Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.
When the pain feels unbearable and we feel alone in our suffering this podcast will sit with you. Let's rediscover our purpose, reduce our pain and regain our sense of belonging. Join comedian Leo Flowers M.A. as he shares his own journey through suicidality, interviews guests with lived experiences and discusses with experts on how to escape the flames and create a life worth living.
Episodes
In this episode, I explore suicide prevention not from the edge of crisis, but from the quiet places where meaning begins to erode—often, first thing in the morning. I share a personal reflection on how dopamine, novelty, and connection shape our sense of aliveness, and how a simple morning practice I call CALM—Check in, Activate, Learn, Make connection—can be a lifeline. This isn’t a conversation about fixing everything. ...
We discuss how menopause and andropause can impact our mental health.
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help:
In the US:
Crisis Text Line: Text CRISIS to 741741 ...
Authors Joshua Howe and Alexander Lemons join me to discuss:
- slow violence vs acute violence
- coping with suicidality
- Three Eights for scheduling your day
- Why healing is not recovery
- How to find meaning in the meaningless
- Toxic exposure, trauma and head injuries
- What's your dream language
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Hope can lead to painful disappointment. Fantasizing can prevent us from taking action. How do we bridge the two?
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the...
We discuss why we need first, second, third and fourth responders as part of our mental health team.
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the US:
The idea of the “lone wolf” and the “alpha” is often misunderstood—both in nature and in life. In this episode, we explore how isolation, perception, and disconnection shape our struggles, why most suicides come down to mistakes or misunderstandings, and how we can shift our perspective to stay connected, even in the darkest moments.
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Mark Schorr LPC, joins us to discuss
- why relationship crisis is strongest motivator for suicidality
- differences between feeling helpless, worthless and hopeless
- myth about suicides in winter
- what's most important part of treating someone with suicidality
- what is "tragic optimism"
- how TIPP pulls us out of despair
- value of "planned pleasurable events"
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Our anger isn't something to be feared, it's to be alchemized and utilized for a bigger purpose. It's a signal of hurt and unmet needs. Let's explore.
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, t...
We discuss the five musical notes of mental health to reduce suicidality:
- Self-Awareness
- Connection
- Resilience
- Purpose
- Rest
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who wa...
We discuss:
- headaches link to suicidality,
- what triggers headaches
- how to reduce headaches
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the US:
We discuss how the joy of prepaying for a lead also leads to the joy of prepaying for our mental health.
Thrive With Leo Coaching: If you want to improve in the areas of health, wealth and/or relationships, go to www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey.
If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the US:
We discuss the five musical notes of a relationship:
- Communication
- Trust
- Intimacy
- Playfulness
- Growth
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the US:
We discuss why that overwhelming and distressing feeling we have might be empathy fatigue.
Thrive With Leo Coaching: If you want to improve in the areas of health, wealth and/or relationships, go to www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey.
If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the US:
Crisis Text Line: T...
We discuss four random topics:
- joy of standing in line
- benefits of eye contact
- long term vision over short term glory
- why couples divorce
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are...
Sometimes loss is an opportunity to revamp ourselves. Let's discuss.
Thrive With Leo Coaching: If you want to improve in the areas of health, wealth and/or relationships, go to www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey.
If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the US:
Crisis Text Line: Text CRISIS to 741741 for...
We dissect the emotions behind each sentence of a suicide note, then address the antidote for each emotion.
Thrive With Leo Coaching: If you want to improve in the areas of health, wealth and/or relationships, go to www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey.
If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
In the US:
There's a difference between laughing at ourselves (Oops!) instead of berating ourselves (Ugh!). Let's explore more.
Thrive With Leo Coaching: If you want to improve in the areas of health, wealth and/or relationships, go to www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey.
If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.
...
RSFC stands for "resting state functional connectivity," which is a measure of how brain activity in different regions of the brain is correlated while the brain is at rest. We discuss how it links to serotonin and suicidality.
Thrive With Leo Coaching: If you want to improve in the areas of health, wealth and/or relationships, go to www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey.
If you or anyone you know is con...
I assume that other people are rational, logical human beings. However, by viewing people as either drunk, distracted, dysfunctional or destructive has allowed me to have compassion for myself and others.
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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-har...
Dr. Eran Magen joins me to discuss how divorcing dad's can reduce their emotional pain, find hope and create connection.
Dr. Eran Magen earned his M.A. in education and Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University, completed post-doctoral training in child psychology and population health, and currently serves as an assistant clinical professor at the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. He is the founder of ...
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