

Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.
Leo Flowers
When the pain feels unbearable and we feel alone in our suffering this podcast will sit with you. Let's rediscover our purpose, reduce our pain and regain our sense of belonging. Join comedian Leo Flowers M.A. as he shares his own journey through suicidality, interviews guests with lived experiences and discusses with experts on how to escape the flames and create a life worth living.
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Jan 3, 2022 • 45min
Vincent A Lanci: Finding hope after a traumatic brain injury and the benefit of doing laundry
Vincent A Lanci suffered a traumatic brain injury after a "hit and run," which put him in a coma in 2013. Although he's still recovering he has authored 4 books and produces 2 podcasts and 2 Youtube series. Website: www.vincentalanci.com If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 29, 2021 • 1h 41min
Rachelle McCloud: What to do when we're bleeding emotionally and the value of wallowing in pain.
BIO: Rachelle McCloud LCSW is a Mental Health Therapist and Emotional Wellness. Through years of successfully helping clients move their anxiety, depression, and trauma disorders into remission, she has developed a program that empowers people to skillfully get rid of symptoms and heal. She is also the facilitator of the Facebook group. Releasing the Baggage of Anxiety, Depression, and Traumatic Stress where she delivers free training on leading interventions that work well for getting rid of symptoms, not just coping or managing them. Her mission is to empower people to do their own healing work effectively, safely, and skillfully. Moreover, you can see additional info about her HERE www.rachellemccloud.com If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 21, 2021 • 1h 9min
Chef Mac: Divorce, suicide attempt and finding relief.
Chef Mac joins us to discuss his what saved his life after his divorce and suicide attempt. If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. PURHCASE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3oUFfsnNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 14, 2021 • 36min
Aviici, ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), and lessons from Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Leo discusses how integrating instead of assimilating can reduce suicidal ideations and how astrophysics can give us a broader perspective on life and meaning.LINKS TO SOURCES MENTIONED:"Astrophyisics for People in a Hurry," https://amzn.to/3F3dnbe"365 Tao," https://amzn.to/33wGplx"One Friday In April," https://amzn.to/3s4Y3adIf you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 13, 2021 • 1h
Jordan Reid: Divorce tattoos, Alan Watts and "love bombing"
Jordan Reid discusses her new book, BIG ACTIVITY BOOK FOR DIVORCED PEOPLE.PURCHASE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3pYHxWtBIO: I’m a mother of two living in Southern California. I was born in NYC, studied cognitive neuroscience at Harvard, and then did the next logical thing: I drove an ancient convertible across the country to Hollywood, and became an actress. When my acting career went down in flames a few years later (it’s a hell of a story; you should check it out), I spent a few years excelling in the fields of Feeling Sorry For Myself and Wailing. Finally, I did what any responsible adult with a stack of monthly bills should do: I decided to quit my 9-to-5 job, and started a blog.Since 2009, I’ve been writing daily about my experiments (and frequent failures) in fashion, beauty, home renovation, parenting, and decor. Ramshackle Glam has been featured in publications including Time Magazine, Cosmopolitan, the New York Observer, The Huffington Post, and Lonny, and has spun off into three web series and six books (we just put the seventh into contract!). I also write for a bunch of other outlets, including Newsweek, Romper, and Mashable.If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 10, 2021 • 57min
[E} Carmen Lynch: Panick attacks, mental anguish and why your happiness is already inside of you
Comedian Carmen Lynch discusses grief, teletherapy and how to manage her 4 most challenging emotions.website: www.carmenlynch.comWe discuss: dieting to fit in4 emotions she struggles withmoving from Spain to America age of 8...annoyed and shy and not very confidentmiddle school with scoliosis and a back brace...a lot of hidingcoping with mental anguish, panick attacks, claustrophobia and shamehow to love our inner childjoy of not doing anything at all and just befear of commitment...boyfriend of six yearsbenefits of therapywhat stops her from jumping off of a cliffwhy your happiness is already inside of you5 love languagesWhat she's looking forward to...travel, meeting with friends, enjoying things more, The last time she cried...Favorite book: "Stranger In the Woods" If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 9, 2021 • 1h 16min
Leolin Bowen (MY SISTER!) : #METOO and how to find support when we feel abandoned
My sister, Leolin Bowen, joins me today to discuss teaching her son the importance of consent, her childhood experience of #MeToo and how willing others are to help when we just ask. If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 8, 2021 • 59min
Dr. Russell Kennedy: ABC's of anxiety and navigating codependent/narcissistic relationships
Dr. Kennedy shares how to soothe ourselves when overwhelmed or flooded with anxiety and alarm. BIO: Author of the book Anxiety Rx, 2020Neuroscientist (University of Victoria BSc 1987)Medical Doctor (University of Western Ontario MD 1991)Master’s level training in Developmental Psychology from the Neufeld Institute (www.neufeldinstitute.org)Corporate Speaker/Entertainer since 1999 (National Speakers Bureau – www.nsb.com)Stand up comedian since 2000 (toured as comic with Yuk Yuks Comedy Clubs)Yoga and Meditation teacher RYT-200 (Certified by Prana Yoga Vancouver BC – 2007)If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 7, 2021 • 36min
Coping with sorrow, Anna Karenina and "The Power of the Dog"
Leo discusses how to cope with loss, find purpose and why safety is dangerous.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Dec 6, 2021 • 53min
{explicit} Jack Stafford- Your brain is your b#@*h, the cure for asthma and how to live in bliss
BIO: From a toyboy lifestyle in Amsterdam that led to a breakdown after his fashion business failed—to living as a nomadic troubadour, visiting 45 countries by bicycle and playing over 700 house concerts in return for a place to sleep. He developed through all these experiences, countless self-help books and podcasts, and Vipassana meditation. His Self-Help project is the middle piece in a trilogy of Body, Mind, Spirit albums—the Body was tackled with his Ayurveda songs.Jack lives in seclusion in the South of Italy. When not making music, he is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, meditation teacher, Acroyoga dilettante, permaculture gardener, touring cyclist, student of metaphysics and Italian representative of The Aetherius Society - he also hosts another podcast called the Mysticast.If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/


