054: Emily Stehr Discusses the Plague of Suicide and PTSD in Our Military
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on November 10, 2016 03:08 (). Last successful fetch was on October 10, 2016 23:28 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 119623018 series 67749
Join us on The Journey of Success as Emily Stehr shares her journey to stay alive.
Emily Stehr nearly committed suicide after a deployment to Iraq. Emily shares her story how she felt she thought suicide was her only option. This powerful story will open your eyes to how we can reach out and help those in need.
Currently, 22 veterans commit suicide every day! You can help someone today.
Emily serves as a Traumatic Brain Injury specialist helping veterans and civilians in military communities get better every day. She is the author of several books and our featured guest on The Journey of Success.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- That suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem
- War is hell
- What PTSD is and how it affects so many of our veterans
- The beginning thoughts of suicide and how they affected Emily
- How to work through the pain and fear
- To develop a coping mechanism that takes the power away from whatever is haunting you
- How talking to others in your situation helps you
- That if you have suicidal thoughts, you are not alone
- That the military places a stigma of personal weakness on those who have suicidal thoughts
- Suicide is not a sign of weakness; it's a sign of illness
- The importance of talking about suicide
- How writing was cathartic for Emily
- Outstanding resources for those who are suffering from TBI, PTSD, and suicidal thoughts
- How we can shift to Post Traumatic Growth
- The importance of mindfulness
You will find all of the valuable resources discussed in this episode on the show notes page: thejourneyofsuccess.com/podcast/
Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast in iTunes: itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-success-podcast/id974794960
If you are not an iTunes user, please leave us an honest review on Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-journey-of-success?refid=stpr
Like us on our Facebook page for daily doses of motivation and inspiration: Facebook.com/thejourneyofsuccess
For additional inspiration, read some of our amazing blog posts on our website: www.thejourneyofsuccess.com
65 episodes