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Ep. 004 : Suicide and Global Crisis COVID-19 and the economic global crisis will likely lead to a rise in suicide attempts.  A federal helpline experienced an 891% increase in calls for assistance in March 2020 over the previous year. Knowing this, how we can keep ourselves safe and our loved ones during this trying time?  Historically, suicide and global crisis are linked. Examples can be seen after the Spanish Flu epidemic, the Great Depression, and even during …

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Ep. 002 : What to Do If Someone You Care About Is Suicidal According to the Center for Disease Control in 2016, 91.4% of people who died by suicide told someone else of their plans. Maybe you’re the person they’re going to tell. Don’t reassure yourself that someone who talks casually about suicide won’t act on those thoughts. Just because you know someone well, doesn’t mean they can’t be suicidal.   It can be hard to ask …

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Ep. 001 : What to Do If YOU Are Suicidal How do you know if YOU are suicidal? Most people are not great judges at knowing if their thoughts are dangerous. There is a tendency to deny or try to hide how bad we are feeling, even from ourselves, and that’s a mistake. Even passive suicidal thoughts like, “Sometimes I wish I wouldn’t wake up.” is a step down “The Ramp” of suicide. It is …

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Ep. 003 : COVID-19 and Good Mental Health (Especially if You Are Suicidal) Let’s face it the current situation stinks. Overnight, COVID-19 crashed our world: our health, economy, even our social relationships, and some of us have lost even more. We are all struggling to adjust.  However, especially in hard times, we must persist and adapt. Humans are the most adaptable creatures on Earth. We’ll offer some ways to reframe this challenge to help you …

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Ep. 000 : Welcome to Leaving The Valley Hello and welcome to “Leaving the Valley”.  We’re having a father-daughter talk about suicide. Why?  Well, because suicide, unfortunately, is all too common.  Which led us to ask the question, what if all knew a little more about suicide?  What if it weren’t so hard to just talk about it?  Join actor, writer, and optimist Kimi Buser-Clancy and her dad, psychologist and expert on suicide and its …

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