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In this episode, Rob meets with Sarah Gaer. Sarah is an author, speaker, and thought leader. She also speaks very openly about her experience as a survivor of multiple suicide losses. Most recently, Sarah has provided training to first responders about trauma and suicide prevention, and she also is a crisis responder herself.

Sarah discusses her experience surviving a “cluster" of suicides including the loss of her best friend, the work she is doing studying the soul and how it is forgotten in modern psychology, the concepts of Soul Exhaustion and Soul Care, the Guts, Grit, and the Grind project, which is focused on men’s mental health, and finally, we talk about some of the unique challenges facing men when it comes to mental health and suicidality.

If you're interested in learning more about Sarah or checking out her publications, you can check out the links below.

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CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS TRAINING

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In this episode, Rob meets with Dr. Julie Cerel. Dr. Cerel is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. She is also the director of their Suicide Prevention & Exposure Lab and currently serves as the Interim Associate Dean of Research.

Dr. Cerel discusses her extensive career researching suicide, the #not6 campaign which identified the number of people affected by every suicide, the concepts of suicide exposure and suicide bereavement, how suicide differs amongst different cultures, and finally the impact of how suicide is depicted and discussed in the media.

If you're interested in learning more about Dr. Cerel or the Suicide Prevention & Exposure Lab, you can check out the links below.

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DR. JULIE CEREL BIO

https://kiprc.uky.edu/people/julie-cerel

SUICIDE PREVENTION & EXPOSURE LAB

https://socialwork.uky.edu/centers-labs/suicide-prevention-exposure-lab/

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In this episode, Rob meets with Dr. Doreen Marshall. Dr. Marshall is a clinical psychologist, the Vice President of Mission Engagement for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and a survivor of suicide loss.

Dr. Marshall discusses her experience losing her fiance to suicide in 1995, her trajectory and career path and how she found herself in her current position with AFSP, the training she has provided to various organizations on suicide prevention and awareness, the importance of training schools on suicide prevention and postvention and the toolkit she helped develop, the pros and cons of social media when it comes to communicating about suicide, and finally, we talk about how to talk to and engage someone who may be dealing with suicidal ideation or intensity.

If you're interested in learning more about Dr. Marshall or the AFSP, you can check out the links below.

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DR. DOREEN MARSHALL BIO

https://afsp.org/bio/doreen-marshall-ph-d

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION (AFSP)

https://www.afsp.org

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