Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.

Dr. Goulston is the inventor of Surgical Empathy, an approach that helps psychologically traumatized people heal from their "inside out" by causing them to "feel felt" and less alone in the core of their pain, feel relief and drain the "psychological pus" by crying it out which helps start a process of healing. Starting off as a clinical interventional psychiatrist and UCLA professor of psychiatry...

Astologer James Moran shares how to choreograph our life, visualize our needs and express our true nature to find peace, joy and serenity. Schedule a one-on-one astrology reading with James by clicking  here (link:  https://jamesmoran.org/schedule-an-appointment ) Free ebook:  The Paradigm Shift Support Manual: Why Something as Far Away as The Stars Can Describe Something as Close a...

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.co...

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 S...

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/3oUFfsn National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK [800-273...

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/3s4Y3ad If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connect...

Jordan Reid discusses her new book, BIG ACTIVITY BOOK FOR DIVORCED PEOPLE. PURCHASE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3pYHxWt BIO: 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...

Comedian Carmen Lynch discusses grief, teletherapy and how to manage her 4 most challenging emotions. website: www.carmenlynch.com We discuss: dieting to fit in 4 emotions she struggles with moving from Spain to America age of 8...annoyed and shy and not very confident middle school with scoliosis and a back brace...a lot of hiding coping with mental anguish, panick attacks, claustrophobia and sha...

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.  Nationa...

Dr. Kennedy shares how to soothe ourselves when overwhelmed or flooded with anxiety and alarm. BIO: Author of the book  Anxiety Rx , 2020 Neuroscientist (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...

Leo discusses how to cope with loss, find purpose and why safety is dangerous. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK [800-273-8255] 1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433] Teen Line (Los Angeles) 800-852-8336 The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline) 866-488-7386 National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233] Crisis Text Line Text "Connect" to 741741 in the USA Lifeline Chat https:...

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 p...

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 differe...

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...

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 Lifeline 800-273-TALK [800-273-8255] 1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433] Teen Line (Lo...

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 Oversea...

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 educa...

Dr. Havert shares: how to improve connection with your kids prioritizing what brings us joy how overscheduling contributes to anxiety games to reduce anxiety in children and adults micro-medititation antidote to the flight/flight response suggestions for vaccinating your child considerations for women going through menopause BIO: Cecily D. Havert, M.D., is a physician at Northern Virginia Family P...

Joining us today is speaker, coach, mental health advocate and performing artist, Holly Anne Mitchell. Today we discuss: 1. How to reclaim pieces of ourselves 2. How hugs heal and build trust 3. How to forgive family members and find compassion 4. How to take your power back 5. How to use sound to regulate your mood 6. How to get your daily DOSE of feel good drugs naturally 7. Why it's important t...

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 white Practical strategies for coping with anger, depression, anxiety...

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-we...

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 Calmus 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...

Cooper Hodges, PhD earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Andrews University in 2016 and a doctorate in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience from Brigham Young University in 2020. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Cooper’s research interests primarily involve the use of imaging techniques l...

Bio: Katie Hadley is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Nutrition Coach, an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, and owner of The Well Factory. She works with individuals to promote overall health and to help manage a wide range of nutrition-related issues.  After twenty years of owning an event marketing agency with her husband, Katie sold her business. When the initial eu...

Adi Jaffe, Ph. D. is a world-renowned expert on mental health, addiction, relationships and shame. He was a UCLA lecturer in the Psychology department at UCLA for the better part of a decade and was the Executive-Director and Co-Founder of one of the most progressive mental health treatment facilities in the country - until he started IGNTD, a Smart Personalized Adaptive Recovery System. Dr.&...