Understand Suicide

Marie lost her husband, Joe, in June 2020. They had been together for thirty years and were also business partners, so as you may imagine, after his death, she had to pick up the pieces of her life.

In this episode, she shares her journey, including the family secret he kept from her for years and its impact on his mental health. “He could not come to terms with what his memory was revealing to him in bits and pieces. In the last month of his life, especially, he was sure to tell me every day how beautiful I was, how much he loved me, how sorry he was that he hadn’t spent our whole marriage telling me these things daily,” she says

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If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Phone: 800-273-8255

On my 100th episode celebration, I interviewed Dr. Kirk Honda, a therapist and host of the podcast Psychology in Seattle. He has a Doctorate in Psychology, a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, has been working as a psychotherapist since 1996, and he’s been a professor since 1998.

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This interview was given to Georgena Grace, CEO of the Integrated Wellbeing Institute. Georgena knows suicide from a personal perspective: she lost both her brother and son to suicide. She currently works with grief patients and trains mental health professionals.

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https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com/

Watch this interview on Georgina’s YouTube channel:

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Find my book "Understanding Suicide: Living with loss, paths to prevention:”

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Enroll in my course "How to help suicidal people."

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If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Phone: 800-273-8255

When Dr. Aruna Tummala, MD, came to the United States, she quickly learned that being a doctor here meant something quite different from her experience in India, her country of origin. One of the first things she was told at the University was never to touch her patients, which was quite shocking to her. She looks at the patient in a holistic manner and avoids conventional medication, particularly when the patient comes in with psychiatric issues.

In this interview, Dr. Tummala shares her wisdom and approach to medicine. One of the things she said was that the three root causes of any disease are: a bad diet, trauma (physical and mental), and toxins. That is where she focuses her attention. According to Dr. Tummala, only 1% to 2% of her patients take psychotropic medication.

Dr. Tummala is a board-certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist and founder of Trinergy Health in New Berlin, Wisconsin. She is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine (by the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine) and has received training in Functional Medicine and Ayurveda, the oldest medical system in the world.

Inspired by the realization that conventional psychiatry has become a linear, medication-dependent, symptoms-based model with little to offer the millions of people struggling with mental illness, Dr. Tummala turned to Integrative Psychiatry, fully embracing its patient-centered, collaborative care approach.

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Dr. Tummala’s resources:

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Find my book "Understanding Suicide: Living with loss, paths to prevention:”

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Visit my page www.understandsuicide.com 

Enroll in my course "How to help suicidal people."

https://bit.ly/3klNZ7n

If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Phone: 800-273-8255

In this episode, I talk to Stacey Freedenthal, who just came out with a wonderful new book entitled "Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do.” I’m sure this will be tremendously helpful to those who have loved ones struggling with suicidal thoughts and ideation.

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Find Stacey’s book and take advantage of the promotion in January:

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Check Stacey’s website:

https://staceyfreedenthal.com/

Are you looking for an online suicide loss support group? Join mine. See details here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.ly/qcCC9⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you want to support my channel, buy me a coffee.

https://bit.ly/3whorPH

Find my book "Understanding Suicide: Living with loss, paths to prevention:”

https://amzn.to/3QSyiEn

Visit my page www.understandsuicide.com 

Enroll in my course "How to help suicidal people."

https://bit.ly/3klNZ7n

If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Phone: 800-273-8255

In this conversation, Dr. Doreen Marshal, Ph.D., vice President of Mission Engagement at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, talks about how to avoid - or at least diminish - stress during the holiday season. Doreen has a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in Professional Counseling.

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Find out more about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at:

https://afsp.org

Watch this interview:

https://youtu.be/ad1ZVqhpXlg

Find my book "Understanding Suicide: Living with loss, paths to prevention:”

https://amzn.to/3hUWSXO

Visit my page www.understandsuicide.com 

Enroll in my course "How to help suicidal people."

https://bit.ly/3klNZ7n

If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Phone: 800-273-8255

In this episode, Army Major General, Mark Graham talks to us about the loss of his two sons, Jeffrey and Kevin, one of them being of suicide. He tells us how his family dealt with the shock and pain brought up by Kevin’s suicide, how it affected each member of the family, and how they came together to heal from the compounded grief of losing both kids within a short period of one year.

He also shares with us the beautiful work he does as a director of Vets4Warriors, a peer-to-peer support network for veterans and their families. Mark and his wife Carol have become mental health advocates; they want to make sure that their losses can be transformed into vessels of hope.

Are you looking for an online suicide loss support group? Join mine. See details here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.ly/qcCC9⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you want to support my channel, buy me a coffee.

https://bit.ly/3whorPH

Find out more about Vets4Warriors:

https://www.vets4warriors.com/

Find my book "Understanding Suicide: Living with loss, paths to prevention:”

https://amzn.to/3hUWSXO

Visit my page www.understandsuicide.com 

Enroll in my course "How to help suicidal people."

https://bit.ly/3klNZ7n

If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Phone: 800-273-8255

We are reaching the 100th episode and instead of interviewing someone, you get to ask ME questions. Please send an audio recording with questions or maybe let me know how my podcast has touched your life. It would mean the world to me.

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Paula