Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.

Michele Rosenthal shares her stories and strategies for recovering from trauma.BIO: After a trauma that included a near death experience I embarked on 17 years of being unable to speak about what had happened to me -- until something in me finally understood that in order to heal the red hot mess of my present I had to make peace with my past. It took me 10+ years of knocking around different treatments, modalities and approaches to finally create my own unique process that led me to achieve 100% recovery from trauma and PTSD. Now, I take everything I learned back then -- and add it to all of the deep professional training and experience I've gained in the past 15 years -- and pour it into the many ways I can teach you how to identify, craft, refine, and tweak your trauma healing process so that you can discover the way out of triggers, symptoms, and terror and into freedom, peace and calm. What does that really mean? That I've added up all of my recovery pet peeves and turned them upside down to offer you easy ways to learn how trauma changes the brain, how you can reclaim control, plus how you can develop a structured formula that can free you from (years) of trauma programming. And then create the post-trauma identity that allows you to finally lead the life you were meant to be living. Through gentle, comfortably-paced, and deeply transformative (holistic) brain, mind and body work it is possible to alter your thoughts, feelings and behaviors without overwhelm, wasted time, or endless hours of talk.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/

BIO: Zainab Johnson, a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer is quickly being propelled as one of the most unique and engaging performers on stage and screen. Zainab’s comedy is based on her unique point-of-view, which was shaped growing up in Harlem as one of thirteen siblings in a Muslim family. After getting a degree in Math and taking a job as a teacher, she quickly learned that she had a different calling........ Zainab was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics To Watch in 2019, she is currently a series regular on the new Amazon Original series titled "Upload" from Greg Daniels, she is currently one of the host for Netflix's show "100 Humans", and she made her first late night stand up appearance on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers. Zainab had a breakout appearance on HBO’s All Def Comedy and has made appearances on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Arsenio, BET’s Comic View, AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live! and starred in a new web series titled Avant-Guardians. She is a regular at the Improv Comedy Club in LA and the Comedy Cellar in NY. Zainab has performed in the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival as one of the 2014 New Faces of Comedy and returned numerous times since. She also had a breakout performance at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2018. 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/

Leo shares a late night rambling what it took to pull him out of a "shame spiral."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/

Susan Burton’s memoir, Empty, is out now from Random House. She is an editor at This American Life, where the episodes she’s produced include Ten Sessions, Five Women, and Tell Me I’m Fat. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Slate, The New Yorker, and others, and she is a former editor of Harper's. Her radio documentaries have won numerous awards, including an Overseas Press Club citation, and she received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to do stories about teenagers. The film Unaccompanied Minors, which was directed by Freaks and Geeks creator Paul Feig, is based on one of her personal essays. Susan graduated from Yale in 1995. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their two sons (one of whom she wrote about in Labor Day: True Birth Stories by America’s Best Women Writers).Website: http://www.susanburton.net/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/

Benjamin Carlton is an actor, activist and social entrepreneur from Philadelphia, Pa. In 2012, he received his MBA from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. In 2013, he co-founded the iconic BMe Community, a national movement of community builders that are led and inspired by Black people. BMe’s 400+ Fellows have raised over $350 million and helped over 2 million families secure educational, economic, human rights, health, and wellness opportunities. His pioneering work in community building led him to become a Miami Foundation Fellow, AT&T Emerging Leader, Luminary of Equality, and recognized by the National LGBTQ Task Force. He is also a proud member of the nation’s first national Greek letter fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Visit his website at www.blacklovewins.comIf 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/

Dr. Havert shares: how to improve connection with your kidsprioritizing what brings us joyhow overscheduling contributes to anxietygames to reduce anxiety in children and adultsmicro-medititationantidote to the flight/flight responsesuggestions for vaccinating your childconsiderations for women going through menopauseBIO: Cecily D. Havert, M.D., is a physician at Northern Virginia Family Practice Associates (NVFP), a family medicine practice that offers full-service concierge health care in the Northern Virginia area. With an impressive background in preventive health care, mental health support and outpatient medicine, Dr. Havert specializes in women’s health with an emphasis on the LGBTQ+ community. She has a passion for nurturing patients’ emotional and mental health needs, with a goal of providing the utmost in quality, personalized medical care and a safe environment for all.Dr. Havert has extensive experience in healthcare policy and communication, public speaking and education. She trains future medical professionals as a clinical assistant professor of family medicine at Georgetown University, and she also speaks about major public health issues such as anxiety, menopause, women’s cardiovascular health and the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Dr. Havert regularly contributes to The Second Half Podcast, which shares people’s stories about the challenges and joys they experience, especially in the second half of life. Prior to joining NVFP, Dr. Havert served as a physician at General Internal Medicine Group and Springfield Family Medicine. She has been an advocate for the National Research Center for Women and Families and continues to remain active in shaping healthcare policy on behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Havert has received many awards throughout her career, including the Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctor Award for four years, Northern Virginia Magazine Best Doctor Award, Patients’ Choice Award for four years, and Washington D.C.’s 2012 Top-Rated Primary Care Doctor Award.Dr. Havert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in medical microbiology and bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed her residency in family medicine at Fairfax Family Practice-VCU. In her spare time, Dr. Havert enjoys playing tennis, hiking, painting and traveling. She currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her college sweetheart, two sons, and a menagerie of pets: two cats, two bearded dragon lizards, and a dog. For more information, please visit www.nvafamilypractice.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/

Joining us today is speaker, coach, mental health advocate and performing artist, Holly Anne Mitchell. Today we discuss:1. How to reclaim pieces of ourselves2. How hugs heal and build trust3. How to forgive family members and find compassion4. How to take your power back5. How to use sound to regulate your mood6. How to get your daily DOSE of feel good drugs naturally7. Why it's important to regulate stress and not get rid of stress8. How to access the best parts of who we areContact Holly: www.hollyannemitchell.comIf 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/

Joining us today is David Pope, who is a private counsellor and coach for depression, anxiety and bereavement. He's available worldwide via video call and created a groundbreaking online course for depression: Depression. A New Hope.Contact: https://healyourgrief.co.uk/We discuss: How to see life in color instead of black and whitePractical strategies for coping with anger, depression, anxiety, trauma and angerHow we heal ourselves by healing othersTruth about boredom and being understimulatedDealing with the grief of losing both parents at the age of 25How reading helps us connect with ourselves and othersHow to feel integrated and understoodHonoring alone time and family timeHow to create balance in our lifeNational 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/

Rachel's Bio: My undergraduate degree is in creative writing, and I was a newspaper copy editor for 14 years, most recently at the San Diego Union-Tribune. In 2010 I switched careers and went back to school to get my masters in Marriage & Family Therapy. I am trained in EMDR, and my practice focuses on helping creative people — writers, artists, and musicians. I also regularly facilitate 12-week groups on the book The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. I have been involved in several local choirs in San Diego over the years, and most recently I've even been dabbling in improv.https://www.rachelmoorecounseling.com/We discuss: uses of EMDR to manage pain and traunafinding meaning and fun managing feelings of guiltvisualization and how to heal the mind with the bodyIf 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/

Leo talks about how REMEMBERING experiences can improve our sleep, manage our grief and alleviate boredom. Book referenced in the podcast is: The Strangers by Albert CalmusIf 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/