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Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The Podcast

Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The Podcast

By Uchenna Lizmay Umeh

Suicide is second only to accidents as the leading cause of death in our youth. With this podcast, Dr. Lulu is spreading awareness for, and educating the public on suicide. She is interviewing guests who have been touched personally or otherwise by suicide. If you are a suicide loss survivor, have suicidal ideation, attempted suicide or know anyone who has, this podcast is for you. Listen and be encouraged knowing you are not alone, there is help out there. Call 1-800-SUICIDE or
1-800-273-TALK or text HELP to 741741. May you find peace, love, understanding, and support for your hardship. Dr. L
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Suicide Pages with Dr. Lulu. The PodcastJun 26, 2020

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Dr. Sonal's Page: The Pediatrician-Mom on a Mission
Mar 31, 202101:02:43
Bobby's Page: Focus on One Moment at a Time
Mar 24, 202101:02:43
Derek's Story: "My Coping Skill Was Sex"

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

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 affirmations, and how he gets them to work for him.


Quotables:

"I wrote a letter to sex"

"I broke up with sex" 

"I tried to muscle my way out"

"I tried to motivate my way out"


Find out what the acronyms: T.I.M.E and S.E.L.F stand for...


Words of Advice: "You don't have to carry that invisible suitcase around"

Where to find: LinkedIn @Derek Butler

Find him and go support his: Adapt, Recover and Grow formula for a 10% discount off his coaching session and tell him Dr. Lulu sent you!


Dr. Lulu


Mar 11, 202137:55
Thobeka's Page: "My Son is Now My Daughter"

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

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 exudes during this episode. She allowed the deepest level of vulnerability and is such an inspiration!

She shares about her unique position as a Black, African mother of a transwoman, and what it took for her to get to her current position being able to share with no restrictions about her child who is a trans-woman, all while living in Africa!

Her story is so inspiring that she will be returning for part 2 of her interview!

Where to find her: Facebook as Thobeka Yose.

See you in part 2!

Dr. Lulu

Mar 09, 202158:28
Heather's Page Pt-2: Healing From Betrayal and Moving On
Feb 20, 202148:21
Heather's Page: When "Betrayal" Rents Space in Your Head Pt-1
Feb 19, 202154:23
Sade's Page: When You Are Down and Your Job Kneels On Your Neck
Feb 11, 202145:16
Dr. Kathryn's Page: Motor Vehicle Accidents and PTSD
Feb 02, 202140:42
Bronwen's Page: About Your To-Do List, Are YOU On It?
Jan 29, 202153:22
Beatrice's Page: Leaning into Healing From Domestic Abuse
Jan 21, 202147:12
Coach Benson's Page: When Simply Being a Friend is NOT Enough
Jan 19, 202154:25
Dr Lulu's Page: My New year Resolution is All About Self-Care, What About You?

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

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-care in the current uncertain political, financial, racial, and socioeconomic landscape. 

There are so much anxiety and vicarious trauma going around.

So much suffering and so much pain and anguish in our world today.

What are you doing to stay afloat? What are you doing to not sink?

If you are like me, you have a brand new resolution and are fighting to keep it.

Listen to this episode and tell me your thoughts...


I also mention my upcoming free class on parenting an LGBTQ+ kid, as well as my coaching of physicians who are overwhelmed and stressed out.

Let me know your thoughts on these, and stay tuned for my class.

Dr. L


Jan 14, 202122:28
Phebe Naomi's Page: When Disappointments are All Around You, and Still You Stand

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

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 ACEs scale?

She is a certified domestic violence counselor who is out on a mission to help others, but who first had to reconcile with all the hurt that was inflicted upon her as a child!

Find out what happened that made me call a hard STOP to the interview!

Quotables:

"My mom and dad would fight all the time"

"I felt hopeless because I was so small"

"I felt so worthless"

"I started smoking and drinking to numb the pain"

"Suicide is usually very subtle"


Where to find:

YouTube: GloryBe2THEMOSTHIGH Forever

Email: thinkpositively2day@outlook.com


PS: Our book is off to a great start!

If you are reading this and are on social media.

Kindly use the hashtag #thewarriorwomenproject to find us and stay tuned for updates on the book!

Ciao!

Dr. Lulu



Jan 12, 202159:26
Stephanie's Page: Social Workers; The Fire Fighters of Mental Health
Jan 05, 202149:00
Dr. Lulu's Page: Happy New Year Musings...
Dec 31, 202020:38
Gelisa'a Page: When the Loss of a Child is Only The Beginning
Dec 29, 202044:24
Samantha's Page: Pain is NOT Shameful; How One Family is Dealing With Suicide Grief
Dec 24, 202042:30
Lolita's Page: When Saying "NO" and Holding Space For Self is Enough
Dec 22, 202048:51
Dr. Madhuri's Page: What Our Resident-Doctors Go Through With Their Mental Health

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

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 get help because I wanted to be the best doctor"

"I was kind of in a daze all day"

"I started doing things that are pleasurable to me"


Where to find her:

@madhuri99 on IG, and madhuri.tirumandas@gmail.com


Do you have a story about trauma?

 Would you like to be a guest on my podcast?

Simply send an email to askdoctorlulu@gmail.com or go to calendly.com/drlulu


Dr. L


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Visit www.tribaleyesshop.com, mention DRLULUTRIBE for a 20% off discount or $100 off your first $500 purchase. 

Tell them you first heard about it on this podcast, or Dr. Lulu sent you!



Dec 17, 202050:25
Chantel's Page: How Do You Talk About Suicide? Just Talk About It.

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

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 enriching you, change jobs"

"We all have light in us, we all have greatness"

"Trust the process"

"Be comfortable reaching out and asking for help"


Where to find her:

Shaping Minds Therapeutic Services in Delaware, USA: ShapingMindsTherapy.com.

Podcast: Gems To Shape The Mind


WHAT'S UP DOC?
Are you stressed out and/or overwhelmed?
Having a hard time connecting with the honey?
Workplace stress got you down?
Trouble passing your boards?
Lost and all alone for the holidays?
Feeling stagnant and not motivated?
Not the same "go-getter" you used to be?
Feeling unheard, unappreciated, even unloved?
You love medicine, but not so sure about your WHY anymore?
Let's talk.
Let me help you figure out how to move forward, and "find yourself again"
www.calendly.com/drlulu
(802) 768-1180
See you soon!


Dr. Lulu






Dec 15, 202046:02
Episode 100!!! Landmark Episode, Milestone Episode: Thanks, Reflections, Musings, More Reflections...More Thank Yous!

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

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

Dec 08, 202039:43
Melissa's Page: When Children Should Neither Be Seen Nor Heard

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

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 suicide attempt!

Her story is so deep and so traumatic, that, I can only ask you to please listen and share it.

Hmmm

Find out what she said that made me finally lose it!


Quotables

 "They confused aggression for strength"

"Self-healing"

"Your children are not broken"


Where to Find

On Facebook and Instagram: TuVida Life Coaching and Therapy


Are you a physician and a parent? 

Are you overwhelmed?

Not feeling good about yourself? 

Procrastinating a lot?

Not good at setting boundaries?

Feeling Stuck? Undecided? Dealing with a lack of motivation or self-belief?

Your thoughts hindering you from taking that next step?

Needing to reboot and press restart?


These are all quotes from my life coaching clients...


Do you need someone to talk to, to help you jumpstart your life again?

Help you figure out how to move forward?

Let's chat.

Go to calendly.com/drlulu, and schedule a free consult.

I guarantee you, you will look at your life with a different pair of lenses...:)

Ciao!

Dr. L

Life Coach


Dec 03, 202040:52
Ardena's Page: From the Police Department to the School, Help is on the Way
Dec 01, 202047:34
Consuela'a Page: What Depression is REALLY Like

Consuela'a Page: What Depression is REALLY Like

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 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!

She admits to compartmentalizing her feelings and emotions, something many of us do...

She also admits to using "retail therapy" to cope with her circumstances, much like many of us do...

And lastly, just like me, she also has a podcast called: The Daily Calm Project, a podcast that explores literally work.

Find out what she said that brought out the waterworks and how she navigated herself out of it.


Quotables

"You can't make sense out of nonsense"

"I was compartmentalizing my thoughts and feelings"

"I was on autopilot"

"Because you have breathe, you have purpose"


Where to find her:

Podcast: The Daily Calm

Website: www.choicesinwellness.com

Facebook: North Carolina Wellness Coach

Instagram @Choicesinwellness


Feeling Stuck? Undecided? Dealing with a lack of motivation or self-belief?

Your thoughts hindering you from taking that next step?

Needing to reboot and press restart?

Do you need someone to talk to, to help you jumpstart your life again?

Help you figure out how to move forward?

Let's chat.

Go to calendly.com/drlulu, and schedule a free consult.

I guarantee you, you will look at your life with a different pair of lenses...:)

Ciao!

Dr. L

Life Coach


Nov 26, 202046:08
Delora's Page: When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears"

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

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, abuse, you name it!

But she is such a warrior!

Today, she works with our most vulnerable; fighting addiction, and hopelessness in both the young and the old.

Find out why I was so happy to finally find someone who agrees with me, literally verbatim as to the underlying cause of suicide!

Quotables

"We set ourselves on fire to warm others"

"Fits of despair lead to utter hopelessness"

"When a student is ready, the teacher appears"

"The best predictor of future performance is past behavior until there is change"

"Each one teach one, each one reach one"

Check her out at Full Fruit Empowerment Center on Facebook and on the internet.

On Instagram and you can send her an email at therapy@thefullfruit.com.

Feeling Stuck? Undecided? Dealing with a lack of motivation or self-belief?

Your thoughts hindering you from taking that next step?

Needing to reboot and press restart?

Do you need someone to talk to, to help you jumpstart your life again?

Help you figure out how to move forward?

Let's chat.

Go to calendly.com/drlulu, and schedule a free consult.

I guarantee you, you will look at your life with a different pair of lenses...:)

Ciao!

Dr. L

Life Coach

Nov 26, 202047:01
Julia Busby's Page: School Teachers Get Traumatized Too

Julia Busby's Page: School Teachers Get Traumatized Too

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 many times you hear the word trauma or PTSD in this episode.

I have told y'all time and time again, that trauma is at the crux of most suicides, I think this episode helps me with that a lot.


Join Julia and her listeners in subscribing to Finding Her, her podcast.


Are you experiencing life's challenges? Overwhelmed at work or family or life in general?

Are you having a hard time moving forward, or have a dream and vision that is somewhat hard to obtain?

Are circumstances standing in your way of achieving your goals or moving forward in your life?

Do you have big dreams but no confidence or idea of how to make them a reality?

Then I would love to tell you how life coaching can finally help you live the life you’ve always imagined!

Visit https://calendly.com/drlulu for a FREE 45-minute consult with me, let's talk about it. I CAN help!

Dr. Lulu


Nov 18, 202053:02
Dr. Karen's Page: Tackling the Issue of Female Physician Wellness...

Dr. 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 know HOW to do that on a consistent basis.

Here is an 8 minute guided audio to HELP you to connect to YOURSELF. She invites you to try it and see what happens!

Free "Be In Your Body" guided audio, and access her freebie HERE.


Please join her free FB group:  Driven Women Ready to Unleash Their Luscious Life!

www.facebook.com/groups/selfmasterywithkaren

Contact her via email at @lifemastery22@gmail.com, and check out her 9-month emersion course: "The Embody You More" emersion course.


Are you stuck in a place in your life that you can’t get out of?

Are circumstances standing in your way of achieving your goals or moving forward in your life?

Do you have big dreams but no confidence or idea of how to make them a reality?

Then I would love to tell you how life coaching can finally help you live the life you’ve always imagined!

Visit https://calendly.com/drlulu for a FREE 45-minute consult with me, let's talk about it. I CAN help!

Dr. Lulu

Nov 18, 202043:50
Tasha Hunter's Page: The Language of Pain

Tasha Hunter's Page: The Language of Pain

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 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

Tasha is also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ascensiongrowthcenter and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tashahunterlcsw/

Are you stuck in a place in your life that you can’t get out of?

Are circumstances standing in your way of achieving your goals or moving forward in your life?

Do you have big dreams but no confidence or idea of how to make them a reality?

Then I would love to tell you how life coaching can finally help you live the life you’ve always imagined!

Visit https://calendly.com/drlulu for a FREE 45-minute consult with me, let's talk about it. I CAN help!

Dr. Lulu

Nov 18, 202040:53
A Psychiatrist With A Message From Our Neighbors
Nov 10, 202050:10
Dr. Felecia's Page: When You Have a Brand New Baby During a Lockdown!

Dr. 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 their family medicine practice in Landsdown PA: Synergize DPC

Quotable : "Happy Doc Happy Patient"

Find her practice on Facebook HERE 

If you are in the Pennsylvania area, look them up will ya? 

And if you are in need of a good book to read during the holidays, check out her books HERE and HERE

And if you are in need of a life coaching session or two, holler at your girl for a free 45-minute session by clicking this link HERE


Aaight, Ciao Bella!


Dr. Lulu

Mindset and Motivational Life Coach

Nov 06, 202049:51
Dr. Rhonda's Page: A Psychiatrist Who Recommends You Burn Your Cape!
Nov 05, 202046:24
Rajya's Page: Chronic Suicidality, Yes, It's A Thing...

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

Oct 27, 202041:58
Dr. Wanda's Page: When Your Ex-Boyfriend Kills Himself...In Front of You
Oct 27, 202044:14
Covid - 19 Doctor Chronicles with Dr. Rebecca: When Your Doctor is With Child During a Pandemic
Oct 20, 202040:54
Covid-19 Dr. Chronicles, Dr. Ball's Page: When Doctors Have Human Experiences
Oct 14, 202028:19
Covid-19 Dr. Chronicles: Dr. Delicia's Page: A (DPC) Doctor That Cares About Her Employees
Oct 13, 202046:53
Dr. Ifeanyi's Page: 8 Pillars of Mental Wellness and This Really Smart Nigerian (Igbo-esque) American
Oct 06, 202050:45
Dr. Ann Contrucci's Page: When 2 Pediatrician-Twin-Sisters Collide, the Energy is Electric!!

Dr. 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 TRUST and JOY, and the way we both complete each other's sentences in this interview!


Al stop at that...

Just let me know your thoughts...


All I have to say is "She good!"


Dr. L

Oct 06, 202036:43
Dr. Christine B. L Adams' Page: Everything you DID NOT KNOW about "Emotional Conditioning"

Dr. 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 RESTLESSLY RESTLESS!

But now I know that I CAN change my personality, thanks to her wisdom.

All I gats to do is THINK about what I am about to do...does it serve the greater good of MY BEING?


Bestselling author, Award-winning co-author, and Blogger on Psychology Today, Dr. Adams is a rare gem in today's ever-searching-for-medications-world.

Her book; "Living on Automatic" is available on Amazon, Wally's, Barnes and Noble, and where ever good books are sold!

Find it. Read it. Learn from it! I know I am! This book has 80 years of experience in it, HELLO?!


Quotables:

"Emotional Illness from relationship problems, CONFLICTS: This is the basis of most human distress"

"How a child is emotionally conditioned, determines their adulthood"

"This pandemic is an opportunity to learn about yourself"

"The antidote of emotional conditioning is thinking"


The best book she wants you to read: The one about yourself: "Intense Introspection with the help of a psychotherapist"


Where to find her: FB, LI, Twitter

Christine B. L. Adams, M.D.  christine@doctorchristineadams.com www.doctorchristineadams.com(502) 459-0406  

LinkedIn: Christine BL Adams, MD

Twitter: @BlogAdamsMD

Facebook: Christine BL Adams, MD 

YouTube: Christine BL Adams, MD—The Emotional Conditioning Expert

“Living on Automatic” blog at Psychologytoday.comhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-automatic

Co-Author of the Bestselling, Award-Winning book, Living On Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives and Relationships


As always, thank you so much for always listening and sharing, and please do consider leaving me a review, it helps the podcast get into more ears...


If you did not know, we had the most awesome Suicide Prevention Summit this past weekend!

I have recordings of the 3 hours of pawa!!

Go to www.stopsuicidenowsummit.com for more information, and join our brand new Facebook group called Stop Suicide Now!


Thank you!


Dr. L


Sep 29, 202052:03
Dr. Lulu's Page: Unpacking Physician Suicides

Dr. Lulu's Page: Unpacking Physician Suicides

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 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 did not know him, but, I do know that his life mattered.

If you haven't heard yet, we held our first-ever Dr. Lulu's StopSuicideNow! Summit for 2020.

All I can say is thank you to those that attended.

The recordings are available for sale for $49.99 only, just send me an email @askdoctorlulu@gmail.com


Now, as usual, please do something today to save someone's life, generally, that means focusing positive thoughts on yourself, and helpfulness towards others.


Al see you next week!

Ciao!


Dr. L

Sep 29, 202040:57
Dr. Lulu's Why Our Kids Kill Themselves

Dr. Lulu's Why Our Kids Kill Themselves

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! 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 info!


This also happens to have been the topic of my recent TEDx talk, which took place in Alief, a Houston suburb on 9/5/2020

Stay tuned for more info on that...:)2

In the meantime, enjoy this episode, and don't forget to leave me a message or review.


Dr. L



Sep 21, 202043:32
Covid - 19 Doctor Chronicles with Dr. Nkiru
Sep 15, 202055:40
Covid-19 Doctor Chronicles: Dr. Yashika and Dr. Kay
Sep 15, 202042:01
Dr. Fernandez's Page: The Heart of a Pediatric Psychiatrist

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

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 the originality and authenticity of this interview.

He shares about life as a crisis doctor dealing with the most at-risk youth of them all...those who have attempted suicide.

He has noticed that the COVID-19 has resulted in increased severity of attempts.

He also talks about how they work with these teens to help refocus them and reground them after a suicide attempt.


Quotables:

"Suicide does not discriminate"

"Get help"


He can be reached at benigno.fernandez@uhsinc.com


Remember, if you or anyone you know is struggling with suicidal ideation, please call me @802-768-1180 or 1800SUICIDE

Dr. L


Sep 08, 202049:10
Nick's Page: Surviving Childhood Trauma, Becoming an Adult Bully, and Learning to Save Yourself
Sep 08, 202031:05
Leo's Page: 10 Things to Do Before You Kill Yourself

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

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, laughter, epiphanies, and fun that we had!

He singularly brought me out of hibernation for real!

I was on a semi break (which I still am), but when his peeps called, I was like...YES'M!

This episode was chuck full of nuggets!

We talked about everything from anchoring your pain to serve a purpose, to Abe Lincoln, to the opposite of hopelessness, to books, to finding moments in your life that are "depression-free", to the positive lessons the quarantine will teach us and SO MUCH MORE!

Quotables

"People gravitate towards you when you show them your pain"

"No recovery, no gain"

"There comes great responsibility with freedom"

Find out about the two times he has had to call the suicide hotline, and what he advises us to do to ensure we won't have to call them.

And the one single thing he wants us to do before we literally kill ourselves...

This was definitely one of the highlights of my quarantine...

Find him at www.LeoFlowers.com, and you can book a coaching call with him at Thrive with Leo.

Y'all, I was also a guest on his show, click this LINK to listen to my own interview on his podcast called "Before You Kill Yourself"

Need a good book to read this fall? Check out my latest book on "How to Teach Your Children About Racism", number one in 3 different categories on Amazon!

Sep 01, 202001:11:15
Dr. Lulu's Sad Weekend Edition

Dr. Lulu's Sad Weekend Edition

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 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 been my son?

Would this be his fate?

Shoot, arrest, detain, and shackle?

What is going on here??

Either way, one thing led to another, and before I knew it, the waterworks filled everywhere!

Then came the final straw for the weekend...my eldest son was profiled and had the police called on him by an elderly White male in Boston, MA for simply being Black!


Let's just say, I am doing a lot better now. The outpouring of love from everyone has been mindblowing.  

So, thank you all again.

Upcoming events: TEDx talk on 9/5/2020 YIPEEEE!!  Get your tickets here...https://www.tedxalief.com/

It will be virtual, but I shall be live on the red carpet in Houston!!


I have other exciting things coming up, please listen and find out what they are!

Don't forget to subscribe and share and of course, leave me a review!


Talking about reviews, have you heard about my latest book? It has managed to garner 50, yes fifty 5 STAR reviews on Amazon and yours is missing :) 

Here is the link to get your copy, while it is still only $2.99 for the ebook https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CS1XPHY, the paperback is $9.99, the price will go up to its permanent home of $12.99 soon :) 

Not only do I ask that you please purchase a copy, please leave a review and share the info with someone!

Many thanks!


Dr. L

Sep 01, 202022:47
Dr. Lulu's: Lean In, Tune In and Talk

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

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 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 are to the entire bullying phenomenon. But heaven forbid that he does kill himself, we shall all be quick to send "thoughts and prayers".

I talk about leaning in and tuning in to the right radio frequency of our kids in order to talk, which will lead to understanding them better and to communicate easier. This, to me honestly is the key to connecting to our teens and hopefully setting the stage for a decrease in teen suicides. 

Most kids are so anxious now about everything from bullying, to Covid, to yelling parents at home, to schoolwork and everything else in between, so eliminating stress at home is paramount to helping nurture them and thus opening the doors to communication. After all, wouldn't any parent's ultimate wish be that their kids come to them before hurting themselves?? If so, what are we doing when the going is good to encourage that?

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it.

Do check out my online class on parenting without yelling as well as autographed copies of my parenting and teen suicide awareness books if you are looking for something fun to do this Spring.

Al see you on the internet...

Ciao!


Dr. L

Sep 01, 202028:20
Andy Grant Talking to Black People in America (About Racial Disparities)

Andy 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 know yet, I wrote a book that topped the charts in 3 categories!

It is about teaching and talking to your kids about racism. 

I think it is a pretty good book (if I may say so myself)

Click this LINK to check it out on Amazon!

Would you kindly leave me a review when you get done?

I would really appreciate it.


TY


Dr. L


Aug 20, 202001:04:27
Eric's Page: His COVID-19 Chronicles: From Near Death to 38 miles on his Bike!

Eric'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 is still full of wisdom and compassion from above, AND, he actually still came bearing gifts...!

Check out his Quotables from this episode alone:

"I walked out of the hospital better than I walked in" 

"Breathwork is the gatekeeper to the divine", and "we need stillness to connect"

"Our humanity has been hit by a Tsunami"

"We need the will and the desire to rise above these things"

"Get up, wake up with a great day mentality"

"Do not act from fear and hatred"


Advice for Teens:

"Anchor yourself into something that is positive in your life. Something that makes you feel good and makes you feel whole"


Find out what his advice for those of us that are struggling with "frequent trips to the pantry and to the refrigerator" is... 

It's a good one!


As always find him at www.MELAacademy.com

He is the brain behind the website, the online courses, Yin Yoga for Veterans, Breathing Mastery Programs, and so forth.

You can also email him at eric@melaacademy.com


Anywho, continued gratitude to each and every one of you for your downloads and your listens and shares...

It is well.


Enjoy!


Dr. L


Aug 20, 202042:55