Grief can break you—or it can remake you into something unshakable.
On this soul-cutting episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sat down with Dorian Johnson, a powerhouse father and motivational speaker who took the wreckage of losing his son and turned it into a message that moves mountains.
Dorian walks you through the unimaginable—losing his son Bayland in a hiking accident—and how that moment cracked him open. But instead of crumbling, he rebuilt. Through audacity, virtue, and relentless reflection, Dorian carved out a new kind of fatherhood, one rooted in memory, meaning, and mission.
We talk about the power of virtues like kindness and courage, how grief teaches you about the depth of love, and why your story doesn’t end in the dark. It’s about recognizing the sacred in your sorrow—and rewriting the story with your heart still in it.
This episode isn’t just for grieving parents. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt their life split open—and dared to build something beautiful from the ruins.
Connect with Dorian: https://www.facebook.com/dorian.johnson.7771
