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Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastConsuela'a Page: What Depression is REALLY LikeToday, she is a licensed clinical social worker, addiction specialist and a certification supervisor. But, she wasn't always that. Once upon a time, she was a woman with a broken heart. A mother who was unable to get up from her bed for over one week. A warrior who finally decided enough is enough and she would get help!
Like me, and many of us who have struggled with suicidal ideatios, she was driving on the road one day and found herself wanting to drive off and end it all... with her children in the car!
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MerkuriusMind (The Mind As A Person)FUNDAMENTALS TO A FULFILLED LIFE"Information exists everywhere but people pay for your PERSPECTIVE" A statement by Gloria Atanmo."Better than knowledge is knowledge applied" As portrayed by Jim Rohn.This book will help you see another perspective of what a fulfilled life looks like; Luxury doesn't equal fulfillment, neither does success alone.The knowledge and techniques in this book are easy to apply, it can be applied by anybody, anywhere..SO PLEASE GO GRAB YOUR COPY NOW!https://merkuriusmind.com/product/fundamentals-to-a-fulfilled-life-by-g-umeh-chidiYou can also visit our website for more information;2020-11-1810 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Karen's Page: Tackling the Issue of Female Physician Wellness...Dr. Karen was such a delight to interview.
She is a retired OBGYN who has found her calling in energy and mindfulness work.
She talked about her own private struggles with burnout and shares how she found her way home.
Quotables:
"I said YES to myself"
"Women tend to be "other-focused"
Dr. Karen's freebie:
One of the ways to REALLY know what you want and need is to connect DEEPLY to yourself! But for many of us, we don't k...2020-11-1843 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastJulia Busby's Page: School Teachers Get Traumatized TooJulia Bugsby is a woman on a mission!
She is a fellow podcaster and fellow "sur-thrivor"!
I loooove her story of survival and thriving through domestic violence, suicide attempt, and PTSD!
She is also living proof that there is life after trauma, there is life after pain, and life after a serious suicide attempt.
Do me a favor and try to count how many times you hear the word trauma or PTSD in this episode.
I have told y'all time and time again, that trauma is...2020-11-1853 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastTasha Hunter's Page: The Language of PainTasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW says that the first language ever she learned was pain.
Growing up in a mentally, physically, and sexually abusive home, all Tasha ever heard was that she was worthless, unloved, and unwanted.
In this episode, Tasha talks about how her traumatic childhood led to her first serious attempt at suicide, how that attempt impacted her life, and her journey to become a clinician that helps others heal from trauma like hers.
Tasha’s book What Children Remember can be found at https://www.amazon.com/What-Children-Remember-Tasha-Hunter/dp/1734417870
Ta...2020-11-1840 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastA Psychiatrist With A Message From Our NeighborsDr. Araba Chintoh is a Canadian Psychiatrist after my heart!
She specializes in research into Schizophrenia, she is smart, poised, and determined to educate the world about mental illness and its consequences.
She speaks passionately about all the combinations of issues that lead us down the path of destruction and death by suicide.
Working at a large tertiary center in a Canadian urban area, she sees the "most complex" cases and works hard with her team at CAMH to get her patients better and reunited with their families.
Her institution is a...2020-11-1050 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Felecia's Page: When You Have a Brand New Baby During a Lockdown!Dr. Felecia Sumner is a superstar as far as I am concerned!
She freakin' had a baby girl smack dab in the middle of the Covid-19 Lockdown, had some complications after her baby, and lived to tell it!
She and her family have been through it all, and still standing strong!
Find out what she told me about her encounter with a police officer that literally knocked the air out of me and left me dumbfounded! YIKES!
She and her hubby are on a mission to create a wellness empire with...2020-11-0649 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Rhonda's Page: A Psychiatrist Who Recommends You Burn Your Cape!Of all my guests ever, Dr. Ronda takes the cake with her uniqueness! A Psychiatrist and Integrative Behavioral Health Specialist!
She is so smart, she is so smooth, she is so stress-free in her direct approach to preventing suicide.
For her, suicide prevention is about giving life and hope to her patients.
She uses the scriptures and Bible-based teachings to connect with her patients no matter their religious inclinations.
She is the doctor for doctors, the psychiatrist you wish you and your mama could see :)
Find out what she...2020-11-0546 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Wanda's Page: When Your Ex-Boyfriend Kills Himself...In Front of YouWhat do you do?
What can you do?
When your ex-boyfriend kills himself right in front of you!
One of this week's guests had to endure seeing that type of horror movie play out before her eyes when she was only 18.
Her name is Dr. Wanda, and today, she is a therapist, but once upon a time, she was a victim of domestic abuse and all other kinds of trauma.
Listen as she tells the chilling tale of how, and why, and what happened that day.
2020-10-2744 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastRajya's Page: Chronic Suicidality, Yes, It's A Thing...My second guest this week has the most incredible story.
She has been depressed and suicidal since the age of 6 or 7!
Losing her beloved father as a child was a very difficult life blow for her, and she struggled for years "looking for love in all the wrong places, with a broken heart".
Thankfully, she found healing with "inner guidance", and rid herself of all the chronic ailments including thyroid disease, fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome!
Today, she is a transformational coach and energy healer.
She is helping others...2020-10-2741 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastCovid - 19 Doctor Chronicles with Dr. Rebecca: When Your Doctor is With Child During a PandemicDr. Berens and I go back a bit in our DPC journeys. She is also a fellow Woman-in-Medicine so, I have a very soft spot for her.
Find out how she went from employee to starting her own practice at the New Year, only to be thrown with the curveball called Covid-19!
She talks candidly about life in these United States as a Direct Primary Care Physician, offering affordable care in a time of great uncertainty.
Her practice is called VIDA Family Medicine located in Houston, TX, so check them out.
...2020-10-2040 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastCovid-19 Dr. Chronicles, Dr. Ball's Page: When Doctors Have Human ExperiencesThis week's first guest, in the person of Dr. Ball is another Black girl who rocks!
In honor of the international day of the girl child that was on 10/11/2020, I am featuring two Black girls who rock, and she is one of them!
She talks candidly as one of the 19 physicians I interviewed for my Covid-19 Doctor Chronicles about a serious family health crisis in her own mother during the lockdown and the stress of dealing with that.
Describing herself as an extroverted-introvert, she shares about the need for "adapting", "pivoting", and "camelionizing", a...2020-10-1428 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastCovid-19 Dr. Chronicles: Dr. Delicia's Page: A (DPC) Doctor That Cares About Her EmployeesOur second girl-child (all grown up) that rocks for this week is Dr. Delicia Haynes, another Direct Primary Care Physician based in Florida. She discusses the changes and transitional processes her practice put in place to help her patients and the people of Florida.
No stranger to mental health challenges, Dr. Haynes shares about her own struggles with depression, and how she overcame it with a combination of self-care and making a drastic decision to quit traditional medicine for direct primary care because while she had always loved what she did, she stopped loving the way she...2020-10-1346 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Ann Contrucci's Page: When 2 Pediatrician-Twin-Sisters Collide, the Energy is Electric!!Dear Listener,
If I ever had a twin sister, her name would be Dr. Ann Contrucci, and she would be Italian!
This week's first interview took place in May 2020, right in the heat of the lockdown, soon after I had a virtual parenting program.
She is as funny as she is compassionate, she is a pediatrician after all!
Non-stop action from the jump!
Yes, even if we are talking about mental health challenges, trauma, ADHD, and of course SUICIDE!
I love her definition of TR...2020-10-0636 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Ifeanyi's Page: 8 Pillars of Mental Wellness and This Really Smart Nigerian (Igbo-esque) AmericanHmmm, you can never miss a Naija fella... "dem no de eva carray last"! (Look that up.)
My second interview this week is non-other than a fellow Naija guy, a psychiatrist, a smart, well "edumacated" (6 university degrees later...CHAI!) kinda guy!
Dr. Ifeanyi was so awesome to interview!
A cool-headed-self-described introvert, but who gets that his young kids will need him to extrovert-up as needed in order to help them survive the much-needed adaptations, and might I add mutations it is going to take to get through COVID.
Y'all he was...2020-10-0650 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Lulu's Page: Unpacking Physician SuicidesHello, dears,
This episode was recorded in September of 2019 as a Facebook live episode, so, it might come out in a different mode than the others.
It is a solocast.
I am discussing physician suicides in details, in honor of September as suicide awareness month, and in honor of other things that are going on leading to more and more physician suicides daily.
We just lost another physician, a pediatrician over Labor Day weekend and I can't think of a better way to honor him, than this way.
No, I...2020-09-2940 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Christine B. L Adams' Page: Everything you DID NOT KNOW about "Emotional Conditioning"Whoa!!
Our second episode this week, the last couple of days in September, the National Suicide Awareness AND Prevention month, is the BOMB!
I found me a fairy God-Mother in my thought process and in medicine!
A pediatric/child and Adolescent AND Adult psychiatrist for, get this... 40 YEARS!
I thought I was BADT, but this here Chica is BADDDTT!!
Such a brilliant soul!
She is calm, collected, and challenges the norm: my type of girl, minus the "calm" :), cos y'all know I can't keep calm, I am...2020-09-2952 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Lulu's Why Our Kids Kill ThemselvesThis was a talk that I recorded for a virtual event hosted by the United Nations in Ghana earlier this year.
It was a pre-recorded event, and I essentially downloaded the audio version for you.
I decided it is very relevant for this month and a great segway for my upcoming event on the 26th of September, 2020.
Stay tuned for Stop Suicide Now! Summit...
A 3hr event that will also include CEUs for clinicians as well as personal stories and expert lectures from psychiatrists alike.
Stay tuned for more i...2020-09-2143 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastCovid-19 Doctor Chronicles: Dr. Yashika and Dr. KayDear Listeners,
This is a special episode of Suicide Pages.
One of two this week. Both dedicated to physician wellness during this pandemic.
Just last week another physician lost his life to suicide, bringing the number to about 13 so far that I have become aware during this time!
It is the year 2020 and physicians still have the highest rates of suicides in the United States, to the tune of about 1.1 per day or 400 per year!
This and the next several episodes are dedicated to doctors.
2020-09-1542 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastCovid - 19 Doctor Chronicles with Dr. NkiruThe second doctor this week is a pediatrician like me.
A Nigerian like me, and an Igbo woman! She is an ER physician and shares her insights and her thoughts and of course, how she and her family are dealing with the Crisis.
She shares a special eagle's eye view of the pediatric emergency room.
The 3 questions I ask the doctors are: How are you doing? How is your family doing? How is your practice doing?
This was such a fun episode to record!
Find Dr. Nkiru on IG a...2020-09-1555 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastNick's Page: Surviving Childhood Trauma, Becoming an Adult Bully, and Learning to Save YourselfIt's officially National Suicide Awareness month!
What are you doing to ensure it is going to be a productive one?
This week, I present to you:
A writer. A video designer. An author.
A man who admits to childhood trauma, sexual trauma, alcohol, and pills.
A man who admits to having had relationships centered around drugs and alcohol.
A man who admits to having tried to "run away" from his trauma, but could not.
This week's guest, Nick is a Black man that has been th...2020-09-0831 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Fernandez's Page: The Heart of a Pediatric PsychiatristTo this date, Dr. Fernandez is the one person that gets me!
He is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and he gets it!
He talks about the COVID-19 and how he, his practice and his patients and their parents.
His voice, his demeanor, and his message as a psychiatric hospitalist truly resonate with me and the work that I do with at-risk youth.
I love the originality and authenticity of this interview.
He shares about life as a crisis doctor dealing with the most at-risk youth...2020-09-0849 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Lulu's Sad Weekend EditionLike most well-meaning adults in today's world, the events of the past several weeks and months have been extremely challenging for me. This past weekend, however, was the worst of them all.
It all started with Mr. Blake's shooting. I knew better than to watch the news. While I did not watch the actual video (I can't), I couldn't help catching a glimpse of the CNN reporter talking about his ordeal and the inhumane way he was treated at the hospital!
Right away, I started hurting inside for him.
What if he had bee...2020-09-0122 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastLeo's Page: 10 Things to Do Before You Kill YourselfDear listener,
Who do you get when you mix a realist with an ardent reader and a comedian who also happens to struggle with depression and suicidal ideation?
Leo Flowers, that's who!
This week's guest was such a treat, a Las Vegas comedian from Chicago by way of San Diego!
I hope you enjoy every moment of the over one hour of none stop talk, laughter, epiphanies, and fun that we had!
He singularly brought me out of hibernation for real!
I was on a semi break...2020-09-011h 11Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Lulu's: Lean In, Tune In and TalkIn this episode which I publish on my birthday week (yay! welcome to 51!), I am essentially appealing to you my audience.
I start by talking briefly about the 9yr old Australian boy who was bullied (to the horror of moms and dads on the internet). The little fella who was so anguished, he was asking his mother for a knife to kill himself. It is bad enough that he was bullied to the point of feeling suicidal, but for the internet to spread rumors about it being a lie is worse. It shows how insensitive we still...2020-09-0128 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastEric's Page: His COVID-19 Chronicles: From Near Death to 38 miles on his Bike!Ladies and Gentlemen, what happens when your "Flu-like" symptoms in the middle of May turn out to be, umm, COVID 19?!
Those of you who know Eric Rishi, know you are in for a treat any time he stops by!
Believe it or not, I was looking for him to come and sprinkle some cosmic dust on us from the land of Yogi's, but alas, nothing could have prepared me for his own COVID story!
Thankfully, he has been to the mend after struggling with the virus for 2months.
And luckily, he...2020-08-2042 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastAndy Grant Talking to Black People in America (About Racial Disparities)Ladies and Gentlemen!
This is it right here!
This is one of the most in-depth conversations I have had this year so far!
My White brother, Andy, and two brand new Black Brothers Al and Will and I had an in-depth look into the goings-on in Amerikkka today.
This was soon after George Floyd's death...
It is raw, it is real and it is as engaging as it can be.
I am so glad I was a part of this much-needed discussion.
If you don't k...2020-08-201h 04Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Torie Sepah's Page: A Psychiatrist, HIV and SuicideLadies and Gentlemen, this is it right here!
I am so happy to share this interview with you all! Here is another female doctor with a passion for saving lives, and a woman who cares about suicide!
Dr. Torie Sepah is an absolute genius! She is a general psychiatrist with a focus on HIV patients.
A woman who deals with suicide on a daily basis.
TorieSepahMD.com is where she hangs out when she is not on Twitter or saving doctors who themselves are suicidal.
Quotables: "Do the right t...2020-08-1156 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Alauna's Page: Working in Trauma, Helping with Trauma: A Day in the Life of a Beautiful HeartSecond Psychiatrist for the week! But this time, with a twist!
I present to you a trauma psychiatrist that is "educating the universe about psychological trauma and its impact on our brains, bodies, and behavior"
Dr. Alauna is a phenomenal human. As educated as she is beautiful!
She is a shiny example of a #Blackgirlwhorocks! A Black gurl who speaks "fluent trauma".
Brains, Beauty, and Balls. She dares where no one else dares!
I actually knick-named her Zena the warrior princess!
As a pediatrician working alongside her...2020-07-2853 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Kuvy's Page part-1: From Generational Trauma to Saving Future GenerationsLadies and Gentlemen, if I ever had a twin, I think I met her the day I interviewed one of this week's guests!
Her name is Dr. Kavethra and I absolutely love her!
An immigrant like me, she speaks about her childhood and the successive trauma she experienced from pretty much every aspect of her young life into adulthood.
Talk about ACES and Epigenetics and Transgenerational trauma all rolled into one place, and then the trauma of growing up Indian, gay, and a female!
Dr. Kuvy was only able to scratch t...2020-07-2844 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastNneka's PageThis week's guest was an absolute delight in SO many ways!
Not only is she a fellow "mochalicious" female, but she is also a sister-doc, and most importantly, she is a Naija doc, and she is Igbo!
I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing her!
She dropped ALL kinds of nuggets and shared so many inspirational stories from her life (childhood to today)
From her struggles as a determined Nigerian trying to get into medical school, through married life and birthing, not one, two, or three, but five children!
She is indeed...2020-07-2241 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Lulu's Page: How to Control Your Anxiety, Book Launch and much more!In this episode, I talk about my upcoming book launch. My brand new book called "How to Teach Your Children About Racism", is out on Amazon and it is making waves!!
So far, it is number 1 in 3 categories and counting! It is available now on Amazon for $0.99 for only a few days more, so grab your preorder now! All I ask is for you to please leave me an HONEST review! Here is the link to preorder, YAY!
https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Children-About-Racism-ebook/dp/B08CS1XPHY
The party is this Sunday the 26t...2020-07-2125 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastMichelle W's Page 1; Surviving Incest, Betrayal, PTSD, and Still StandingShe is a medical doctor, an entrepreneur, a fashionista, a mom, a daughter, a divorcee, a medical resident, and a Black Woman.
She is also a rape, incest, and sexual abuse survivor.
This week's guest has a powerful message, that, cannot be denied. She takes us on a journey that is sure to make even the hardest hearts cry with compassion and empathy.
She talks about molestation from the tiny age of KG, a vicious cycle of self-harm, suicide attempts, sexual promiscuity, domestic violence, homelessness, and a divorce, coupled with ostracization by her f...2020-07-0736 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Stem's Page: Life as a Parent and Teen Mental Health WarriorHave you ever thought about what it means to grow up in a family with polygamy?
My second guest for the week did.
She has also written 32 books, is a speaker, coach, media personality and so much more.
She has sooooo much to share.
I literarily could not keep up with her nuggets as I scribbled away!
She. Was. Awesome!
I am so thankful that she decided to write on our pages this week.
Find Dr. Stem on the internet @ Dr. Stemie.c...2020-07-0247 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastRebecca's Page: Finding Freedom and Moving On After Your Son's Suicide.Phew!
Have you ever heard about Post Traumatic Growth Syndrome?
While listening to this episode again, I was struck by the sheer strength exhibited by this week's guest Mrs. Rebecca Tervo of rebeccatervo.com!
She is a woman of extreme courage and determination. A warrior, my "shero."
My simple advice is to listen to this episode intently.
Listen to her words.
Listen to her explanations.
Focus on how we were able to determine that her beloved Trevor actually left up to 6 signs of suicidal behavior i...2020-07-011h 01Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastReal Talk with Black Men about Racism in AmericaWARNING! This is a 2hr episode!
It is raw, it is real, it is about RACISM and injustice in America.
Listen and learn.
I pondered about breaking it into 2 halves, had to leave the entire recording because I could not decide at what point to break it up.
This episode is so important in our conversation, I ask you to please listen, and do start the conversation.
I interview 7 Black men, 7 different energies, 7 different stories.
Enjoy!
Dr. L
...2020-06-262h 00Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastLuiza's Page: From Suicidal to Advocate (How to support suicidal persons).In this week's episode, we listen to Luiza Martin. A multiple suicide attempt survivor.
She talks briefly about the trauma she has endured growing up.
She also came bearing gifts from her Facebook community.
She shows a rare and deep kind of vulnerability that I admire as she shares her story and her dos and don'ts when interacting with a suicidal person.
Listen, learn, subscribe, and share, and make sure you listen to the second episode for this week.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uchenna-lizmay-umeh/su...2020-06-2648 min
MerkuriusMind (The Mind As A Person)The Beauty Of AMATEURISMAmateurism gives you room for growth and improvement. Being an amateur means you truly have passion for what you do.And passion is authentic, and authenticity outweighs perfection and professionalism. So even as you climb the ladders of lifenever dash away your amateur or underdog mentality. In fact protect it.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chidi-gabriel-umeh/message2020-06-2409 min
MerkuriusMind (The Mind As A Person)Which Do You Have, BOLDNESS OR CONFIDENCE?Real confidence is the believe in your ability to figure things out, not minding your background,your fears,your disadvantages. When you decide to do it,DO IT! People will see your mistakes,people will criticize you, people will see that you are scared, WHO CARES!!! Just go ahead and DO IT.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chidi-gabriel-umeh/message2020-06-1714 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastCandid Conversations with Men about Race in America: A MUST Listen!In honor of George Floyd and all the Black men and women, boys and girls who have been brutally killed by the police who were sworn to serve and protect.
I interview two Black men (Blake Johnson, Lawrence Johnson), and two White men (Andy Grant and Rishi Eric Infanti), and one special guest, my son, Nnamdi Odita-Honnah.
We talked about hurt, pain, and the need for us to come from the heart to seek understanding.
To put an end to police brutality, and extend a hand of peace across the race aisles.
A...2020-06-161h 31Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastJeneea Moore: Accepting a Diagnosis of Mental Illness and that Dreaded Concept, ColorismThis week's guest is a true fire starter! She talks about everything from colorism and discrimination to embracing the diagnosis of mental illness in our children and taking medication if needed.
A self-proclaimed fire starter, she talks about her struggles with self-acceptance of her "dark skin coloration" as a child, touches on her own son and his struggles with ADHD, medication, and self-healing. She explains why as Black people, the health disparities and the racism runs deep, much deeper than the surface, and finally ends with some much-needed advice for parents.
She can be found on...2020-06-1639 min
MerkuriusMind (The Mind As A Person)Can THOUGHTS Be Trusted YES or NO?Our success in life is dependent on 80% of psychology and 20% of labor, so think about it, how do you develop your psychology? we are talking about your mental strength,how can you grow it when you have so many limiting beliefs and ideologies and value systems that has placed limitations on you.For starters that has to change,you have to recreate a new one for yourself if you really desire success and fulfillment. And to do that you have to seek out for personalities that already possess what you are looking for, and live in their...2020-06-1022 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Tyler's Page: What is Suicidology? and the Power of KindnessLadies and gentlemen, you are in for a treat this week!
A unicorn of all unicorns came to visit! He is not only a fellow physician, he is also Canadian, a Pediatric and Adolescent Psychiatrist who also works in the emergency psychiatric unit where he focuses on suicidal patients in the Intensive Care Unit. In addition, he is also the most soft-spoken person that I know. His voice is so soothing, I can only be thankful for the universe about his chosen field: working with the most vulnerable and broken of the society, and in his own...2020-06-0950 min
MerkuriusMind (The Mind As A Person)There can never be a TRANSFORMATION without a TRANSITIONIn order to successfully transit and transform yourself, you need honesty. You have to be honest with yourself, you can't continue to overlook those habits that have robbed you of your success for years. You know i told myself that am not gonna be on the phone making irrelevant calls or chat for 20 mins or more again,i will invest the time i spent on phones to read, now i replaced it by reading 2 hrs minimum daily.I used to go to bed anytime i want,always late and most of the times no...2020-06-0308 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastFor My Sons: #RIPGeorgeFloydIn this bonus episode, I am speaking from my heart as a Black woman living in America, in Texas to be exact. I am talking to listeners about my own personal experience and the experiences of all Black people in America.
I share the trauma my own sons experienced and the trauma that I experience daily as their mother.
I am asking again, that people should STOP dehumanizing us, and begin to see us as humans, as equals, as people with hopes and dreams and lives that need to be lived to their fullest potentials. 2020-06-0223 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastAndy's Page: When Multiple Suicide Attempts Just Ain't EnoughYay!!
Finally, I get to publish my good friend Andy's episode!
Ladies and gentlemen, y'all are in for a treat!
Meet #TheAndyGrant, the guest of my first of two episodes this week...
He is a multi-trauma survivor, checking off 8 out of my 13 Reasons Why folks kill themselves.
Andy was so cool, he not only had me on his podcast, he has had me on multiple times since then, and has even dedicated one whole episode to me :)
I truly love his story of perseverance and resiliency.
H...2020-06-0251 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Esther's Page: Suicide is Closer to Us Than We ThinkDr. Esther is on a mission to not only talk real-talk, but also treat real pain. The sort that keeps most of us up at night, the sort that prevents us from saying something, saying anything about it... The sort that prevents us from living our lives out loud, and living to the best of our abilities.
She is a Physical Therapist, and Women's Pelvic Health Specialist, and works through a Wholistic approach. She talks about how we all need support, need to address our pain, and how we need psychotherapy, as well as physiotherapy in order t...2020-05-2743 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastMargarita's Page: "You Can't Give Something That You Don't Have"Our second guest this week is none other than Margarita Castro-Zarraga. She is a fellow DPC doc, a foreign grad, a mom, and an entrepreneur holding it all down and making it look easy.
She comes to share a personal childhood story of trauma and growing up with a half-sibling she initially didn't like.
Today, she is a thriving physician and speaker. She gets along quite well with him (thanks to her angel Mom) is impacting lives and using her message to save souls.
Listen as she recounts her story, and follow as...2020-05-2745 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastMcKenzie's Page -2: Growing up Ostracized, Exploited and Feeling All AloneOur second guest this week is none other than Ms. McKenzie!
She is back today with all sorts of real insights and helps us truly look into the lives of our teenage girls and boys in school, especially in middle and high school.
She was so gracious with it. She patiently led us through a day, a week, and months in the lives of teens.
She painted a clear picture of bullying, both verbally, emotionally, physically, and even sexually to us. And led us on a journey that resulted in self-loathing, low self-esteem...2020-05-201h 14Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastMari's Page: Surviving a Suicide Loss and Traumatic Childhood Tainted by Self-harm.Ladies and gentlemen, today's guest is Mari, mi hermana, mi amiga que es muy Linda, con un Corazon mas bueno. This is my Spanish for my sister, my very beautiful friend with an even more beautiful heart.
As a child, she resorted to self-harm following the worst experience of any childhood. As if that was not enough, as she grew up, she also experienced the death of a friend and colleague through suicide.
This week's guest, Mari, also happens to be a wonderful family nurse practitioner, a US Air Force Veteran, a daughter, sister, wife, m...2020-05-2033 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastChris' Page Pt - 1: Smiling, Reaching Out and Saving LivesChris our second guest this week was such a fun person to interview, that I dubbed him my White twin brother! Full of nuggets of wisdom and experience. He shares about his humble beginnings and his desire and efforts to help his Mom even before he was a teenager. Today he is a successful businessman, father, husband, mentor, and coach. Find out what he thinks about a glass half full/empty, and why he has the weirdest icons on his LinkedIn profile, or why he sings and serenades his friends on social media.
Coming from a past...2020-05-121h 10Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastMckenzie's Page: Surviving Self HateThis week's guest is nothing short of a phenom. She is a true example of chronically living with self-hatred and the story she shares today shows how deep the voices inside your head can be. How incapacitating and also, how dangerous it can be. She bravely describes how the ins and outs of living with significant depression, anxiety, and feelings of low self-worth.
Her heart shines through her story though. She is such a trooper that we actually were shared a lot of laughs during this somewhat difficult interview. From significant body dysmorphism to being diagnosed with de...2020-05-1256 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastSherna's Page: From "Bastard" to Author and Social WorkerToday's episode is a real treat!
My guest is Ms. Sherna Alexander, from the island of Trinidad and Tobago! She shares some really painful gut-renching stories of how she grew up in an era where orphans were called "bastards" and not allowed to live like other children. Her story was a real eye-opener for me.
Listen to her thoughts on the church, God, and trusted family members who betrayed her over and over as a child.
The interview ended abruptly because we lost sound, but she got her message across.
Find out...2020-05-0548 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastRishi Eric is Back! This time, he is "riding 39 to 50 miles post Covid-19"Welcome back to a brand new episode of Suicide Pages! It feels like it has been ages since I recorded a brand new episode, and I am extremely happy to welcome back our guest for this week. He is none other than Rishi Eric Infanti!
Unbeknownst to me, he actually is recovering from Covid-19!
This week, he brings his knowledge and wisdom to the airwaves and as always, is here to pour out his love and value into us. He talks about his experience with the infection and expresses his gratitude to the doctors and nu...2020-05-0543 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastThe Covid - 19 Episode and Other StoriesIn this episode, I talk about the obvious elephant in the room, Covid - 19, but not for very long. I feel it is a necessary mention, but only for a moment. Then I talk about other things like the most recent teen suicide: A California 15-year-old African American female. Then I discuss some options for self-care, as well as activities you and your kids/teens can engage in during these times.
If you are in the mood or a good read, hop on to my website or Amazon and grab you a copy of my latest book a...2020-04-1630 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastHeather's Page Pt-2 The Doctor at the EDIn this concluding episode, Dr. Heather is sharing a bit about her own family's dealing with suicide.
She talks a bit more about emotional and moral injury. Guns, and safety in the home, removing judgment of people who are suicidal with emotional trauma to avoid further stigmatization.
She cautions and teaches us about recognizing the signs of suicidal behavior, especially if/when the person has made up their minds about suicide.
She ends by telling us about her plant-based foods business, neuroplasticity, and of course, her BRAND NEW PODCAST centered around her #Wholist He...2020-04-0732 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastHeather's Page Pt 1: When you are the doctor the patient sees at the EDI am so excited about this week's episode which is a 2-part series.
This week, we meet Heather, an ED physician, an entrepreneur, and a woman about her business. She is a petit-framed powerhouse who I have been following on social media and gave me one of my first of many podcast interviews :)
She is out to save lives both in the Emergency department as a nocturnist, seeing a very special breed of patients, as well as through her lifestyle medicine business where she coaches her "tribe" on food and mindset.
In this e...2020-03-3132 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastMeagan's Page Part 1: Handling Sibling Suicide LossAs a mental health nurse, Meagan knows first hand what it is like to look in the eyes of persons who suffer from various mental health issues in the while trying to help them. She knows only too well, the pain of being ostracized, isolated and in pain. But when you lose your brother to suicide, the very thing you have tried to prevent in yourself, your family and your patients, the pain comes home to roost.
She is this week's guest, and she is opening up about life as a sibling suicide survivor (an independent risk fo...2020-03-2451 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastPapa's Page Part 1: Surviving a Traumatic Childhood as a Gay Black Nigerian American BoyAs a young Black Nigerian American, Nnamdi aka Papa grew up in South Carolina, attended a Christian school, his parents divorced at the age of 9 yrs, and soon after, discovered he is gay. The first of 3 sons, he suddenly found himself fighting to stay alive in a cruel world that made sure he was punished for being born different. For being born gay.
Listen to his emotional interview with his mother, me.
Learn what it feels like to be young, gay and Black in America. Listen to the thoughts of his 11 yr old self and kn...2020-03-1737 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastJoanne's Page part 1: Sharing secrets to set us freeLadies and Gentlemen,
To date, this is one of my favorite episodes!
My guest this week is my sister in so many ways: she is funny, smart, has been through depression, is a family physician-turned blogger and podcaster, and has the funniest wittiest niece ever!
Dr. Joanne Jarrett comes along with all the vulnerability of a schoolgirl. She shares the story of a letter she wrote at the peak of her struggles, that launched her blogging career. I enjoyed interviewing her so much, I didn't want it to end.
Find out w...2020-03-0326 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastZaakirah's Page: Living with adversity aka when life gives you lemonsWe often hear the phrase "when life gives you lemons...", "when life gives you lemons", but what if life does truly give you lemons?? What if your lemons are in the form of a rare childhood cancer? What if you grew up visually impaired, hearing impaired, struggle with hormonal problems and to crown it all, you were bullied in grade school as a result of them? What would you do? What kind of lemonade would you be making?
This week's guest is a phenomenal woman, a cancer survivor, a world traveler, a woman who has looked fear...2020-02-2555 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastEric's Page Part 3: Mindfulness as a tool for Suicide PreventionIn continuation of our mindfulness series, we listen to our teacher and yoga instructor, Eric.
He continues to deconstruct mindfulness in today's episode, and even gives me a private coaching lesson on what to do to become centered and stay present in my relationship with my significant other.
He gives us great examples of ways to incorporate and practice mindfulness daily and in our little spaces and answers my questions about those darn yoga positions. Explains Yin Yoga in a few words and how yoga practitioners can reap the fruits of "shavasana".
He en...2020-02-1137 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastEric's Page Part-2: Mindfulness as a Suicide Prevention ToolIf you have been a listener to my podcast, then you know Mr. Rishi Eric Infanti. The man. The legend. The Yogi. The teacher.
Then you know this episode is going to be as rich as it is deep. And he will not disappoint you.
He defines mindfulness as: "the deliberate act of paying attention, the state of being present"... "a connection through the heart", "a process of trying to tap into the energy of another human being", and "the tool to deepen the intuition to allow us to be present with others".
T...2020-02-0442 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastKevin's Page: Therapy Shatters. The Mind Remembers. How many masks can one man wear?Another unicorn in the person of Pastor Kevin Wilson, my first chaplain so far. Kevin comes bearing gifts, gifts of hope and survival and accomplishments. He is a chaplain at Rush Hospital Chicago, and a father of three, with one special needs child.
He shares how at a very young age he started wearing masks, all kinds of masks, and perfected the act. Stemming from being raised in a household where he felt his voice was silenced, he learned how to hibernate and got really good at isolating and hiding his feelings. He is a (Black) man w...2020-01-2851 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastCorina's Page: "Decide today that YOU ARE ENOUGH..."What can I say about today's guest? She is absolutely dynamic, full of life, charming, has a megawatt smile, is able to make me laugh out loud while recording a show about suicide, and still shares her story and message of hope and empathy and compassion.
Hailing from just across the pond in Canada, Corina is an energizer bunny who embodies all the -isms of life. She has suffered from depression, deep depression and come out on top. She now empowers others and gets them to change their mindset on many and anything.
She is a...2020-01-2144 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastHayley's Page; From crippling social anxiety disorder to director and coachSocial Anxiety Disorder is a clinical phenomenon that does not get its due credit. Many sufferers either don't know they have it, or many around them don't recognize it as a bonafide diagnosis. This week's guest Ms. Hayley is one such sufferer. She, unfortunately, went undiagnosed for long enough to have fairly negative outcomes from her disease.
However, she has conquered her fears and is now at a much better place. Currently, she works to help others who are struggling with SAD like her find answers and hope.
She is currently a director at Quiet Co...2020-01-1448 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastRegena's Page: The "Gift" of Depression and Suicidal IdeationWhat is our purpose in this life?
Do our friends know our innermost minds?
Are we truly living up to our potentials?
How are we all doing in the #selfworth department?
Is it possible for someone to actually "enjoy" being miserable?
Can we truly be transparent, or are we afraid of being judged by others?
All these and other questions were tackled and answered eloquently by this week's guest, Ms. Regena. She is a realtor-turned Yogi and Soul coach, international speaker and author. She was kind enough to ba...2020-01-0755 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastEnd of Year Party, 2019... Celebrating 3000 Downloads and a Huge Thank You!Today is not only the last day of the year, it is the last day of the decade, and since it is also a Tuesday, we have a special End of the Year episode!
It is with great humility, yet pride and joy that I say a TEXAS sized THANK YOU for a beautiful first season and first year! After only 5 months we are at 3000 downloads and counting!
Thank you so much for the subscriptions, the shares, and the reviews.
Best of thanks to my guests who have kindly shared their stories to...2019-12-3128 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastWinnie's Page; Living Positively, Learning to live our lives and allowing for frequent edits as we go.When she discovered she was HIV positive at the tender age of 16, Ms. Mabena had to literarily decide to live or die. She struggled with frequent thoughts of being better off dead until she realized one day that her story might save another person, and that was when she decided to go public with it, and she has never looked back.
She joins us today from Zambia and talks candidly about her life, the work she is doing to raise awareness for living with HIV and other stories.
She is an author, international speaker, motivator, m...2019-12-2448 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastMy Brand New Book! A Teen's Life.In this episode, I introduce my brand new baby!! My book titled A Teen's Life, in which we take a critical look at the lives of 12 youngsters, ages ranging from early teens to the early twenties. It is essentially about suicide prevention, but it paints the picture from the teens' perspectives and we get a glimpse of how they might arrive at decisions to inflict self-harm on themselves and even on how they might decide to take it to the next level.
They share their struggles and life choices with me (Dr. Lulu) in a Dear Doctor f...2019-12-1718 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastDr. Leah's Page: Hit the RESET buttonWhen an ER physician has taken care of an 8yr old attempted suicide but has nowhere to send them, what does she do?
Dr. Leah shares her heartbreaking story of a suicide attempt that gets sucked into the world of hospital bureaucracy and inadequacies and inefficiencies. She also speaks passionately about her work with physician autonomy called HPAC, a company which she founded to help correct the decay in the present-day hospital systems and the system of "uncompensated administrative burdens" they impose on doctors daily that often lead to burnout and suicidal ideation as well as suicide. 2019-12-1050 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastAngel's Page Part 2: "From Victim to Victory"In this second part (I promise I don't cry quite as much), Angel paints the story of how things finally begin to turn around for her, but not before some more drama in true Angel-style.
She shares how she met the love of her life, how she went on to have children and have multiple successful businesses.
She now realizes that all her life's traumas have been building blocks for her life today.
She also has an amazing giveaway for our listeners: 3 FREE hours of Energy reading for the first listeners to send m...2019-12-0355 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastAngel's Page Part 1: "Depression and Suicidal Ideations were my constant companions"Dear family,
What do you do when you are sexually molested by a family member at the age of five? Grow up with a verbally and emotionally abusive father? Are repeatedly sexually assaulted through most of your growing years? Are betrayed by the people you call your friends? And find yourself dealing with pain and suffering most of your life? ... You attempt suicide MULTIPLE times! That's what you do!
That is the summary of the life of this week's guest.
Ms. Angel Alvaro bares it all in part one of her two-part series. 2019-11-2640 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastB Lee's Page; Hands to Make, Mold and Mend (and might I add, Motivate) Lives.Today we are speaking to another unicorn... a Black male, and this one actually endorses psychotherapy when one is hurting and needing to find their way.
Our Guest Mr. B Lee is an educator in every sense of the word. He teaches high schoolers Government and Theatre. He also teaches and mentors his students on life, especially since some of them are Juvenile Offenders, who have had issues with the system due in part to gaps in their education and care.
After losing multiple family members in a short time span, he went through the t...2019-11-1938 minSuicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The Podcast12 Myths About Suicide; Let's bring in dem myth bustersA very happy Veteran's Day to all my fellow Vets out there. To all the servicemen and women in boots, I see ya'll. I appreciate y'all and much love.
Today, we are going to examine some myths about suicide that I came across while researching for my second book about teens and their unique struggles. It is aptly called A Teen's Life.
The points are certainly food for thought.
For instance, the fact that prescription antidepressants have quadrupled in the past few years, and if they work (as big Pharma would like us to...2019-11-1345 min