In this Experts at Home conversation, Dr. Lisa Firestone talks with suicide attempt survivor and mental health advocate Kevin Hines. They discuss the current mental health crisis, and how people can get help or help others during this challenging time. Watch Now: Subscribe to PsychAlive (it’s free!) to see more Experts at Home.
Learn MoreTrigger warning A single, circular, black and white-colored analog clock adorned the off-white wall. Groggy, my eyes strained then refocused. It was 4 a.m. I had been in limbo overnight waiting for an in-demand, overbooked, cheap wood-framed, rather uncomfortable single bed. It was an early, solemn San Francisco morning: May 1st, 2004. I was 23… Read more »
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Lately, there seems to be quite a bit of debate as to whether or not a sea lion saved my life after I jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in an attempt to end my life. To be clear, there are a large number of reporters and speculators who have claimed it was really a seal…… Read more »
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By searching deep inside ourselves we can reveal that our lives are filled with so many tiny seemingly insignificant little choices. Choices that can change the course of our destiny. For example, say you are walking down a particular street or road and, instead of moving straight in that same direction, you make the next… Read more »
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How many of us humans wake up every day thanking the heavens for having granted us just one more blessed day? Whether or not the day turns out to be a good, great or even a shitty one, and having not judged the day before based on what is soon to come. How many of… Read more »
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Every day I wake up is a beautiful day…These were my thoughts this very morning. These are the same thoughts I always have as I wake up every day. I am now and will be forever aware of what a true blessing life really is. This is how I feel as I recall knocking at death’s door 12 years… Read more »
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