Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide, suicidal ideation, and mental health struggles. Listener discretion is advised.

In honor of Suicide Prevention Day, I sat down with my best friend Bre Banks — a licensed clinical social worker and therapist — for an honest, deeply personal conversation about mental health, the quiet signs we often overlook, and what it means to truly listen before someone goes.

This episode explores how trauma, neurodivergence, and emotional suppression can show up in our day-to-day lives, and how grace, curiosity, and authentic connection can help us break through the silence.

We talk about what it means to check in with ourselves and others, how to support friends without over-functioning, and what healing really looks like when you’re still in the thick of it.

This isn’t a sad episode — it’s a real one. And if you’ve ever felt like the world was too loud and no one could hear you, I hope this one finds you gently.