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The perspective shared in this episode is based on personal experience and subsequent training and advocacy work. Suicide is a complex and individual issue, and this podcast is not intended to provide clinical or therapeutic guidance. If you or someone you know is in distress, or considering suicide or self-harm, please contact a specialized crisis line or mental health professional in your region.

Resources:

- USA hotline: 988

- USA crisis text line: 741-741

- Hadassah's website: https:/preventfrumsuicide.org

- Risk Assessment Steps/info: https:/suicideispreventable.org

- Frum Warmline: 484-474-0544

Note: This episode was filmed months ago and scheduled for release on this date. It's always important to be knowledgeable about this sensitive subject and Hadassah explains the importance of properly addressing these challenges.

Hadassah Zirkind is a suicide prevention advocate who speaks from lived experience. After surviving two suicide attempts, she has dedicated her life to raising awareness about the importance of properly addressing suicide, mental health, and real prevention. Through education, honesty, and compassion, Hadassah works to help individuals and communities move past stigma and toward understanding, support, and life.

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Trigger Warning: This discussion touches on sensitive topics related to trauma, abuse, & recovery.

Baruch Bergman shares his raw story of surviving sexual abuse as a child in a yeshiva, how the community’s denial deepened his pain, and how that led to years of addiction and mental health struggles. He talks about losing trust in religion, battling shame, and trying to find his place after trauma. Through family support, therapy, and moments of real empathy, he slowly began to rebuild his life and faith. His story is about what silence does to survivors and how being heard can start real healing.

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The myths of love and marriage, revealing why unconditional love can be dangerous and why many relationships fail. Rabbi Manis Friedman explains that true intimacy isn’t about love but deep commitment. Discover the real reason marriages succeed and how to build a strong, lasting relationship. If you're struggling with love, dating, or marriage, this conversation will change your perspective.

How does one move on? Anina Jasper-Brody and Joe Gross share their deeply personal journeys of coping with the loss of a parent at a young age. Through candid conversations, they explore grief, resilience, and the power of community support. From navigating emotional triggers to building happy lives despite their losses, their stories highlight the importance of open discussions around mental health and grief. This episode is a touching reminder that even in life’s darkest moments, healing and hope are possible through shared experiences and mutual understanding.

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This episode dives into the unique challenges and strategies for managing ADHD within the Jewish community, led by Dr. Sara Markowitz, a clinical psychologist who shares her expertise and personal experience with ADHD. It’s impactful because it highlights the real-life complexities of ADHD, from emotional regulation to social struggles, and offers practical solutions like scaffolding and community support. The conversation sheds light on the importance of understanding ADHD as more than just a "childhood disorder," advocating for tailored support for all ages. It's a powerful episode, bringing hope and guidance to families and individuals seeking to thrive with ADHD.

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This episode is JAM packed with important info about eating disorders.

We sat down with Dr. Malka Sears, a licensed clinical psychologist in NY and NJ providing high-quality evidenced based treatment, specializing in eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, body image, anxiety, and depression.

The conversation around eating disorders, the use of Ozempic for weight management, and the significance of picky eating is crucial as it highlights the complex interplay between mental health, medication, and dietary habits. Ozempic, originally a diabetes medication, has gained attention for its weight loss effects, raising concerns about its potential misuse among those with eating disorders like anorexia. Understanding picky eating extends beyond mere food preferences, as it can sometimes signify deeper psychological issues or developing eating disorders, necessitating greater awareness and intervention.

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Dovid Bashevkin is the founder of the wildly popular 18Forty movement which is a new media company that helps users find meaning in their lives through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas. 

In this episode, Dovid opens up (on a very raw level) his struggles with anxiety and jealousy. 

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Meet Yanky Kaufman. He stuttered for his entire life. Until a revolutionary idea helped him COMPLETELY stopped. Yanky and his team today help thousands of people take back the power of their speech.

Yanky was a person who stuttered and today he is world renowned stuttering expert.

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In the spring of 2019, two women in the Jewish community met and discovered that they shared a mutual need. Despite their experiences of personal healing, and despite supportive connections with family and friends, they each lived with their individual secret. With nobody else to share and identify with, loneliness and isolation were a burden that did not get any lighter with the passage of time.

Thus, the realization dawned that perhaps at times even more meaningful than professional help, survivors and their families need community. And their efforts proved to be groundbreaking.

What began with just one small support group, and within a short amount of time, Ray of Hope developed into an organization entirely and exclusively devoted to the care of male and female survivors of sexual abuse and their families, with membership spanning across the US and abroad.

Their Bottom Line: Even one person or family struggling with the isolation and loneliness caused by sexual abuse is too many.

David Kohn, LCSW, CASAC is their Chief Clinical Officer and Dr. Shoshana Friedman, Psy.D. is a Group Facilitator.

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Trigger Warning: This episode talks about suicide.

Suicide is the second largest cause of death for individuals between the age of 10 - 34.

Stuart Katz is a mental health advocate whose primary goal is to eliminate stigma surrounding mental health and suicide. He shares extremely valuable lessons about talking to and understanding people considering suicide. And shares lessons from his personal family story.

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