Coping with Depression and Anxiety: Mental Health Stories of Hope and Healing
How do you cope with depression and anxiety — and how do you support loved ones who are struggling? Season 12 of Giving Voice to Depression explored powerful personal stories and expert insights on li...
10 Mar 202017min
Keeping Patients Safe After Psychiatric Hospitalization: Best Practices for Suicide Prevention
The weeks immediately following psychiatric hospitalization are some of the most dangerous for suicide risk — yet many patients and families leave without knowing this reality. In this episode, Becky ...
3 Mar 202019min
Suicide Prevention Strategies: The Critical Weeks After Inpatient Mental Health Treatment
The weeks immediately following discharge from a psychiatric hospital are among the most dangerous periods for suicide risk—a reality too few people are aware of. In this episode, we speak with Becky ...
25 Feb 202019min
Signs of Depression in the Words We Use: How Language Reveals Mental Health Struggles
Sometimes depression doesn’t show up in dramatic ways — it shows up in the words we use every day. Research reveals that our language patterns can signal not only depression, but also suicidal thinkin...
18 Feb 202016min
Supporting Suicide Loss Survivors: What to Say (and Not Say) After a Tragedy
When someone dies by suicide, words can either bring comfort or cause more pain. In this episode, journalist and suicide loss survivor Deb Sherwood shares the insensitive, stigmatizing comments she re...
11 Feb 202018min
Coping with Suicide Loss: One Widow’s Story of Guilt, Silence, and Recovery
What happens when suicide loss is kept a secret? In this deeply moving episode, Deb Sherwood shares her journey after her husband’s suicide — a story marked by shock, stigma, guilt, and ultimately, th...
4 Feb 202019min
How to Deal with Depression Relapse: Triggers, Warning Signs, and Prevention Strategies
What are the warning signs of a depression relapse — and how can you stop it before it gets worse? In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares his lived experience with rec...
28 Jan 202017min
Is Depression Real? A Father’s Journey from Doubt to Understanding Mental Illness
Is depression real — or just a choice? That’s what Gary believed — until his teenage daughter’s severe illness shattered that misconception. What he once dismissed as “negativity” quickly became the f...
20 Jan 202016min
