mentioned in this episode

Products: When All Else Fails, Blame Your Mother, Where Does a Mother Go to Resign?, When Your Child Breaks Your Heart

Books & works: Where Does a Mother Go to Resign, When Your Child Breaks Your Heart, When All Else Fails, Blame Your Mother, American Real, I'm So Glad You Told Me What I Didn't Want to Know, Splashes Of Joy From The Cesspools Of Life, The Power of Being Rich: 10 Essential Steps to Manifest What You Already Have

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