368: Helping Someone Who Has Suicidal Thought...

With Mother's Day approaching, this week we are revisiting one of my favorite conversations of 2025. My guest is Vanessa Bennett, LMFT, author of "The Motherhood Myth: A Depth Therapist's Guide to Redefine Parenting, Reimagine Intimacy, and Reclaim the Self." So many of us who we ...  Show more

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits her interview from 2022 with Zahabiya "Zabie" Yamasaki, who is a survivor, an advocate and a teacher who is deeply passionate about helping survivors find healing after experiencing sexual violen ...  Show more

Suicide is discussed in this episode. Here is the link to the suicide prevention text hotline. "My bipolar disorder almost killed me." These are the words of Gabe Howard as he talked about his life with bipolar disorder. He's also an award-winning podcast host, author, and sought ...  Show more

Social media has its flaws – but it can also be a force for good, creating communities and offering help to people who might not otherwise receive it. And my guest today is someone who uses her platform to do just that. Dr Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist, who’s passionate ...  Show more

**This episode has a content warning for discussions of suicide** In this episode I interview my guest Janel Cubbage, a suicidologist and trauma informed therapist. We talk about what it means to work with suicidal clients in a trauma informed way, strategies to prevent suicide, ...  Show more

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