In the podcast our panel includes two experts…together they bring sound research and stories about the resilience of our elders — their life satisfaction and happiness and tactics to ward off the 5 D’s of suicide risk…
Dr. Virna Little, co-founder of Zero Overdose, joins me to make the case that overdose safety planning belongs alongside suicide safety planning as a standard of care. We dig into joint safety planning, high-risk periods, and how healthcare systems and first responders can lead this life-saving shift.
The veterans most at risk for suicide are often the ones you least expect: no visible injury, no combat deployment, no outward signs of struggle. Air Force veteran Alicia Scovill joins me to unpack imposter syndrome, failed adaptation, and unfulfilled mission, and what it really means to show up for those who served.
What if your depression is a love letter from your body telling you the character you've been playing is no longer you? Nick Freud shares how his own breakdown became the blueprint for Fellow Humans, a platform designed to scale the one thing that actually heals us: human connection.
Suffering is disconnection from self and other. Mitch Wallis joins me to unpack what it truly means to show up for someone in pain: why "Are you okay?" isn't enough, the five mistakes even the most caring supporters make, and why going toward the pain is the only real path to healing.