We tell athletes to “shake it off,” “tough it out,” and “get back in the game.”
In this episode of #HopeIlluminated, I sat down w Dr. John Gaal, whose son died by suicide @ 24. After his death John learn that his son’s brain showed hallmark signs of #CTE.
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So many children impacted by suicide are searching for ways to express what they cannot yet explain. Ryan’s work reminds us that creativity helps us travel through grief w/o feeling alone or unseen
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#HopeIlluminated #SurvivorDay #SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay
Rural behavioral health studies tell us this clearly: when your work is your legacy, asking for help can feel like failure.
Naming the pain is the first act of courage.
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#FarmStress #HopeIlluminated #RuralMentalHealth #AgrarianImperative #FarmStateOfMind
PODCAST: Monica McConkey brings both lived experience & clinical expertise. She grew up on a farm in Minnesota & has spent 30+ years supporting farm families thru hardship, loss & healing.
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#RuralMentalHealth #FarmStress #SuicidePrevention #HopeIlluminated
“AI isn’t here to replace the human touch. It’s here to spark the right words at the right time—so leaders feel less stuck when a tough conversation about mental health comes their way.” — Alex Willis
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#TechForMentalHealth #AI #HopeIlluminated
Thrilled to feature Alexander Willis — a former NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers player turned leadership coach — on this week’s #HopeIlluminated podcast! We talk about #AI, #leadership, and #mentalhealth.
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#WorkplaceMentalHealth @jbsinger.bsky.social
We talk a lot about “burnout” in healthcare. But as J. Corey Feist explains in our Hope Illuminated interview, the reality often runs deeper -- moral injury.
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#Healthcare #MoralInjury #Burnout #SystemicSolutions #HopeIlluminated
This National Suicide Prevention Week, I’m deeply grateful to share my Hope Illuminated conversation w Corey Feist, CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation.
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#suicideprevention #HealthcareHeroes #moralinjury #hopeilluminated #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
“[Students] can be patient zero in an epidemic of health, a contagion of strength within their school and community.”
— Scott LoMurray of @sourcesstrength
Full episode now live on #HopeIlluminated
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#YouthEmpowerment #SourcesOfStrength #SuicidePrevention
“We can’t prevent suicide without cultivating the leading causes of life.” — Scott LoMurray of Sources of Strength.
Listen to our full convo on #HopeIlluminated
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#SuicidePrevention #SourcesOfStrength #Wellbeing #MentalHealthLeadership
Just dropped: My convo with Scott LoMurray of Sources of Strength on Hope Illuminated podcast.
The research shows - it's working!
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#HopeIlluminated #SuicidePrevention #SourcesOfStrength @klonskylab.bsky.social @jbsinger.bsky.social @iaspinfo.bsky.social
“Your survival systems won’t quit. They can’t.”
This #MensHealthMonth, remember: Mental health is health.
Fear, anger, grief, guilt -- they keep us alive.
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#MentalHealth #MensWellbeing #HopeIlluminated #MensHealthMonth #MensMentalHealthMonth
New #HopeIlluminated Podcast w Russell Peterson:
“Emotions aren’t flaws, they’re survival technologies.”
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We need fear, grief, anger & guilt to survive -- but they can also overfunction.
#MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #HopeIlluminated #MensHealthMonth
“We shout about safety in construction, but still whisper about #mentalhealth. It’s time that changed.” – Seb Ison-Jacques on the Hope Illuminated podcast.
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#HopeIlluminated #ConstructionWorkingMinds #IASPVienna2025 #MentalHealthMatters
New #HopeIlluminated episode! I talk with Seb Ison-Jacques - his lived experience + research shine a light on #suiciderisk in construction.
We explore mid-level pressure, MATES in #Construction & ending the blame game.
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#ConstructionMentalHealth #IASPVienna2025
At the end of my keynotes, we sit together in the dark—then raise our phones to light the room.
A quiet promise: when despair surrounds, we’ll be the light for one another.
#HopeIlluminated #Solidarity #MentalHealthAwareness @jbsinger.bsky.social @thementalelf.bsky.social
Meet Alex Bush, a powerful young voice in suicide prevention who transformed her personal loss into hope for others. Alex shared with me her journey, tips for impactful storytelling, and why youth voices matter more than ever.
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This week on Hope Illuminated I speak with Dr. Selma Gaily-Luoma. We discuss the powerful concept of agency in suicide prevention, and how to help those in distress to navigate towards recovery.
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This week I spoke with Dr. Holly Wilcox to discuss the incredible impact of the Good Behavior Game on preventing suicide and promoting positive outcomes in life. Listen now and help us spread hope. #HopeIlluminated
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This week on Hope Illuminated, I speak with John Cornelius about generational trauma and healing in tribal communities. John shares his personal journey from Pine Ridge Reservation to his work as a peer support specialist.
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This week on Hope Illuminated, Pierluigi Mancini, PhD shares his incredible journey of building culturally and linguistically responsive mental health services.
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#CulturalCompetency #Healthcare #HopeIlluminated
2024 is in the rearview mirror & we want your input!
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#HopeIlluminated #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #PsychSky
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