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Donald Erickson

Donald Erickson

Donald Erickson Jr., executive chef and general manager at Stage House Tavern (New Jersey), who overcame a difficult childhood and shares his resilience story on The Suffering Podcast.

Sep 20, 2026

51:54
I carry that.
51:55
When it's too late, it's too late.
51:56
Oh, you want to, that's a whole other animal.
51:59
Because, like, you know, you look back on, everyone does, and I think that's where resentment comes from, is when you examine your past and, like, what has happened.
52:06
And maybe part of how I feel about what I do comes from that kind of a background where if you turn cold to somebody who's experiencing mental illness and they know they cannot count on you, You're just another nail in their coffin.
52:24
And I refuse to be that person, you know? So walk me through the last days or day of your brother's life.
52:30
Let's go like four or five weeks back.
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55:08
that's when

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