Mental Health – Kirsty Spraggon

Mental Health Awareness – Personal Interviews

May 12, 2015 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Clinical Depression, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Shame, Stigma, Suicidal

[youtube]https://youtu.be/Wubl6GYaDRo?list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg[/youtube] Mental Health Awareness is key to reducing the stigma. My guests share their personal stories of mental health struggles and successes. To help raise awarness around mental health issues. People who’ve overcome the stigma. My guests share their personal stories of mental health struggles and successes. Watch to hear from people like you and me who’ve overcome the stigma associated with mental health. They share their turning points, lessons, the gifts that came from their hardships and what they Read More

Mental Health – Her Suicide and Eating Disorder Battle

May 12, 2015 by admin In InterviewsTags: Eating Disorder, Mental Health, Suicide, suicide prevention

[youtube]https://youtu.be/-bRQTryieWY?list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg[/youtube] [powerpress] Mental Health and Janine’s Life-Long Struggles and Successes Mental health issues is something that my guest, Janine Francolini struggled with for years. In her mid teens, this developed into an eating disorder and by 17 years old, she was hospitalized after her first suicidal attempt. After years of struggling with mental health, she is here today to share her story. The trauma began at age 7, under the torment of a teacher, she would cry every day. Having been Read More

Depression: Are you sad or depressed?

December 9, 2014 by admin In K ExpertsTags: Depressed, Depression, Dr. Sean, How to cope with, Mental Health, Sad, Signs of Depression, Stress, Symptoms of Depression

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hdWqIUojrw&index=2&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq[/youtube] Depression is complex. Are you sad or are you depressed? Dr. Sean explains the early symptoms of depression and how to cope with depression. I have what I call a compassionate rant about depression. I work with people who are dealing with depression and I see how difficult it is in their lives. I’m up to here with how people talk about depression; we treat people as a label rather than a human beings and we have to Read More

Fear That You’re Not Good Enough?

September 30, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Depressed, Depression, Disability, Mental Health, Motivational Speaker, sean stephenson, Self Hate, Suicidal, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide, suicide prevention

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgYK6oHYF8I[/youtube] [powerpress] Fear that you’re not good enough? Self pity is addictive. “It’s like this drug that makes us small and believe that we aren’t enough. And that at least we’ll get other peoples sympathy, pity and validation. They give us a distant cousin of love, but it’s not love, it’s sorrow. It’s feeling sorry for you. And we as human beings wither and die when we live with self pity.” The lesson that took me to learn the longest Read More

I Am Depressed. What Should I Do?

September 16, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Clinically Depressed, Depressed, Depression, KirstyTV, Mental Health, Ross Szabo, Self Hate, Suicidal, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz_EVifkaU&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=38[/youtube] [powerpress] “I am depressed. What should I do?” is a common question I receive in emails from viewers. I also get thank you notes from viewers who’ve benefited from our depression and self-esteem. Depression is one of those topics that often people do not want to talk about, but it’s the very thing that will help people who struggle with depression. At any place in the mental health spectrum, wether it’s mild OCD or bipolar disease, the question is Read More

Celebrity Suicides & Wisdom From People Who Have Overcome Depression

September 10, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Clinically Depressed, Cutting, Depressed, Depression, How to deal with depression, Interview, KirstyTV, Mental Health, Self Hate, Suicidal, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide, Teen Depression

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz_EVifkaU&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=1[/youtube] Celebrity suicides in 2014 and in recent years include Simone Battle (X Factor Star and member of girl band G.R.L.), Robin Williams (actor), Lee Thompson (actor known for playing the main character on Disney’s “The Famous Jett Jackson”), and Tony Scott (the director of the hit film “Top Gun” among others). Tragic and shocking, it’s opened up the stigma-heavy topic of depression on social media and private conversations all over the world. I have the privilege of sharing the wisdoms of three Read More

Living On The Edge: Being Bipolar

June 17, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Depression, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Mental Health, Ross Szabo, Self Harm, Self Hate, Suicidal, Suicide, Talkshow, Teen Depression

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wubl6GYaDRo&src_vid=lihdu4EEHpg&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_3969632117[/youtube] [powerpress] The truth about depression, suicidal thoughts and bipolar disorder. His story starts at just 16 years old, when Ross Szabo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder which escalated to depression, suicidal thoughts, anger control problems and psychotic features. At just 17, he was hospitalized for attempting to take his own life. He has found a way to not just survive, but thrive and has gone on to speak to over a million people on a mission to normalize mental health Read More