In this heart-opening episode, Dr. Rikki Turner talks with spiritual medium and Sunday school teacher Kara Bunde-Dunn about what it means to find healing after suicide loss.

Whether you believe in signs from the other side or not, this conversation is filled with compassion, vulnerability, and powerful reminders that healing can come in many forms.

Topics include:

• Guilt and grief after suicide loss

• What spiritual messages can look and feel like

• The role of faith and intuition in healing

• How to support someone navigating suicide grief

🔗 Learn more about Kara’s work:
https://www.karmicleader.com/resources

Instagram: @karmicleader

In this deeply personal Season 2 premiere of The Suicide Prevention Lady Podcast, Dr. Rikki Turner shares her own vulnerable journey through mental health challenges, including misophonia, irritability, and a moment when she truly believed her loved ones would be better off without her.

Known as “the strong one,” Rikki opens up about what it was like to ask for help—and how her husband, best friend, and even her boss responded with compassion, support, and powerful words that made all the difference.

This episode is for the helpers, the healers, and anyone silently carrying too much. It’s a reminder that even the strong need support—and that saying “you matter” could save a life.

The holidays are joyful—but let’s be real, they can also be stressful. In this Season 1 finale, Dr. Rikki Turner shares practical tips for supporting others and protecting your own mental health during this hectic season, all sprinkled with some holiday humor.

Learn how to handle difficult relatives, avoid toxic positivity, set boundaries, and make this season meaningful (without losing your mind). Plus, hear Rikki’s heartfelt sign-off as she wraps up Season 1 and looks ahead to 2025!

When our friends and family have medical issues in their lives, we tend to surround them with support. But when they have mental health issues, we tend to be silent and avoid. Listen to today's episode to overcome the stigma of mental health and be their for your loved ones.

Today's episode highlights how someone can seemingly have it all: physical health, wonderful family, and a booming career, and still consider suicide. Jarek Tadla immigrated to the US and worked his way from dishwasher to real estate mogul. He shares his story and life lessons in his book 'Not Enoughness: A Gift and A Curse' available on Amazon.

Instagram: @tadlajarek

Podcast: Mastering Your Inner Wealth

Book: https://a.co/d/54fJh2W

Having Ashley on the podcast was such an honor because she is so real, raw, and authentic about her struggles with addiction and mental health. She tells all, including her thought process when people asked her, "how could you do that to your daughter?"

If you would like to connect with Ashley, you can go to her website tmristoday.com or cynicalnotclinical.com.

This episode has it all. Overcoming bullying and being different in a small town, domestic abuse, a stay in a mental hospital, and finally finding his voice and passion. Please join me and Patrick Starchild as we discuss his bumpy path to authenticity.

In today's episode I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arkansas Director for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, Jacqueline Sharp. We talk about her lived experience with suicide and postpartum depression, how she got to AFSP, and how you can get involved in the organization.

If you are interested in volunteering or signing up for an Out of the Darkness Walk, please visit: https://afsp.org/volunteer-with-afsp

Today's episode is digging deeper into the EASE framework so you can intervene with EASE. Using the EASE framework, you have the opportunity to Express Care, Ask Directly, Show Up, and Entrust Someone Else.

In this very raw conversation with Joe Eggleston, we discuss what it is like living with bipolar, close brushes with suicidal ideation, and how to help your person with bipolar disorder. This is a can't miss episode.