Your stories help others. And I want to share them.
If you are in recovery, what was your rock bottom? Did you lose custody and how did you feel? How have you been treated? How many funerals of friends have you been to?
If you have lived experience as someone who suffers mental illness, tell us what it’s like to have an invisible illness.
If you have a child or loved one that suffers from a mental illness or addiction or you have lost a loved one, I’d like you to tell your story.
I am an emotionally naked TEDx speaker, and author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk. I raised two boys, Richard and Charles, and lost my younger son, Charles to substance use disorder and suicide on June 5, 2015. I help people foster a culture of connection to prevent suicide, reduce substance misuse and find life after loss. My motivational, training and workshop topics include suicide prevention, addiction, mental illness, coping strategies/resilience, and grief.
As talented and funny as Charles was, letting other people know they matter was his greatest gift. And now the legacy I try and carry forward in my son's memory.
Professional Speaker Website. Trained in ASIST and trainer for the evidence-based 4-hour training for everyone called safeTALK.
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2 thoughts on “I need your stories”
Thinking about sharing…Mao hard to choose an episode to zero in on…..sending love. You continue to help others. Incredible.
And that’s the secret. Zeroing in on one thing, one aspect. Once you do that, take the time to do it, there is a sort of cleansing even though the actual exercise is painful. You can tell the whole story but the secret there is to take out the blow by blow detail. That’s what I had to learn. If you need help…..
Thinking about sharing…Mao hard to choose an episode to zero in on…..sending love. You continue to help others. Incredible.
And that’s the secret. Zeroing in on one thing, one aspect. Once you do that, take the time to do it, there is a sort of cleansing even though the actual exercise is painful. You can tell the whole story but the secret there is to take out the blow by blow detail. That’s what I had to learn. If you need help…..