Episode 45: Jon Gossett

Episode 46: Clifford Bauman

Clifford Bauman is an internationally known motivational speaker talking about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Mental Health and Suicide. As a survivor of an attempted suicide he realizes the importance of getting counseling and having a strong support structure. After being diagnosed with PTSD from 18 hours as a first responder to the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 terror attack, he initially dealt with his condition on his own. Cliff saw that that was not working, and he sought treatment, which changed his life; he now believes that counseling has made him a stronger man and a stronger Soldier.

During our chat, Cliff recommended the following resources:

• theablechannel.com
• cliffordbauman.com

Episode 45: Jon Gossett

Jon Gossett recognized that there were too many people dying by suicide in his home town. This set him on a course of action. In February 2014, he founded the Life’s Worth Living Foundation to make a difference where he lived. The foundation has a three-fold mission to raise awareness, educate and prevent suicide. You'll be amazed at the amount of great things they are doing to make a difference! 

You can see more about their foundation here: lifesworthlivingfoundation.org

He's also got a podcast that you can find here: Life's Worth Living Podcast

Episode 44: Sharon Greenwald

Sharon Greenwald grew up in NY but now lives in Florida. She has a special bond with her dad and has one sister, a son and a daughter. After having an Abortion years ago, Sharon went into her first depressive episode and vowed to kill herself one day. She then asked for divorce in 2006, completely fell apart and had major depression for 10 years until her actual suicide attempt. Sharon is a very spiritual person that is a writer by trade and wrote her book, “Sixty-ninth Street Suicide” to explain the “why” that people often wonder about. You can find here book here: amazon.com/sixtyninthstreensuicide

Episode 43: Leslie Weirich (Round 2!)

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since I last interviews Leslie Weirich! For those of you that are new to “Stick Around”, I interviewed Leslie last year on Suicide Awareness Day. As a recap: Leslie’s son died by suicide on Sept 10th, 5 years ago. He was a stand out student and college football player. Leslie has spent her time ever since spreading awareness through speaking engagements and working with others to prevent suicide.

Since then, Leslie has changed her website to LesliesHope.org and is teaching local school kids the power of the "Sources of Strength" program. More info about that program can be found here: sourcesofstrength.org.

Episode 42: Kara O'Daniel

Kara O'Daniel was born with Spina Bifida. Her family was told that she would never walk and would most likely have mental disabilities. But they never gave up and she miraculously started walking at age 5!

She underwent multiple various surgeries and in 6th grade was severely bullied causing her family to start a school for kids with special needs. Kara has really beat the odds by living independently and becoming a motivational speaker to help others get through tough challenges like bullying.

During our chat, Kara recommended the "I Am Enough" movement and more specifically "The Blonde Bombshell" podcast. She also recommended the book "Making Sense Out Of Suffering", by Peter Kreeft.

To follow more of that great things that Kara is up to, check out her website: karaodaniel.com!