When We Speak is a podcast where we have inspirational, candid, and empowering conversations. It’s a place where we share insight into how we cope, heal, and find meaning in a wide range of experiences. Hosted by mental health therapist, speaker, and author of “What Children Remember”, Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW.
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35. Bonus Episode: Suicide and How to Save a Life
Today's bonus episode is in honor of Suicide Awareness Month and the one person every eleven minutes who decides to end their life. I start this episode by sharing my own story of being a Black woman who struggled with suicidal thoughts since the age of ten years old. I also discuss some of the thoughts and experiences that led to my attempt to end my life. I believe that we heal when we tell our story. We heal when we're honest about our experiences, about our pain, and about our trauma. I also discuss the following:
—the importance of confronting fear, discomfort, and uncertainty
—how to have hard, uncomfortable conversations
—how to care for yourself
—the importance of community care
—how we save a life
—showing intentional love
—radical love/radical self-care
It's my hope that after listening to this episode you're able to have hard conversations with you loved ones and hopefully practice loving the people in your life and decreasing suicide rates.
5. Bullying and Mental Health with Patrick Monette
Sometimes it can be hard to be your true self especially in the world we are living in. Today I am talking to Patrick Monette about having faith in yourself and loving yourself because you are worthy.
Patrick is a licensed Mental Health Counselor. He was raised in a large Catholic family and had a difficult time with the messages that the church was giving him which caused him to question his life.
In this episode, we talk about depression, bullying, and the importance of speaking up for yourself.