
Treatment Trauma in Mental Health: Racism, Stigma, and Finding Culturally Competent Care
When mental health care itself causes harm, it leaves lasting scars. Dr. Warren Braden, a licensed marriage and family therapist in training, joins Giving Voice to Depression to explain treatment trau...
24 Sep 202116min

A Mother’s Story of Suicide Loss: Honoring Her Son and Fighting Depression’s Lies
Suicide is devastating, complex, and deeply misunderstood. In this powerful conversation, Patty Kajawa shares the heartbreaking story of losing her 18-year-old son, Jack, to suicide—and the ways she c...
21 Sep 202119min

Teen Suicide Prevention: A Grieving Mother’s Message on Warning Signs and Support
When someone dies by suicide, the grief is unlike any other. It’s filled with questions, guilt, love, and a desperate wish to understand. In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, we share the st...
20 Sep 202113min

From Suicidal Thoughts to Hope: A Personal Story of Depression Recovery
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, John shares his deeply personal journey of living with undiagnosed, lifelong depression—and how the pandemic brought him to his darkest place. Struggling...
14 Sep 202122min

Growing Up With Trauma and Depression: A Journey From Silence to Healing
What happens when you finally put a name to the pain you’ve been carrying for years? For John, acknowledging that what he was experiencing was depression was the turning point in his journey from sile...
7 Sep 202121min

How to Manage Depression: Coping Skills, Mood Scales, and the 3-Day Rule
When depression starts to pull you under, the hardest step is often realizing it’s happening. In this powerful conversation, guest Matt Zinman shares the practical strategies he’s used to manage depre...
31 Aug 202121min

Depression and Family Trauma: Coping With Bipolar, Suicide Attempts, and Loss
What happens when mental illness runs in a family? In this deeply moving conversation, Matt Zinman shares his lived experience of growing up with a bipolar father and a mother who survived a suicide a...
24 Aug 202118min

Breaking Stigma in Black Communities: Mental Health, Racism, and Culturally Competent Care
What happens when mental health care—meant to heal—actually causes harm? That harm has a name: treatment trauma. In this episode, Dr. Warren Braden, a licensed marriage and family therapist in trainin...
17 Aug 202116min




















