Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.

Have you ever been on a date with your significant other and felt bored, restless or irritable? You're not alone. In this episode, we discuss how to reconnect and keep the conversation going to feel engaged, excited and delighted. 1-on-1 Coaching : 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.thriv...

Intuitive coach and healer, Gabriella Alziari, joins us to discuss: inner child healing fear of retribution how to feel empowered finding happiness through authenticity positive detachment how to co-create our life Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and...

Worries, anxieties and regrets keeping you up at night? Does your mind start racing as soon as you cut off the lights to sleep at night? In this episode, we'll learn what do and what not to do to address our mental chatter and ruminating thoughts. 1-on-1 Coaching : 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 t...

Viewing humanity as a virus can reduce our motivation, cause alienation and lead to feelings of guilt and shame. In this episode we recognize the other side of human's capacity for growth, cooperation and innovation leading to a healthier planet. 1-on-1 Coaching : 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...

We discuss: Playful language (asobase kotoba) Video game play link to suicide and depression Child's play link to homicidal tendency How to incorporate play into your into everyday life Using play to reduce shame and guilt 1-on-1 Coaching : 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...

Author, Katie Beecher LPC, joins us to discuss her new book, "How to Heal From Within: A Guide to Intuitive Wellness." Katie Beecher shares a revolutionary, step-by-step approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Using some of the same tools and exercises that Katie uses in her acclaimed medical and spiritual intuitive readings, the reader will be taught how to access their own intuiti...

Leo Flowers discusses an article about Sharon Osborne attempting suicide when she discovered her husband's emotional infidelity. We also discuss her thinking that her kids were old enough to take care of themselves and to justify ending her life. Leo also shares a follow up to the story about the wife who wants her husband to get the photo of his ex-wife out of the bedroom. Sponsor: Is there somet...

89% of gamblers lose money. 20% of gamblers file for bankruptcy. Why is gambling addictive? What are the signs of gambling addiction? How do we stop? Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1...

How do we find delight instead of the displeasures and dissatisfactions of our day? Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1 Coaching : If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonel...

Leo Flowers discusses how scent and smell can lead to lead us to wanting to end our life or live our life. Article link: https://shorturl.at/EKNV3 Sorrows of Young Werther: https://shorturl.at/aeyD6 Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking t...

Neuroscientist, Alex Korb, joins us to discuss: 'Spring Break Happiness" How to be dynamic How to produce more dopamine and serotonin Creating our "Ideal Future Self" Myth of Sissyphus Why we have multiple motivations and needs "Why do I keep collapsing?" Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo &nb...

Leo discusses how "acting as if" can work against us, serve us and create the future self that we yearn for. Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1 Coaching : If you want go from feeling h...

Trauma Doula, Jera Johnston, joins us to discuss: how the "-isms" (imperialism, colonialism and capitalism) contribute to our suicidal ideations how to heal through love, acceptance and reality why it seems like "everyone else is ok" how to zoom in before we zoom out how to hold onto more than one reality at the same time Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing...

Leo Flowers discusses what medications can impact our sleep and suicidal behaviors so that we can advocate for ourselves and be aware of prescription side effects. Article links: https://shorturl.at/etHQS https://shorturl.at/jkxyT Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your...

We discuss the mental health costs of saying "yes" when we really want to say "no." We also discuss why we say "yes" and how to avoid stress, burnout and resentment by setting limitations and focusing on our priorities. Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first mont...

We discuss causes, symptoms and treatments for trigeminal neuralgia aka "The Suicide Disease." Article Link: https://shorturl.at/fEF02 Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1 Coaching : If...

Sara Stanizai LMFT, returns to discuss: sources of our imposter syndrome how imposter syndrome feels in our body why we're all outsiders how to find acceptance how to build a life where we feel celebrated and supported Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month...

We discuss why after achieving our personal, financial. relational or social goals, we still feel empty and dissatisfied. Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1 Coaching : If you want go f...

We discuss the importance of recovery in regards to physical, emotional, financial and relational traumas. Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1 Coaching : If you want go from feeling hop...

Leo Flowers discusses why focusing on when we're at risk for suicide is more important than who is at risk for suicide. Article Link : https://shorturl.at/gOPY0 Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!&n...

We discuss how to move from blame to forgiveness and understanding. Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1 Coaching : If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected a...

Leo Flowers discusses: Lessons from "The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse" Reads from Matt Haig's "The Comfort Book" Shares the five reflection questions for the New Year Value of lateral connections and friendships Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first mont...

Michele Rosenthal joins us to discuss: True definition of healing Three levers to get us back on track Dissociation and vaping Anorexia "Trauma creates change you don't choose. Healing creates change you do choose." Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month an...

Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!  1-on-1 Coaching : 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&nb...

Leo Flowers discusses five ways to disrupt our mental, bavioral and emotional patterns via: Observation/Awareness Change Environment Try New Activities Challenge Negative Thoughts Establish New Habits Sponsor: Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals?  https://betterhelp.com/leo  and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking...