Suicide is a Scourge
Today, news broke that the world lost one of my heroes to suicide. I love food and cooking with a passion, and Anthony Bourdain was responsible for that in no…
Posts Tagged “suicide”
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How Streamers Can Respond When Viewers Need Help
Read More[font_text link=”” icon=”star” color=”dark” size=”small” border=”off” spin=”off”]Content notice: Discussion of suicide; strong language.[/font_text] What do you do when you’re a streamer and one of your viewers reaches out for help?…
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The Power of Music
Read More[font_text link=”” icon=”star” color=”dark” size=”small” border=”off” spin=”off”]Content notice: Discussion of suicide and death.[/font_text] In 2002, shortly after I came out of the closet and life as I knew it was…
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This TED Talk Makes a Powerful Argument Against Silence
Read More[font_text link=”” icon=”star” color=”dark” size=”medium” border=”off” spin=”off”] Content note: Discussion of suicide. [/font_text] Talking about our own mental health issues is a personal choice, one that isn’t right for everyone.…
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Missed Out on TwitchCon? You Don’t Have to Miss This Exceptional Panel
Read MoreLast weekend at TwitchCon, Take This clinical director Dr. B joined a an amazing panel of folks there to talk about building supportive communities for mental health and suicide prevention…
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A Poem About Finding a Reason to Hope
Read More[font_text link=”” icon=”star” color=”dark” size=”small” border=”off” spin=”off”]Content warning: Discussion of suicide.[/font_text] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ktdf2KQ58c In ‘Don’t Kill Yourself Today,’ Poet Hanna Dains shares a beautiful argument for keeping going even when keeping…
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A Message of Hope on World Suicide Prevention Day
Read MoreOver 42,000 people in the US took their own lives in 2014, according to the CDC, and far more make attempts. It’s the leading cause of preventable deaths in those…
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Last Night’s MTV VMA’s Reminded Millions of Viewers About the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLe1dddgZrg If you don’t pay attention to pop music, you might not be aware that #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 is 1-800-273-8255. Yes, that’s the phone number for the…
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‘Inpatient’ Lets Players Try to Choose Their Own Psychiatric Care Experience
Read More[font_text link=”” icon=”star” color=”dark” size=”small” border=”off” spin=”off”]Content warning: Discussion of suicide and inpatient psychiatric care.[/font_text] Choice is usually fundamental to interactive fiction, as it is with Alana Zablocki’s Inpatient —…
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That Time Deadpool Helped Someone Through Their Darkest Moment
Read MoreAs superheroes go, Deadpool is not the most inclined toward heroics. He’s a foul-mouthed mercenary who started his career as a ultra-violent villain. Since his shift to being a 4th-wall…