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Belonging Without Disclosure: What Halloween Might Teach Us About Suicide Prevention
Episode 856
What if connection doesn't always require disclosure? In this episode of Before You Kill Yourself Podcast, Leo Flowers explores what Halloween, masks…
22 hours ago
Finding harmony for suicide prevention
Episode 844
We spend so much time trying to get ourselves "in tune" through therapy, meditation, sobriety, exercise, and self-improvement. But what if feeling be…
5 days, 7 hours ago
NIGHTMARES: How to cope with nightmares to reduce suicidality
Episode 843
Nightmares can leave us feeling anxious, exhausted, and alone—but they may also be our mind's attempt to process fear, grief, uncertainty, and unreso…
1 week, 5 days ago
Why mattering matters in suicide prevention
Episode 842
A simple sentence may be one of the most powerful ways to make someone feel seen: "If it weren't for you..." Drawing from Jennifer Wallace's The Scie…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Why Can’t We Just Enjoy Being Alive?
Episode 840
In this episode, we explore one of the most haunting lines from Kurt Cobain’s suicide note: “Why don’t you just enjoy it?” and the devastating respon…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Therapy, Philosophy, Poetry, and the Search for Meaning
Episode 841
In this episode, we explore the idea that meaning often comes after action. Inspired by a lyric from Robyn’s new album Sexistential, we unpack the di…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mystery: How Not Knowing Keeps Us Going
Episode 837
In this episode, we explore why mystery isn’t something to eliminate from life — it may be the very thing that keeps us moving, connecting, hoping, a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Struck by lightning: What we can learn about pain management from lightning strike survivors
Episode 839
How do we cope with the mental, emotional and physical pain? Survivors of lightning strikes and electrical shocks have lessons for us.
Key coping mech…
2 months ago
The Odyssey: What Odysseus can teach us about suicide prevention
Episode 848
What if feeling trapped isn’t about having a bad life—but about having a life that leaves no room for you? Using Odysseus and The Odyssey, I explore …
2 months, 1 week ago
When Your Job Retriggers Childhood Trauma
Episode 834
When a boss’s email, meeting request, or tone of feedback feels disproportionately intense, it may not be about the present moment alone. For many pe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago