Humanity Under Pressure

How can connection, compassion, and purpose help us through life’s hardest moments?

Eric Dias welcomes Keita Franklin, author of The Humanity Cure, for a conversation about suicide prevention, military mental health, trauma, grief, and the power of people helping people.

Drawing on her experiences in social work and military communities, Franklin explores the barriers that keep people from seeking help, the importance of peer support, and how serving others can create meaning during our own struggles. We also discuss substance use, supporting caregivers, and why caring for people requires more than connecting them with an appointment.

At the heart of this conversation is a question: How can we help people build lives where they feel connected, supported, and valued?

Humanity Under Pressure is an independent interview series hosted by Eric Dias, produced in partnership with the National Shattering Silence Coalition.

Where we don’t study people; we see them.

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Content note: This episode discusses suicide, substance use, child abuse, sexual assault, and traumatic loss.

When should we follow the rules—and when should we challenge them?

I recently had the honor of interviewing Dr. Lauren Wittenberg Weiner, author of UNruly, for Humanity Under Pressure. We explored advocacy, leadership, storytelling, and what it takes to turn frustration into meaningful action.

Our conversation touched on the difference between the letter and the spirit of the law, disability rights, and why going directly to the source can change how we understand a problem.

Humanity Under Pressure is an independent interview series, in partnership with the National Shattering Silence Coalition, exploring mental illness, addiction, recovery, caregiving, and the systems that shape our lives.

“Where we don’t study people; we see them.”

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What does it mean to grieve someone who is still alive?

Eric Dias speaks with author and mental health advocate Jerri Clark about the ambiguous grief she experienced as serious mental illness changed her son Calvin’s life—and the devastating loss she faced when he died by suicide. Jerri shares how she turned her grief into advocacy and support for other families.

Buy Jerri’s book, Gone Before Gone:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1958861952

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