🎧 The Day I Nearly Gave Up: One Woman’s Fight for Her Life
In this powerful episode of
Let’s Get Chattin’, host Joshua James sits down with Gretchen “G‑Rex” Schoser, who shares her deeply personal and emotional journey through depression, suicidal ideation, and the fight to stay alive.
Gretchen opens up about the moment she nearly ended her life — just 15 minutes from the end — and the turning point that led her to choose healing, self-care, and purpose. Together, we explore the importance of recognizing signs in ourselves and others, the generational silence around mental health, and how tools like therapy, boundaries, journaling, and kindness can change — and even save — lives.
This conversation is raw, real, and incredibly important.
If you or someone you know is struggling, please know: you are not alone. There is help. There is hope.
What a suicide attempt really looks like
How Gretchen reached out and found the will to live
The warning signs we often miss in others
Coping mechanisms that mask deeper issues
Why boundaries and kindness matter
Self-care tools: affirmations, routines, therapy, and nature
Creating a supportive community and breaking the stigma
This episode discusses topics of suicide, depression, and mental illness. Please take care while watching and seek support if needed.
If you are in crisis, contact:
U.S. Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 📞 988
Canada Talk Suicide: 📞 1-833-456-4566
More global crisis lines here
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00:00 – Introduction & Episode Preview
01:29 – Gretchen’s Mental Health Journey Begins
04:11 – The Build-Up to Crisis
06:19 – 15 Minutes from the End: The Suicide Attempt
09:10 – The Turning Point & Asking for Help
11:02 – Coping Mechanisms That Hid the Pain
14:53 – Breaking the Mental Health Silence
18:02 – The Power of Listening & Kindness
21:14 – Finding Hope & Spiritual Healing
25:03 – Rebuilding with Therapy, Nature & Routine
29:39 – Real Talk: Depression, Boundaries & Self-Care
33:55 – From Surviving to Thriving
39:07 – Final Words: You Are Not Alone