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An interview with therapist and trainer Toni Herbine-Blank about her own struggle with food and body image. Toni outlines the process by which she was able to listen to herself, and get clear that inner beliefs about unworthiness were false. The post Self-Worth and Food with Toni Herbine-Blank appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Dr. Patrice Lockhart describes her work at the New England Eating Disorders Center at Mercy Hospital. She emphasizes how she tries to help her patients distance their sense of self from the eating disorder, she also describes the key role of family support. The post The Care of Eating Disorders with Patrice Lockhart appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Janna Smith is an author and social worker. In this episode of Safe Space Radio, she discusses the relationship between privacy and shame. She describes her own struggle over how much to reveal about her father Bernard Malamud, and how to respect both his and her privacy while also confronting her shame about being compared to him as a writer. The post Privacy and Shame with Janna Smith appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Brene Brown is the author of Daring Greatly and chair of the graduate college of social work at the University of Houston. In this episode of Safe Space Radio, Brene talks about shame resilience, and how we can learn to embrace our vulnerability. Brene describes the consequences of denying our vulnerability including clinging to false certainties and rigid all or nothing thinking.  She also describes the great benefits of embracing vulnerability, including living wholeheartedly. The post Shame and Resilience with Brene Brown appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

An interview with psychiatrist Aaron Lazare about his work with humiliation and apology. Aaron says that you know you’ve been humiliated when you find yourself rehearsing better and better comebacks that you wish you had said at the time. He states the importance of not acting then when filled with righteous, and often vengeful rage. He describes the healing power of apology in restoring dignity. The post Shame & Humiliation with Aaron Lazare appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Zen teacher Cheri Huber became a student of Zen after her suicide attempt. She describes how Zen led her to awareness of her own self-destructive patterns and allowed her to break from the ruthless voice of self-criticism inside her head. The post Suicide, Depression, and Zen Meditation with Cheri Huber appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Pete McMullan is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for Veterans Affairs in Maine. Pete describes the painful readjustment recently returned vets face in trying to relate to their peers and the warning signs of suicide risk for families. He tries to help young vets lift the self-judgment and isolation they struggle with. The post Suicide Among Returning Vets with Pete MacMullan appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Charles Robbins is CEO of the Trevor Project, an organization dedicated to preventing suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth. Charles describes the vulnerable time in a young person’s life after they realize they are queer, but before they have found accepting others to share it with. Charles describes his own story of using drugs and alcohol until he had the courage to come out to his father. The post Suicide Among Gay Youth with Charles Robbins appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Therapist Mary Clare talks about the anxiety, depression and suicide of a close friend. Mary Clare describes how difficult it was to stay close to her friend as she became more depressed, and how helpless and angry parts of her felt that her friend would not stay in treatment. She discusses the agonizing decision about whether or not to intervene, and how this experience affected her own subsequent work as a therapist. The post The Suicide of a Close Friend with Mary Clare appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Patricia Ellen’s son killed himself when he was fourteen. Patricia describes the process of trying to understand what led up to it, and the signs that were and were not there. She describes the bullying incident at school that she believes led her son to suicide. Patricia movingly describes the many years long process of recovering from this loss, and the ways that she learned to let go of blaming herself. The post The Suicide of a Child with Patricia Ellen appeared first on Safe Space Radio.