Best Uchenna Lizmay Umeh Podcasts (2024)

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Dr. Sonal's Page: The Pediatrician-Mom on a Mission 1:02:43

3+ y ago1:02:43

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As a pediatrician and a mom, there are very few times that we are out of character. This week's guest embodies the mom, physician, empath, life-saver all in one. She is a neonatologist on a mission to save moms from the sometimes traumatic events that follow childbirth, that sometimes culminate in self-harm or suicide. Did you know that many moms t…

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Bobby's Page: Focus on One Moment at a Time 1:02:43

3+ y ago1:02:43

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After he went to sleep next to his wife and woke up at the kitchen window, with his wife dying within minutes...anyone else would have been thrown into a fit of depression, and worthlessness, and despair. But not Bobby Petrocelli! Defying the odds to become a motivational and inspirational speaker, Bobby reached deep down and found the strength to …

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Derek's Story: "My Coping Skill Was Sex" 37:55

3+ y ago37:55

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Derek Butler is a man after my heart! It took us so long to get together to but when we finally did, this episode was DYNAMITE!! He is a survivor, and a sur-thrivor, who has discovered that self-care, healthy connections, and positive affirmations to his inner child are the key to resiliency and success in today's world. Find out his daily affirmat…

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Thobeka's Page: "My Son is Now My Daughter" 58:28

3+ y ago58:28

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Our first guest this week is a sister, a friend, a fellow African, a coach, and a fellow mom of an LGBTQ+ kid! We met and clicked right away as was discussed in the show, and our bond and sisterhood have continued to soar! As a coach of parents of LGBTQ+ kids, I am so happy to present her episode to you! I am so proud of her and the strength she ex…

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Heather's Page Pt-2: Healing From Betrayal and Moving On 48:20

3+ y ago48:20

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In this concluding part of her interview, Heather tells us about her second suicide attempt and how and when she decided she needed to get better and heal and leave all her troubles behind and start moving forward with her life. She touches on the death of her father, her work in the media, and her second podcast. Find out the simple advice she giv…

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Heather's Page: When "Betrayal" Rents Space in Your Head Pt-1 54:23

3+ y ago54:23

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Fellow podcaster and childhood trauma survivor Heather joins us this week to tell us her story of pain and betrayal of trust as a child. As you know, I always talk about how the betrayal of children is at the top of the list of reasons why our children hurt themselves. Listen to her story and let me know your thoughts. Quotable: "I was simply tired…

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Sade's Page: When You Are Down and Your Job Kneels On Your Neck 45:16

3+ y ago45:16

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This week, we talk with Ms. Sade Cutler. An African American woman who was treated so wrong by her former place of work to add to the list of traumatic events that piled up in her life, ranging from a pulmonary embolus to 8 miscarriages to being laid off from work and everything else in between! Ms. Sade shares her heart-wrenching story in this epi…

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Dr. Kathryn's Page: Motor Vehicle Accidents and PTSD 40:41

3+ y ago40:41

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When we hear of pivoting and changing and rebranding, many of us do not think about what this week's guest did. At 56yr young, she found herself enrolling in medical school! Today, many moons later, she is a successful family practitioner and goes about her day saving lives. She describes suicidality as "a moment of hopelessness" which as we know c…

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Bronwen's Page: About Your To-Do List, Are YOU On It? 53:22

3+ y ago53:22

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This week's guest is an author and a speaker who came to visit us from the future! Yes, she really did! She shares about chronic suicidality from early childhood and what finally happened before she figured out that she comes first. Books: 1. Keep it Super Simple 2. The Economy of Enough 3. Beyond Aha 4. Keep it Super Simple for Busy Professional W…

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Beatrice's Page: Leaning into Healing From Domestic Abuse 47:12

3+ y ago47:12

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What do Betrayal, Marital Infidelity, Depression, Grief, Anguish, Abandonment, and Trauma have in common? Our second guest for the week! Ms. Beatrice shares the pain of marital infidelity and how she barely survived it. She discusses how a 12-Step program for spouses of sex addicts, great girlfriends, and therapy helped her "see the fruit and the b…

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Coach Benson's Page: When Simply Being a Friend is NOT Enough 54:24

3+ y ago54:24

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In the first episode of this week, Coach Benson Fox, a young Jewish coach with wisdom far beyond his age! I am so proud of this young man and his insights. He talks candidly about the who, the why, and the what of suicide victims. A former suicide text line volunteer, he talks about his personal experience doing this, and paints a picture of how: H…

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Dr Lulu's Page: My New year Resolution is All About Self-Care, What About You? 22:27

3+ y ago22:27

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It is with a heavy heart that I write this knowing full well that at this very moment, the United States Congress is voting to impeach a president that has caused so much pain and trauma to people that look like me, to people from countries like mine, to people that have children like mine. I am simply sharing how and why we need to practice self-c…

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Phebe Naomi's Page: When Disappointments are All Around You, and Still You Stand 59:25

3+ y ago59:25

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Our first guest this week tells such a powerful story of survival! She talks about trauma from a tender age, and generational trauma and pain and suffering and substance abuse, and maternal domestic abuse and parental separation, and sexual abuse by a family member, and absent parent and abuse by her own spouse! How many points are those on the ACE…

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Stephanie's Page: Social Workers; The Fire Fighters of Mental Health 49:00

3+ y ago49:00

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In this very first episode of Suicide Pages for the Year 2021, we are continuing with what I am dubbing our "trauma series". We have been interviewing social workers, therapists, and the likes in the past several episodes, and so is this one. Today, Stephanie, our guest talks about the effects of a parent AND a sibling suicide. What that is like. W…

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Dr. Lulu's Page: Happy New Year Musings... 20:37

3+ y ago20:37

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This is an ultrashort episode where I am simply celebrating a fantastic end of the year of a very weird year! 2020 has been that kind of year, what with a new strain of Covid?? I didn't even mention it! I am simply celebrating life. I smiled throughout the recording! Hope you enjoy it. I talk about my new found treatment for my body aches and how m…

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Gelisa'a Page: When the Loss of a Child is Only The Beginning 44:23

3+ y ago44:23

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Gelisa Lewis thought she had it all. After enduring sexual abuse as a child, she thought trauma was behind her. She thought having a child would close the loop on what was otherwise an extraordinary life. But she was wrong. She was also wrong about thinking child-loss was the worst thing that could happen to her. Listen to find out what other surpr…

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Samantha's Page: Pain is NOT Shameful; How One Family is Dealing With Suicide Grief 42:29

3+ y ago42:29

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Our Second Episode for this week takes a peek at suicide grief in one Black family's life. Samantha has so bravely shared her family's story of trying to deal with multiple counts of grief in a very short time. With a year like the one we have had, it is hard to imagine that one family could be dealt with so much grief and death in addition. Howeve…

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Lolita's Page: When Saying "NO" and Holding Space For Self is Enough 48:50

3+ y ago48:50

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My first guest this week was such a hoot! Coach Lolita Walker and I hit it off right off the bat! She is as energetic and charismatic and witty as I am, and we probably said the word "yaaaaaassssss" fifty-eleven times! She shares about how she felt unheard and unseen and as not adding value at various stages of her life, but she is happy to reflect…

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Dr. Madhuri's Page: What Our Resident-Doctors Go Through With Their Mental Health 50:25

3+ y ago50:25

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Dr. Madhuri is an infectious disease physician who literally won my heart with her youth and her vision. This episode deals with something I experienced myself. Burnout! Like me, she was also suicidal and one day, she found herself on a road, in a car, and... Find out what she did that is sooooo cool for other residents. Qoutables: "I was scared to…

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Chantel's Page: How Do You Talk About Suicide? Just Talk About It. 46:02

3+ y ago46:02

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After her own suicide attempt, this week's guest found her calling. She decided to make the necessary changes to begin her healing and helping journey. A 15-yr veteran Licenced Practical Counselor, Chantel shares about her own trials and survival of "overwhelmness". Find out what she did and why. Quotables: "It's not you if your environment is not …

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Episode 100!!! Landmark Episode, Milestone Episode: Thanks, Reflections, Musings, More Reflections...More Thank Yous! 39:42

3+ y ago39:42

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December 2020! Some of my favorite guests, my Suicide Pages book! Overview of this year with a focus mostly on the good, and less on the not-so-good. George Floyd. I could use sponsorships, I will work on them. Special guest appearances, MY DOCUMENTARY! TEDxAlief Enjoy! Dr. L --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uchenna…

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Melissa's Page: When Children Should Neither Be Seen Nor Heard 40:52

3+ y ago40:52

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Melissa White was one of those guests. Yup, the ones you never forget! She is beautiful, she is smart, but she has also been severely traumatized in her past. She shares about parental neglect, sexual assault (incest), absent father syndrome, childhood trauma, domestic abuse, runnings with the police, acting out in school, and of course a SERIOUS s…

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Ardena's Page: From the Police Department to the School, Help is on the Way 47:34

3+ y ago47:34

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What are psychic pain and cognitive constriction? This week's guest is one of those smart Black women you would love to keep listening to... As a former police department counselor, she brings a whole different type of insight to our pages this week. Recorded in September (suicide awareness month), she shares her experience working on the front lin…

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Consuela'a Page: What Depression is REALLY Like 46:08

3+ y ago46:08

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Today, 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…

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Delora's Page: When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears" 47:00

3+ y ago47:00

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Delora Evans is a Black gurl who SERIOUSLY rocks! She dropped ALL kinds of serious nuggets right from the jump! You will absolutely love her! She talks about REAL life growing up as a Black child, teen, young adult, and much more. Complete with disappointments and broken promises, drugs, alcohol, teen pregnancy, betrayals, abu…

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Dr. Karen's Page: Tackling the Issue of Female Physician Wellness... 43:50

3+ y ago43:50

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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 wa…

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Julia Busby's Page: School Teachers Get Traumatized Too 53:02

3+ y ago53:02

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Julia 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 …

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Tasha Hunter's Page: The Language of Pain 40:52

3+ y ago40:52

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Tasha 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…

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A Psychiatrist With A Message From Our Neighbors 50:09

3+ y ago50:09

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Dr. 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 la…

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Dr. Felecia's Page: When You Have a Brand New Baby During a Lockdown! 49:50

3+ y ago49:50

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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 liter…

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Dr. Rhonda's Page: A Psychiatrist Who Recommends You Burn Your Cape! 46:23

3+ y ago46:23

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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 te…

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Dr. Wanda's Page: When Your Ex-Boyfriend Kills Himself...In Front of You 44:14

4y ago44:14

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What 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 tra…

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Rajya's Page: Chronic Suicidality, Yes, It's A Thing... 41:57

4y ago41:57

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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 h…

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Covid - 19 Doctor Chronicles with Dr. Rebecca: When Your Doctor is With Child During a Pandemic 40:53

4y ago40:53

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Dr. 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 Physicia…

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Covid-19 Dr. Chronicles, Dr. Ball's Page: When Doctors Have Human Experiences 28:19

4y ago28:19

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This 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 …

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Covid-19 Dr. Chronicles: Dr. Delicia's Page: A (DPC) Doctor That Cares About Her Employees 46:52

4y ago46:52

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Our 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…

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Dr. Ann Contrucci's Page: When 2 Pediatrician-Twin-Sisters Collide, the Energy is Electric!! 36:42

4y ago36:42

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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, …

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Dr. Ifeanyi's Page: 8 Pillars of Mental Wellness and This Really Smart Nigerian (Igbo-esque) American 50:45

4y ago50:45

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Hmmm, 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 y…

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Dr. Lulu's Page: Unpacking Physician Suicides 40:57

4y ago40:57

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Hello, 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 suici…

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Dr. Christine B. L Adams' Page: Everything you DID NOT KNOW about "Emotional Conditioning" 52:02

4y ago52:02

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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!! Su…

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Dr. Lulu's Why Our Kids Kill Themselves 43:31

4y ago43:31

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This 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! Summi…

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Covid-19 Doctor Chronicles: Dr. Yashika and Dr. Kay 42:00

4y ago42:00

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Dear 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 s…

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Covid - 19 Doctor Chronicles with Dr. Nkiru 55:40

4y ago55:40

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The 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 doi…

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Nick's Page: Surviving Childhood Trauma, Becoming an Adult Bully, and Learning to Save Yourself 31:04

4y ago31:04

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It'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 admi…

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Dr. Fernandez's Page: The Heart of a Pediatric Psychiatrist 49:10

4y ago49:10

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To 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 …

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Dr. Lulu's Sad Weekend Edition 22:46

4y ago22:46

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Like 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 gl…

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Leo's Page: 10 Things to Do Before You Kill Yourself 1:11:15

4y ago1:11:15

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Dear 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, laught…

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Dr. Lulu's: Lean In, Tune In and Talk 28:19

4y ago28:19

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In 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…

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Eric's Page: His COVID-19 Chronicles: From Near Death to 38 miles on his Bike! 42:54

4y ago42:54

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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 …

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Andy Grant Talking to Black People in America (About Racial Disparities) 1:04:26

4y ago1:04:26

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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 …

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