Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.

Military vet, Matt Mccoy, joins me today to discuss: HEADSTRONG (organization that provides free mental health care for military vets; how Matt has dealt with suicidal ideation; use of EMDR for mental health; best sleep hack; overcoming survivor's remorse; gender differences with mental health; how to take the pressure off; false sense of confidence and so much more!website: GETHEADSTRONG.ORGIG: @GETHEADSTRONGSuicide Prevention Center (Los Angeles)877-727-4747National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

Optimization Coach, Mary Spiritu, joins me to discuss: how to disrupt negative patterns and beliefs; how to be rejection proof; optimizing your life; bartering for love; keys to lasting weight loss; neuroscience behind sustaining your goals; being perfectly imperfect; overcoming childhood trauma and why you brush your teeth with charcoal.

Today's guest is Haley Kennedy. We discuss: her admitting herself into a psyche ward; lessons learned from her suicide attempt; how to parent yourself; how to ask for help; use of cognitive behavioral therapy; difference between anxiety and depression; how to journal; how to improve sleep and so much more. The book she mentions is FIRST YOU MAKE THE BEAST BEAUTIFUL. The apps she mentions are: MOOD SPACE, SIMPLE HABIT. Find Haley Kennedy on IG: @shopsundae

Comedian, Dylan Mandlsohn, joins me to discuss: overcoming "father issues;" 4 things every woman wants; the difference between guilt and being guilty; 3 lessons he learned from his mentors on money, women and business and so much more.

In this episode we have two guests, interviewed separately. First is Ming Lai, who discusses: non-violent communication, overcoming his suicide attempt and his son with autism. The second half of the podcast is with Brittany, who shares: how she got out of her domestic abusive relationship, plans for the future and self-care. Ming and Brittany both share what the Las Vegas Radical Mental Health Collective is, how it's run and the value that people can get from being a part of and supported by it. 1-8000-SUICIDE

Comedian, Noah Gardenswartz, joins me to discuss: coping with his mom's death and a breakup; being recently married; drug use; how family got him through the worst of times; and writing on the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Speech Pathologist, Eryn Gitelis, joins me to discuss: how to help transgender women to feminize their voice; and how she thrived after two mental health hospitalizations; her struggle with depression and suicidal ideation; and dialectal behavioral therapy.

Leo discusses the suicide of K-Pop singer Sulli and transgender comedian Daphne Dorman. He shares how their feelings of failure and not being understood contributed to their departure and also how we can feel understood and rebound from failure. 1-800-SUICIDE

Author, Lauri Taylor, joins us to discuss her book, THE ACCIDENTAL TRUTH: WHAT MY MOTHER'S MURDER INVESTIGATION TAUGHT ME ABOUT LIFE. We also talk love, persistence, and borderline personality disorder.

Comedian Chris Turner joins me to discuss: premarital counseling; how to say "I don't love you right now;" freestyle rapping; flow state; parallel conversations; divergent thinking and the meaning of life; importance of male friendships. 1-800-suicide