Collected Layers

Director of the JCK Foundation, Mike Esposito, writes about what it means to have a friend like John with lived experience and how that helped push him through a tough time in his own life. We're now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify.

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Writer: Mike EspositoPhotographer: Ron Tu — Punta del Diablo, Uruguay

This week on #collectedlayers we re-revisit an old favorite, Clint Malarchuk. Compassion is one of the beautiful qualities Clint possesses. He's the type of guy that will stay on the phone with you until you feel better, simply because he cares about you. He's gone through some unfathomable battles in his life, but has persevered. To him his purpose is simple, to help people, and he does that as good as anyone on this earth. John and Mike also dive into how deeply they support 12-step programs as a form of support and recovery.

Guests: Clint MalarchukHost: John TessitoreEditor: Mike EspositoProducers: John Tessitore, Mike EspositoMusicians: Bobby Davis, TaiCheeba, JaōPhotographer: Dominick Frabizio

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A reprise from the Doming Out archives! Here's our 3rd audio blog titled "Break the Stigma." We're now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify.

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Writer: Anthony RizzoEditor: Mike EspositoReader: John TessitoreProducer: Mike EspositoPhotographer: Mike Esposito

SMA stands for Self Mutilators Anonymous, a 12-step program designed to help those who turn to self harm (NSSI, non-suicidal self injury) as a coping mechanism and consider it an addiction. This week we bring you into a meeting to hear 5 different "qualifications" of SMA members. A qualification is essentially a brief history of their lives and how they got to SMA. We hope you listen with intent and compassion, millions of people in the United States use 12-step programs to cope with a variety of struggles but this SMA meeting is 1 of only 3 in the country (1 in New York, 2 in California) despite the program being started by James McLaughlin and Shelly in 1986. They're also the only self harm support group that we know of in the world. Thank you to James McLaughlin, Amanda Beausoleil, Garrett Allen, Liz and Sarah for shining a light on this cause. 

 

Meeting Begins (2:12)

James (5:49)

Amanda (18:19)

Liz (30:37)

Garrett (41:43)

Sarah (55:56)

Closing Statement (1:05:04)

 

SMA Website: http://www.selfmutilatorsanonymous.org/home.html

 

Guests: James McLaughlin, Amanda Beausoleil, Garrett Allen, Liz and SarahHost: John TessitoreEditor: Mike EspositoProducers: John Tessitore, Mike EspositoMusicians: L.Farber, TaiCheeba, JaōPhotographer: Dominick Frabizio

 

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Collected Layers has some new bells and whistles! Here's our 2nd audio blog titled "Surely, You Must Know." We're now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify.

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Writer: Alicia LutesEditor: Mica ArbeiterReader: John TessitoreProducer: Mike EspositoPhotographer: Unknown

Tom Berry and his partner, CJ Mena, join John and Mike to map out the commonalities between epilepsy and mental health. Tom talks about growing up with John Kelly and the day he learned of his passing in 2011. John and Mike use the last half of the episode to debate optimism vs. realism. Listen exclusively on our website. We're now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify.

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Guests: Tom Berry, CJ MenaHost: John TessitoreEditor: Mike EspositoProducers: John Tessitore, Mike EspositoMusicians: L.Farber, TaiCheeba, JaōPhotographer: Unknown

Collected Layers has some new bells and whistles! Here's our 1st audio newsletter exclusively on our website. We're now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify.

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Writer: Mike EspositoEditor: Mike EspositoReaders: Mike Esposito, John TessitoreProducer: Mike EspositoPhotographers: Mike Esposito, Tom Murphy Sr.

Collected Layers has some new bells and whistles! Here's our 1st audio blog titled "Inheriting My Father's Mental Health." We're now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify.

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Writer: Aly SemigranEditor: Mica ArbeiterReader: Toni BantaProducer: Mike EspositoPhotographer: Toni Banta

Welcome to Collected Layers, an effort by John Tessitore and Mike Esposito at the JCK Foundation to document society's response to mental health. We started recording interviews a few years ago under the moniker "Doming Out." A term Tessitore and his mentor, John Kelly, used when describing their intrusive thoughts. John Kelly succumbed to his OCD and depression in 2011, but we never forgot the passion he had for improving the lives of those around him. We started the JCK Foundation in his honor, where we help create positive mental health cultures on high school and college campuses. We hope Collected Layers is an extension of that. A forum to share stories, strategies and data about the mental health movement to ensure we can be our own advocates and advocates for those around us. Enjoy our 1st episode as Collected Layers featuring John Kelly's father exclusively on our website. We're now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify.

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Guest: Dr. KellyHost: John TessitoreEditor: Mike EspositoProducers: John Tessitore, Mike EspositoMusicians: TaiCheeba, Jaō, Joanna SchlatterPhotographer: Unknown