What if, those of us diagnosed with a mental illness aren’t living with a genetic mutation, but an amazing evolutionary adaptation? And what if, this amazing adaptation came with something akin to a superpower? What if, that superpower was the ability to
Mark Victor Hansen is an American inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer and author. He is best known as the founder and co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 OR text "'hello" to 741741. Or if you don't want to just give someone a number, here is a step-by-step guide on you can talk to someone who is suicidal: www.suicideispreventable.org Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Ari Gunzburg is a motivational speaker. He learned about death early in life. He experienced a traumatic moment when only 10 years old, when his teacher passed away while on a hiking trip. This would affect his life deeply and change his perspective forever. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 OR text "'hello" to 741741. Or if you don't want to just give someone a number, here is a step-by-step guide on you can talk to someone who is suicidal: www.suicideispreventable.org Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Alisa McLaughlin is not a comedian, but she's naturally witty. She lives with Autism and shares her perspective on mental health and suicide.If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 OR text "'hello" to 741741. Or if you don't want to just give someone a number, here is a step-by-step guide on you can talk to someone who is suicidal: www.suicideispreventable.org Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Saqib is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with individuals of all backgrounds and has been sober for 11 years. He shares his experiences as a clinician working with people experiencing suicidal thoughts.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
One comic in our community just took his life. Join us as Zara, Frank, and several comedians who knew him process this loss and discuss the topic of suicide among comedians (Andrew Mercado, James Hurlbut, and Sancho Sanchez). If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 OR text "'hello" to 741741.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Edy Nathan MA, LCSWR is an author, public speaker and licensed therapist. She is an AASECT certified sex therapist, hypnotherapist and certified EMDR practitioner with more than 20 years of experience. In her expertise as a grief therapist she interweaves her formal training as a psychotherapist with breathwork, guided imagery, ritual and storytelling. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Alison Pena aka Bad Widow is a consultant, speaker and author, living in NYC. She became a primary caregiver during her husband's 11-month battle with pancreatic cancer and a widow, when he died in her arms at home in 2016. Alison learned to live fearlessly in the face of death. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Lisa Curry is an internationally touring comedian and TV writer based in Los Angeles. She's performed in ten countries outside of the US and was the first American accepted into the prestigious Mach Comedy Festival in Machynlleth, Wales. Lisa was a regular guest on 'You Up?' with Nikki Glaser on Sirius XM and a writer for The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central. Her comedy is smart, dark and deeply personal. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Amanda Webster is a Mind-Body Wellness Coach. In October of 2018, Amanda stood on the ledge of a Canadian hotel room, ready to end her life. She describes what made her change her mind and led her to become a strong suicide prevention advocate.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Sal Farooq is a clinical psychologist who has an extensive history working with individuals with depression and suicidality. Much of his work extends to underprivileged individuals from communities where mental health is extremely stigmatized and underutilized. He aims to reduce stigmatization, propagate the idea that people from his cultural background (re: Muslim, Pakistani, millennial) need not only become physicians and engineers, but can thrive in the mental health space too, as our voices are needed now more than ever.
Sarah was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, and always knew she wanted to pursue a career in entertainment. She moved out to LA at age 23 where she started standup comedy and pursued writing and producing for TV at Loyola Marymount University. Her perspective is unique in that she grew up in the whitest part of America but went to Iran every year.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Host of the Advancing Humanity podcast, Charle Peck, MSW, is a speaker and workshop facilitator who won the 40 Under 40 business award. She speaks on mental health, suicide, and domestic violence.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Host of The Funny Shrink podcast, Mike Cotayo is a comedian with Cerebral Palsy who uses his quick wit to help people forget their worries. He was part of the Short Bus Comedy Tour. Follow him here: @funnymanmikec Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Laura Stack is better known by her professional moniker, The Productivity Pro®. She is a Hall-of-Fame Speaker and corporate spokesperson for many major brands. Laura is a bestselling author of eight books on productivity and performance topics with a large social media following, and she has given keynote speeches and training seminars to major corporate, association, and government audiences for nearly 30 years. Laura Stack suddenly acquired the undesired wisdom of knowing what it's like to lose one's child. Soon after Johnny died, Laura filed for and received 501c3 nonprofit status for Johnny's Ambassadors, Inc., with a mission is to educate parents and teens about the dangers of today's high-THC marijuana on the developing adolescent mind. She hopes to help other parents, grandparents, teachers (and frankly all adults with teens in their lives) by honestly and boldly sharing Johnny's story of his high-potency marijuana use and subsequent marijuana-induced psychosis and schizophrenia.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Katherine Jansen-Byrkit, MPH, LPC received her Master's in Public Health from University of Washington in 1992 and spent over a decade in Public Health managing violence prevention and teen health programs. But over time, she experienced an inner stirring. After a suicide attempt at 16, Katherine has dedicated her life to helping others do the same. In her book, River to Ocean, Katherine explores nine aspects of wakefulness, offering insights, practices, and her own and other's inspirational stories from the field. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Farah Merani is an actor, voiceover performer, filmmaker, and advocate currently based in LA. She holds a Masters degree from Central Saint Martin's College and is a graduate of the Drama Centre London. She has performed in Canada and the US, throughout Europe and in Russia. Some of her credits include: Call of Duty, Shadowhunters, Nikita, Lost Girl, Covert Affairs, and the upcoming feature film, Eat Wheaties!, featuring Tony Hale and Sarah Goldberg. In addition to being an actor, she has produced dozens of films with her company, Lifeguard Productions, co-founded a non-profit called Women on Screen, and contributes regularly on a variety of professional panels and conferences, speaking specifically to diversity and gender issues in the film industry. Presently, she is developing two limited series, as well as writing a children's book and soon to be animated television show. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Leo Flowers is a comedian, life coach, and host of the "Before You Kill Yourself" podcast. He has appeared on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, was a runner-up in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, and was a finalist in the 2011 Stand Up for Diversity competition. He has toured on the Shaved and Depraved Comedy Tour, and hosted both MTV's “Sports Blender” and Starz “Staan' ‘Dup," and was featured on "Last Call from Carson Daly," on NBC! He also shares his thoughts on mental health and Black Lives Matter.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Robert Doc Barham is a comedian and life coach. He was on Comedy Central's Two Drink Minimum, Just For Laughs Festival Montreal, and HBO Comic Relief. He is a Reiki master and has training in hypnosis and neurolinguistic programming.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Andrea is a community mental health provider, artist, writer, and mental health advocate. She is also a Clinical Psychology graduate student working towards her doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Andrea uses her creativity to express her recovery journey and to advocate for individuals with mental health conditions.Instagram: lettherebepeaceandflowersSubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Alan is a practicing dentist, an ACE Certified Health Coach and Behavior Change Specialist, and the founder and operator of Better, Richer, Stronger, LLC.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Bex Bedford, Public Speaker, Podcast Host, Youtube Creator, and Entrepreneur, shares her philosophy, real life methods of self love, self reflection, and steps on how she went from a full blown hermit to, now, a public figure. No matter what your size, or issues you maybe battling, Bex's story is a journey that all can find value in. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Kevin Ringstaff, founder of PetCloud, speaker, and listener, is a pet loss bereavement counselor who educates and supports people through their grief. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Recovered addict/alcoholic, Jen Sugermeyer, describes how her life became a snowball of disasters. Until, she was told 7 sweet words that changed my course forever. She followed my own program, which she then trademarked and wrote a book about to help others. She declares, "If I can do it- you can do it!"Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Without realizing it, most people live their lives based on the expectations of others. Whether or not they admit it, most men and women feel stuck. Having done so himself, Tom Corner knows that most people compromise who they are meant to be and live lives of “quiet desperation” until one day it all falls apart.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
During the last six months of her post-doctoral fellowship, Dr. Canty's husband of 10 years went missing. A week later she was called down to the homicide division at police headquarters and told he had been dismembered by two people whom he had befriended 18 months earlier. In fact he had led a double life.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Scott was also a two-time NCAA National Champion in the Hammer throw event event of Track & Field, and went on to compete in two Olympic Trials. Set on making the Team in his 3rd Olympic Trials, Scott was derailed when a tragic accident turned him into a quadriplegic. Paralyzed from the neck down, he was told he would never walk again. But, with the help of his coach, Scott designed his own recovery program and defied the odds, and walked out of the hospital just 6 weeks later. Since then, Scott has been inspiring audiences and coaching clients the world over with his tale of triumph and transformation. In his TEDx talk titled “The Truth Will Set You Free,” Scott finally publicly shared the dark secret he'd hidden for 18 years about his emotional journey, and is heretoday to share his story to raise awareness and talk about practical solutions for mental health and suicide prevention.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
In 2010, Jacqueline made a commitment with her oldest son on his 3rd birthday to give back to the world every day for one year. They called it 365give. What started as a simple parenting project is now a global giving movement. Her TEDx Talk “How to Be Happy Every Day: It Will Change the World” has received world-wide attention connecting and inspiring people around the world to give every day. Jacqueline is now an inspirational Key Note Speaker and Executive Director of 365give working with a dedicated team of volunteers growing their vision to change the world 1 give, 1 day at a time. www.365give.ca Instagram @365give.ca FB @365give Twitter @365give YouTube @365give #365give #do1giveSubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Anne Moss Rogers is the 2019 YWCA Pat Asch fellow, an emotionally naked TEDx speaker and author of the book, Diary of a Broken Mind. She sold her digital marketing business to pursue suicide prevention after her twenty-year-old son, Charles, died by suicide June 5, 2015 having suffered from depression and addiction. She has been interviewed by the New York Times and was the first suicide loss survivor ever invited to speak at the National Institute of Mental Health. Her blog, Emotionally Naked, reached over a half million in its first three years on subjects about suicide, grief, addiction and mental illness. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Xavier Campos is a regular at the Rec Room comedy club in Huntington Beach. He describes his experience with mental illness and stigma.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
As a Corporate Put-on Comedian and Emcee, Harry Freedman has performed for hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies, and is frequently rated ‘best speaker' at their conferences. As a stand-up comedian, Harry is a regular opening act for Ray Romano; and as an actor, he has appeared on shows like “Everybody Loves Raymond” (CBS) and “Men Of a Certain Age.” (TNT) With over three decades experience from the clubs of Las Vegas to the corporate boardroom, Harry Freedman is a comic you can trust.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Jonas Barnes is a stand up comedian, producer, podcaster, writer and photographer based out of New York City. He talks about his life because, short of being in prison, he's been through every level of hell the world can offer. After being born homeless & being babysat by Courtney Love as an infant, life got better. It wasn't a perfect life but it was his life and it's a hell of a story.Instagram: jonasbarnescomedySubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Preston Gitlin is a New York-based stand-up comic and founder of Comedywire.com, the world's largest comedy writing platform. He has worked with legends from Seinfeld, SNL, The Tonight Show and TheOnion.com, and has been featured on SiriusXM, Fox Business and Bloomberg. He is open about his life-long struggle with anxiety and uses his comedy to fight the stigma of mental illness.Website: https://www.mentalhealthcomedytour.com/Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Lorraine Chambers is an Orange County-based comedian, artist, and grandmother who is writing 2 books. She experienced the sudden loss of her brother by suicide.Instagram: emeraldlorraineSubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Richard Sarvate is a comedian spent 10 years working as a programmer before deciding to throw off the shackles of corporate life. Now he spends his nights on stage poking fun at his previous career. His jokes range from an impression of a GPS for insecure men to deep and introspective subjects like his mother's schizophrenia.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Madonna Kilpatrick is a standup comedian, improvisor, and puppeteer who performs at prominents spots in the Seattle area. She discusses living with autism, mental health, and does a live demonstration of puppeteering!Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Fizaa Dosani is a comedian, actor, and writer who has performed in clubs and festivals all over the U.S. including the New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and Funny Women Festival. She produces a national comedy show called Facial Recognition Comedy. Fizaa discusses mental health and minority status as a South Asian woman.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Entrepreneur Malcom Messer is the truest friend anyone could ask for. He moved across the country, leaving his family and girlfriend behind, to help his friend who was suicidal. He shares his story as her helper and discusses his clothing company, Here 4 Lyf, that raises mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Mormon comedian Seth Lawrence has performed at Ice House, Comedy Store, and Flappers. He brings his mother, who is a therapist, along for a wild ride talking about comedy, Mormonism, suicidality, and how Seth's mom really feels about him doing comedy.Subscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Mexipino comedian Erik Escobar was on Last Comic Standing, has a movie coming out soon, and is pursuing a Master's in Fine Arts. He discusses his documentary on the role of mental illness and suicide among comedians. Instagram: @erikescobarSubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Comedian Daniel Zambrano has performed at multiple Improvs in California and manages the Orange County Standup Instagram page. He discusses Roast Battling, comedy heroes, passive thoughts of suicide, and how therapy has helped him.Instagram: dani3lzambrano & orangecountystandupSubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Comedian Adam Connie is a writer, director, and creator of “Fully Staffed." He discusses his struggles with suicidal ideation, low self-esteem, and psychomotor retardation, and what happened when he held a loaded .357 magnum in his left hand.Instagram: adamconniesrSubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
Comedian Berenice Achikian is a regular at The Rec Room comedy club. She discusses her hesitant start to standup comedy, how humor helps her with her depression, and reconciling how her mother wants her to be a "quiet girl."Berenice's Instagram: short.bern.memorySubscribe and share on social media. Website: www.thesuicidepreventionpunchline.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/suicidepreventionpunchlineInstagram: @suicidepreventionpunchlineTwitter: @SPPunchline
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