For more on the Majors PT Elements and PT Inventory go to www.aureliuspress.com/assessments. Today were talking with the Jungian psychologist Dr. Mark Majors who in addition to being a counselor and therapist is also a psychometrician who has developed several type assessments based on Carl Jung’s work. Mark discusses the origins of the assessments […]
Read moreNational Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. In the Dallas – Ft. Worth area you can get help at Mental Health of America of Greater Tarrant County. www.mhatc.org LOSSTeam information can be gotten at www.lossteam.com We enter our conversation with Josh talking about how people want to avoid the topic of suicide like the […]
Read moreJennifer talks about the stress she is feeling living in Jerusalem right now. People are being routinely attacked on a daily basis making a challenging to maintain an attitude of thriving in connecting. Sleeplessness, physical difficulties, and irritability have increased yet she finds it important to deal with these feelings in order to remain true […]
Read moreAmanda Stidam is a LOSSTeam member (www.lossteam.com). She relates her mother’s suicide one day after her 35th birthday, which became a dividing point in her life. She felt alone and didn’t find resources until later. She now dedicates herself to helping make sure there are resources in her county. She discusses generational issues with respect […]
Read moreWinona Barstow is a suicide survivor and LOSSTeam member (www.lossteam.com). The LOSSTeam provides comfort and support without giving advice or therapy. It directs the survivor towards resources that can help. Winona was 10 years old when she experienced the loss of her loved one, her mother. She received no counseling and was told to accept […]
Read morePhyllis Crevison is a survivor of suicide who talks about the loss of her son and her recovery path that led her to joining the LOSSTeam (http://www.lossteam.com/). Phyllis shares the difficulties her son experienced including difficulties i romantic relationships plus education and challenges in the military. The one big thing she came to realize is […]
Read moreGreta Mayer chairs the Suicide Prevention Coalition (http://www.mhrb.org/suicide-prevention.aspx) in Clark, Greene, and Madison Counties in Ohio as of Sept, 2014. She talks about interfacing with suicide survivors and what she, as a professional, has learned from survivors. In addition to making positive connections, Greta brings up the need to expand LOSSTeams in order to provide […]
Read moreDr. David Miers (http://www.bryanhealth.com/) share the misconceptions suicide survivors run into on a routine basis. These misconceptions stigmatize survivors to the extent they will choose to stay quiet and withdraw. This is especially true with regards to being asked, “Why?” as to why their loved one completed suicide. Another question that can make the situation […]
Read moreDr. Don Belau (http://www.nelossteam.nebraska.edu/) shares his thoughts on two topics: his research and work on bullying and the separate topic of the history of the LOSSTeam (www.lossteam.com) conference and the benefits it provides. With regards to the LOSSTeam conference: it provides a forum for LOSSTeams from around the world to come together and share their […]
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Retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton discusses her path of increased awareness of and desire to help those with mental illness, individuals who should be in the health care system rather than prison. She shares her personal experience of losing a close friend who had lost his wife to suicide and in turn decided […]
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