Giving Voice to Depression · 260_Taking Care of Ourselves for Ourselves We are encouraged to “do the work” to manage our mental health. We’re told to #beheretomorrow.
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233_What I Wish I’d Known as a (Suicidal) Teenager
822 Views December 20, 2022 Be first to comment
Giving Voice to Depression · 233_What I Wish I’d Known as a (Suicidal) Teenager This is a story of hope. But it’s not a pretty …
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When we see headlines and hear reports that the U.S. is experiencing a “youth mental-health crisis,” it can be too easy to get lost in the reports and…
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Giving Voice to Depression · A Tragic Truth About Suicide (remix) The world loves guarantees. We want to be assured that if A, then B. It comforts us and…
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128 -I Was That Guy (Who Thought Depression Was a Choice)
2.3K Views January 20, 2020 Be first to comment
A candid, vulnerable and revealing conversation with a father and grandfather about his journey to understanding and accepting depression as a real and serious illness. Though he…
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111-Mental Health Days Because Sick = Sick
1.7K Views August 29, 2019 Be first to comment
When sick with the flu or a fever we know we can call in to school or work and be honest. And excused. But when it’s A Mental Illness,…
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Short but important: In less than 16 minutes, you can sample interviews with a trauma surgeon, school psychologist, NFL Hall of Famer, a suicide-prevention expert and the Crisis…
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99 – Keeping Students Mentally Healthy And Safe
2.4K Views May 13, 2019 Be first to comment
Research makes clear that young people often tell each other vs. an adult when they are struggling or even suicidal. In this episode we talk with a suicide-prevention…
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98 – Why Teens Don’t Talk to Their Parents About Suicide- Part TWO
2.7K Views May 6, 2019 Be first to comment
Teens need to know they are safe, even welcome, to share their innermost thoughts about suicide and suicidal thoughts. Yet, often unintentionally, parents and other adults shut down that…
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97- Ten Reasons Teens Avoid Telling Their Parents About Suicidal Thoughts
2.8K Views April 30, 2019 Be first to comment
Teens are more likely to share suicidal thoughts with another teen than with a parent. Why? What are parents doing that shuts down that potentially-lifesaving communication? In part one…