If your depression and dark thoughts cross over to suicidal intent, do you know what to do? Sara does a lot of work in suicide prevention. Her PhD…
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118- Insights From a Trauma Survivor 1 hour
2.3K Views October 29, 2019 Be first to comment
Depression can make us want to give up. Trauma can add anger, shame, guilt and other strong emotions to the mix. Renee’s inspiring story is about never giving up…
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A News Anchor Steps Off the Sidelines to Share (Ted Perry re-broadcast)
1.8K Views October 1, 2019 Be first to comment
After doing a story on Giving Voice to Depression, a popular TV news anchor said he couldn’t stand on the sidelines and call the people who share their stories…
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114- I’m Glad I Survived! (Jeannine-Part 2)
1.9K Views September 24, 2019 Be first to comment
30+ years after a suicide attempt that left her in a coma, Jeannine looks back on that day, and on what she would have missed if she had died…
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113- Things Can and Do Get Better (Jeannine Rivers)
2K Views September 10, 2019 Be first to comment
For World Suicide Prevention Day, we wanted to introduce you to a suicide-attempt survivor. We wanted you to hear her talk about the good and bad of the life…
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We learn by asking questions. Even if years later than we wish we had. In this episode, Elliot reflects on a relationship with a woman with depression, and realizes…
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Living with depression requires resilience, strength and sometimes-heroic efforts to find and fan hope’s embers. Jennifer, currently on medical leave for her illness, struggles to find lasting relief…
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Decades passed between the time a little boy screamed in pain into his pillow, and his adult self recognized that suffering as depression. This conversation is his first public…
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105 – A Terrible Gift – A Poet’s Perspective on Depression
3K Views July 16, 2019 Be first to comment
Depression is, to put it mildly, an unwanted guest in our minds and bodies. Yet, for those who experience it regularly, it can help to look for some…
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Mental health conditions do not discriminate. However, background and identity can make access to mental health treatment much more difficult. For National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, we…