We need to talk about teenage suicide because the numbers are staggering. Organizations like Robbie's Hope have devoted themselves to cutting the teenage suicide rate in half by 2028, and they've recruited the help of local teens to make this happen. I'm joined by 3 teens who are a part of Robbie's Hope who helped to co-author the Adult Handbook, a guide written by teens for adults on how to talk to them about mental health and suicide. Changing the conversation around mental health starts with us, and these teens offer us their insight on how and when these conversations should happen.

Quinn joins me to talk about what it was like to be the caretaker for her dad during his final days of life. She shares her perspective on preparing for his death, questioning her spirituality after experiencing this loss, and the art of self-compassion. 

How do we define the word "grief?" We've conditioned ourselves to believe it's merely mourning the death of a loved one, but if we take a step back, we can identify more; it's mourning the loss of or shift in an identity. Elliott Ross is transgender and shares with us his experience mourning the loss of one identity and celebrating the creation of another. 

Maren Corbly shares her story of grief after losing her mother and father. We discuss the power of vulnerability, acknowledging uncertainty, and how hard it is to stop comparing our stories of loss to others'. 

In October of 2018, the Eckert family lost their son, Robbie, to suicide at the age of 15-years-old. Robbie's mother, Kari, joined me to talk about her journey with grief and how she is learning to navigate this new normal. In an attempt to turn this tragic situation into a movement for good, Kari and her husband created the foundation Robbie's Hope - an organization devoted to ending the teenage suicide epidemic. Learn more about the incredible work they're doing or about how to get involved at robbies-hope.com. 

I asked my husband to speak candidly about what it's like to support a partner in the deepest throes of grief and how it's possible to move forward together. 

Two sisters - Rachel & Rebecca - join me to talk about how their grief journey has shifted over the years after losing their big brother to leukemia in 2015. This episode is sponsored by Anchor.

I'm joined by Alyssa Wasko, CEO and designer for DONNI, who is sharing her grief experience after losing her dad. This episode is sponsored by Brandless. 

I'm joined by Anna Michaels-Boffy who is here to share her story about confronting death and overcoming grief. 

discussing the trials & tribulations of confronting depression and anxiety for the first time - due to a traumatic life event - and learning how to cope when these episodes hit