Self Harm – Kirsty Spraggon

4 Epiphanies That Change Lives For the Better

October 21, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Addiction, Alcoholic, Bipolar, Cutting, Depression, hard times, hardships, KirstyTV, Self Harm, tough times, turning point

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5pzZzlpm7k&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=41[/youtube] [powerpress] Getting through tough times is much easier with a healthy perspective. Watch 4 guests share the epiphanies and turning points that helped get them through the hard times. My favorite part of all of my interviews is when my guests share the turning point that changed their lives and got them into a happy place again. I get to hear what it was that made them shift their view of the world, changed their thinking, and helped them Read More

Stop Cutting and Self Harm – How She Overcame Self Hate

July 31, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Cutting, Depressed, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, KristyTV, Pain, Sadness, Self Harm, Self Hate, Self Image, Self Injury, Suicide

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxidAAk9btw&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Cutting and self harm. How to stop cutting and other advice from our guest who overcame self hate and self harm. My guest, Stephanie grew up in a troubled environment with a mom who was a prostitute and a father, her pimp. By eleven years old, both of her parents had passed away. She started cutting at just 8 years old as a means to cope with all of the trauma in her life. She sits down to Read More

Cutting and Self Harm: Her Story

July 31, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Cutting, Depressed, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, KristyTV, Pain, Sadness, Self Harm, Self Hate, Self Injury, Suicide, Talk Show

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HaQjkvU09s&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Today we’re talking about self-harm and in particular, cutting. In the last 10 years, it appears that cutting has increasingly become a coping mechanism for adolescents. My guest, Stephanie grew up in a troubled environment with a mom who was a prostitute and a father, her pimp. By eleven years old, both of her parents had passed away. She started cutting at just 8 years old as a means to cope with all of the trauma in her 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

Learning To Stop Silencing My Emotions Saved Me

March 24, 2013 by admin In KommunityTags: Bipolar, Couch, Discussions, Grow, Hope, How to Heal, Inspiring, Interviews, Kouch Time, Moving Forward, Moving On, Self Harm, Self Help, Talk Show, Talkshow, The Talkshow, Women Discuss, Women's Topics

My story starts in Colorado where I had recently moved with my parents. We had come from northern California and I was a sophomore in high school. I remember being so utterly devastated about being uprooted from the town I had lived in since the 2nd grade. My sister and I shared a bunk bed that we were able to take apart because we had our own rooms in this new home. Our bedrooms were located in the bottom Read More