Coffee over Suicide

FRIDAY, MAY 10th 2019

 

This week on the show I have a conversation with the brave and wonderful Kim Kamsickas. We talk about what it was like to grow up undiagnosed and share our personal experiences with Bipolar 1 as well as how becoming a parent changed our relationship with our mental illness.

 

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And of course you can always listen @ www.coffeeoversuicide.com

 

 

#mentalhealthawareness

FRIDAY, MAY 3rd 2019

Meg McCabe is a writer, speaker, eating disorder recovery coach and survivor. We have an in depth conversation about what it was like to be a part of the New York Fashion scene, the brutality of bulimia, and ultimately coming out the other side to help other people recover from their eating disorders.

Get the show for any platform, including here:Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y82nebr6Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ybtplnmgAndroid: https://tinyurl.com/yctpuzo9And of course you can always listen @ www.coffeeoversuicide.com

Looking for a way to heal your relationship with food, your body and yourself? Check in with Meg HERE:https://www.babygotbackblog.com/

#mentalhealthawareness#eatingdisorderrecovery #bulimiarecovery #coffee

This week on the show musician Joseph Mondragon talks about pointing your negative thoughts in a positive direction, the amazing power of the right medication and why battle of the bands contests are harmful to both bands and audiences.

 

For some free music visit creaturecanopy.com

 

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MERCH

Jared Schmidt of the band Last Rhino may have the most powerful set of lungs in the Denver Rock scene. He is a monster on stage, but the quiet, thoughtful guy that sat across from me sipping coffee was an entirely different animal.

We have a great conversation about channeling your demons into music, learning from the past and of course I convinced him to play a song.Get the show for any platform, including here:Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y82nebr6Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ybtplnmgAndroid: https://tinyurl.com/yctpuzo9Find Last Rhino here:https://www.facebook.com/LastRhinomusic/

 

Get some COS MERCH!

Amanda Blackwood is an author, actress, tea maker and a survivor of human trafficking. We talk about all of that over a cup of her hand made tea as well as the power of art as a healing tool.TRIGGER WARNING - In this episode we get into some pretty intense things that include abduction and assault. That said, we do have a great conversation about survival and even find our way to some laughter as we always do on this show.You can get her books here: https://amzn.to/2KlWY9CA portion of all book sales goes to help fight human trafficking.Get the show for any platform, including here:Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y82nebr6Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ybtplnmgAndroid: https://tinyurl.com/yctpuzo9Find more Amanda here:https://authoramanda.wixsite.com/survivorTwitter: @ladyBlackwoodInstagram: @ldyblackwood

Welcome to Season 2 of Coffee Over Suicide!

 

Why so long? Where have I been? Is everything okay? Yes... and no. I hit a particularly rough patch and I thought it would be good to turn the tables on the show and talk about whats been going on with me, because it's a lot.

 

Who better to try and navigate this conversation than Gorilla Wrangler, Dj,  and Denver Radio Icon at KTCL FM, Alf Kremer?

 

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This is the last episode of 2018!

 

This past season has been incredible and to cap it off I thought it would be really great to showcase some of the amazing musicians I’ve been fortunate enough to talk to on this here podcast. This runs the gauntlet from metal, to punk to pop! Everyone is dealing with something, and everyone uses a different kind of music to do it. This is really eclectic. We’ve got some rare or otherwise unreleased stuff from The Hunger Artist, Spells and even live acoustic stuff recorded during the show and it all caps off with a new release Christmas song by FI!

 

Stick THAT in your stocking, you lucky so-and-so!

 

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THE PLAYLIST!

 

Pure Imagination - The Hollow - (Spencer Townshend Hughes)

Coffee Over Suicide Theme (followed by incessant yammering)- Christopher Parker Howard

Numb* - Sean DeCrescenzo (of Decatur - Band, Riches)

Happy Again* and Stay* - Will Hayden (of Television Generation)

The Game - Rotten Reputation (LolaCola)

Pissky - Sliver (Chris Mercer)

Lucky* and Randi* - Alexander Bjorn Vargas (of Alexander and The Big Sleep)

No Bother - The Hunger Artist(Travis Moor)

I saw You* - Emma Dawn (Of Fat Stallion)

Not Whole Demo - Chris Rybitski

Changeling (Demo) - Chris Parker Howard

Livin’ in My Head - SPELLS (Ben Roy)

Suicide Outro (followed by incessant yammering) - Cakers

Champagne Christmas - Miles David (Fi)

 

*Recorded LIVE during the podcast

Today on the show, Musician Chris Mercer of the band SLIVER talks openly about his struggles with mental illness, heroin addiction and the role it played in his eventual homelessness.  We talk about what it was like to grow up in DC with a speech impediment, music, and his passion for bringing awareness to youth homelessness and the struggles that go with that. 

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And check out SLIVER here: 

https://sliver2.bandcamp.com/releases

 

#mentalhealthawareness #homelessnessawareness

Rachel Caudill and I have an in depth conversation about our mutual appreciation of art, the tendency to overthink things and overcoming suicidal ideation. We also get into what we learned from seeing multiple therapists, PTSD and learning to love yourself after trauma. 

 

I have to warn you that this episode might be triggering if you are sensitive to the subject of sexual assault or suicidal behavior. That said, we do manage to walk each other back into the light of hope for the future by the end of the conversation.

 

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And don't forget to visit resistanceistactile.com

Fat Stallion is not a typical band, so it should come as no surprise that Emma Dawn is not a typical person. We have a great conversation about what its like to grow up in a musical family, as well as finding some clarity and joy while navigating depression and identity. Its a great mountain of a conversation full of laughter and melancholy that all wraps up with a beautiful song!

Be sure to check out fatstallion.com for music and updates!