In this episode, TWLOHA’s Co-Executive Director Lindsay Kolsch talks with Joel L. Daniels. Joel opens up about growing up without the language to talk about mental health, what happened when he called a crisis helpline, how writing has helped him start important conversations, and what his daughter is teaching him.

Joel L. Daniels is a writer, performer, actor, MC, and father. His book, A BOOK ABOUT THINGS I WILL TELL MY DAUGHTER, is available now.

Download a transcript of this episode at www.twloha.com/podcast.

 

Connect with Joel online by checking out his website and social media profiles:

http://mydaughtermayhave.com

https://twitter.com/JoelakaMaG

https://www.instagram.com/joelakamag/

 

Buy his book here:

https://products.bottlecap.press/products/tell

 

Read his writing here:

https://medium.com/@joelakamag/latest

https://twloha.com/blog/instead-of-killing-myself-i-called-a-suicide-hotline/

 

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Get connected for free, 24/7 with a trained crisis counselor via Crisis Text Line by texting TWLOHA to 741741.

Connect with our team by emailing [email protected].

Learn more about the podcast and previous episodes at twloha.com/podcast.

 

Credits:

We’d like to thank Joel L. Daniels for sharing his story with us and Copeland for the original music featured here. Lindsay Kolsch served as our host for this episode, which was produced by Mark Codgen, Claire Biggs and Jennie Armstrong of Lore de Force, Rebecca Ebert, and Chad Michael Snavely.

Chad Michael Snavely: http://www.chadmichael.com

Lore de Force: https://www.loredeforce.com