Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.

How to look towards the future and back at our past so that it teaches us how to be present.

Dj Hannah Rad discusses visiting 7 different cities to improve her mental health. BIO: Hannah Rad is a Los Angeles-based on-air talent, radio host, DJ and content producer. She is currently in production of “Sorry to Keep You Waiting'“, a short series she’s developing on a solo road trip through California. 7 locations; 7 stories and experiences vital to mental health. If you want go from feeling...

Chris Colbert

Sherrell Moore went from active (ballet, track, military) to being diagnosed with osteoarthritis in her twenties. We learn how she copes with chronic pain and how finding a movement modality can help you cope also.

For those of us who grew up without a father, Leo shares fives ways he's found father figures.

Taylor Lianne Chandler (author, activist and mom) joins me to discuss being transgender, anorexia, Borderline Personality Disorder, suicide attempt and learning to live in her own truth. BIO: 3rd book just released, TRANScestors Volume I, Sept. 20, 2020. Takes you deeper into her childhood, mental illness, breaking free and Michael Phelps. She is one of the National organizers for the NationalTran...

BIO: Julie Schwartz Gottman is an American clinical psychologist, researcher, speaker, and author. Together with her husband and collaborator, John Gottman, she is the co-founder of The Gottman Institute - an organization dedicated to strengthening relationships through research-based products and programs. Website: https://www.gottman.com/ If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely t...

Dr. Stephanie Ameis , a Clinician Scientist in the Research Imaging Centre in the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute & in the McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health at CAMH; Appointed to the Child & Youth Mental Health Collaborative at CAMH, University of Toronto & SickKids; Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine at the...

Dr. Liu joins me to discuss how peptides in the brain can help prevent PTSD. BIO : Dr. Fang Liu , a Senior Scientist & Head of Molecular Neuroscience in CAMH’s Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute; Professor & Co-director of Division of Neuroscience & Clinical Translation, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto Research led by Dr. Liu points to a groundbreaki...

Taylor Chandler joins me today to discuss how to talk to yourself, your partner and managing your emotions. BIO: Taylor is the founder of THRESH, whose mission is to maximize all aspects of a person's well-being. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified health coach, life coach, personal trainer, and fitness nutrition specialist, Taylor coaches her clients 1-on-1 to connect back...

Dr. Juveria Zaheer joins me to discuss what we can learn from suicide notes to prevent suicides. BIO: a Clinician Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research; Education Administrator in the Emergency Department at CAMH Her research focuses on suicide, gender and culture, and she is the lead author of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Clinician Handbook on Suicide Prevention. Dr. J...

Ariel Garten joins me to discuss: laughter yoga, Muse, and how to sit with oneself. BIO: Ariel Garten co-founded Muse as an expression of her background in neuroscience, psychotherapy and art, along with her dedication to bring easy-to-use and accessible tools for well-being to the masses. Ariel is also the co-host of “Untangle” podcast, where she interviews groundbreaking neur...

Dr. Ferguson joins me to discuss signs, symptoms and coping strategies for those struggling with PTSD. BIO: Dr. Donna Ferguson is a clinical psychologist in CAMH’s Work Stress and Health Program. For nearly 20 years, she has been helping employees who have experienced mental health challenges return to work. Dr. Ferguson provides assessment and treatment (specifically, cognitive-behavioural therap...

Dr. Araba Chintoh  is a psychiatrist in CAMH’s Schizophrenia Division and Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan Emergency Department, as well as a clinician scientist with expertise in pharmacology. Her work focuses on individuals with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. In her research, she explores treatment options, barriers to accessing treatment and epidemiological factors of this population....

Author, Evan Transue, joins me today. Evan Is the author of "Overcoming Mental Health Challenges: How I Resolved 13 Years of Mental Health Issues Naturally." It's a book that catalogs is 13-year battle with mental health and steps that he's laid out to help anyone deal dealing with the same issues. GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3aYmsTm If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely t...

Author and entrepreneur, Garrain Jones, joins me to discuss: being homeless; spending time in a French prison; loss of his father and suicide attempts to now thriving, coping, and finding meaning in life. BIO: Growing up I had a really hard life and overcame some of the craziest obstacles, but learned a new approach that has produced an amazing life full of abundance. The knowledge I’ve gained whi...

BIO: Remi Adeleke was born in western Africa, but following his father's death, he and his mother and brother relocated permanently to the Bronx in New York City. After years of making regrettable decisions, Remi joined the Navy in 2002 and later became a Navy SEAL. Ending his successful naval career in 2016, he was led to pursue a career in writing, speaking, and acting. Remi holds a bachelor's d...

Dr. Guy Leschziner joins me to discuss: sleep disorders, PTSD, and how to improve our sleep hygiene. BIO: Guy Leschziner  is a consultant neurologist at  Guy's  and St Thomas's who specialises in sleep problems. And his patients experience the most extraordinary things." The Sunday Times. ​"The Nocturnal Brain will not promise to cure your insomnia, but it does make for an entertain...

Dr. Adrienne White joins me to discuss how to foster hope during times of uncertainty. Dr. Adrienne D White: I am a solution focused Licensed Professional Counselor with additional training in marriage and family therapy. I utilize a holistic approach when working with clients. I see the whole person and how their current issues are affecting their thought processes and way of life. My main goal i...

We discuss the cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approach to reducing emotional pain, increasing hope and preventing suicide.   BIO: Dr. Kathryn Gordon is a licensed clinical psychologist who practices in North Dakota. Before becoming a full-time therapist, she was a professor for 10 years. Katie has published over 90 book chapters and journal articles on suicidal behavior, diso...

BIO: Owen Muir, M.D. is a child and adult psychiatrist, a professor at Baylor, and the medical director of Brooklyn Minds. He studied at Amherst College and The University of Rochester, trained at the Zucker Hillside Hospital, and did his fellowship at NYU. Treating people of all ages, he is interested in complex cases and works with those who really, really need the help. If you want go from feel...

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Kevana Nixon, joins me to discuss: effective communication; how to love yourself; how to handle divorce. BIO: I look froward to helping you plan for your partnership or marriage instead of your wedding day! I specialize in working with couples who are pondering the idea of a life time partnership and marriage that want to plan for their life that includes sk...

Dr. Andrew Huberman joins me to discuss: how to improve sleep; manage anxiety and reduce suicides. Dr. Andrew Huberman:  American  neuroscientist  and tenured  professor  in the  Department of Neurobiology  at the  Stanford University School of Medicine . He has made numerous important contributions to the fields of  brain development ,  brain plas...

Occupational therapist, Halley Read, is Pacific University’s Clinical Professor. We discuss: how occupational therapy helps people transitioning into maternal care, retirement and from college to the "real world;" Additionally, we discuss what prevents people from being happy; how to live in uncertainty; seeking out optimism; sensory processing; the role OT has in mental healthcare and i...

Dr. Thomas Joiner joins me to discuss why people commit suicide and how to prevent it. Thomas Joiner  is an American academic psychologist and leading expert on  suicide . He is the Robert O. Lawton Professor of Psychology at  Florida State University , where he operates his Laboratory for the Study of the Psychology and Neurobiology of Mood Disorders, Suicide, and Related Condition...