Welcome to episode 49 and my guest this week is Gabriel Nathan!
Gabe Nathan is a suicide awareness advocate and writer.
He is also the Editor in Chief at OC87 Recovery Diaries, an online publication devoted to publishing first person essays and producing original documentary films about mental health, empowerment, and change.
Gabe lives with anxiety and depression, and has struggled with many aspects of his mental health and overall self-image since he was a little boy.
He first reached the point of considering suicide in college, after incessant bullying.
In 2019 Gabe drove 1100 miles around America with the National Suicide Prevention Hotline number emblazoned across the back of his 1963 VW Beetle.
He documented this journey and all the conversations he had along the way for his documentary “A Beautiful Day Tomorrow: Taking Suicide Awareness on the Road”.
Gabe and chat about his film, his car and his advocacy. We chat about the stigma around suicide and how to talk about it. We talk about why it’s important to talk and vital to listen.
You can watch the film here:
You can explore OC87 Recovery Diaries here:
Mental Health Recovery Stories - OC87 Recovery Diaries
You can watch his TedX talk here:
And you can follow Gabe and Herbie on Instagram @lovebugtrumpshate
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