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Tech for Transformation: Building Mental-Health Skills with AI Tools that Work – with Alex Willis
Ever wondered how to partner with AI tools without losing the human element, or how to integrate mental health skills into daily workflows? This epis…
7 months ago
Healing the Healers: Moral Injury, Privacy, and Pathways to Hope with Corey Feist
Healthcare workers give their all, but too often, the system gives little back when it comes to protecting their mental health. In this Hope Illumina…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Youth Suicide Prevention Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting For: The Sources of Strength Story
Episode 152
In this powerful episode, Scott LoMurray, TIME100 Health honoree and CEO of Sources of Strength, shares how his organization has transformed youth su…
9 months ago
The Power of Time -- Slowing Down to Save Lives in Suicide Prevention with Gergö Hadlaczky
Episode 151
What if the most powerful suicide prevention tool we have… is time?In this groundbreaking episode, suicide prevention expert Dr. Gergö Hadlaczky shar…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Technology of Survival -- How Emotions Like Fear, Grief, Anger, and Guilt Keep Us Alive with Russell Peterson
Episode 150
Why do we fear emotions, particularly in cultures where strength is defined by stoicism? What if we reframed emotions not as liabilities, but as esse…
10 months, 1 week ago
Time to Get Noisy -- What Construction Can Teach Us About Suicide Prevention in Every Industry with Sebastian Ison-Jacques
Episode 149
In this episode, we explore one of the most urgent yet often overlooked crises facing high-risk industries: suicide in construction. Our guest, Sebas…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Uncovering Hidden Stories: Psychological Autopsies and Suicide Prevention in Middle Aged Adults with Dr. Eva De Jaegere
Episode 146
In this episode of Hope Illuminated, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas sits down with Dr. Eva De Jaegere from Belgium to explore the stories behind suicide th…
11 months, 1 week ago
Meeting People Where They Are: A Global Vision for Suicide Prevention with Dr. Sandersan Onie
Episode 147
In this inspiring episode of Hope Illuminated, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas sits down with Sandersan Onie, a global leader in mental health promotion and…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
From Grief to Advocacy: Young Voices Changing Mental Health Conversations with Alex Bush
Episode 145
In this powerful episode of Hope Illuminated, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas sits down with Alex Bush, a resilient young advocate who began sharing her sto…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Surviving and Thriving: Intersection of Identity, Mental Health, and Trans Resilience with Lyseria Kursave
Episode 145
Join Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas as she sits down with Lyseria Kursave, a resilient trans woman and union electrician, for an honest conversation about …
1 year ago