by Rich Keller | Jul 31, 2023 | 'One Word' Blog
‘One Word’: LIVING My ‘One Word’ this week is: LIVING My 3 reasons for living today are….. This is the gratitude question Leslie Weirich has every student answer when she speaks across the country as a Suicide Prevention advocate. Leslie’s son Austin died by suicide...
by Rich Keller | Jul 18, 2023 | 'One Word' Blog
‘One Word’: LISTEN My ‘One Word’ this week is: LISTEN We owe it to our kids to normalize the conversation around mental health and suicide! “Open the door. Then shut up and listen!” Those words from my podcast conversation with Leslie Weirich sit at the forefront of...
by Rich Keller | Jul 3, 2023 | 'One Word' Blog
‘One Word’: AMYGDALA My ‘One Word’ this week is: AMYGDALA Suicide is the tragic result of a sudden failure of the brain to see any other alternative. It’s what Leslie Weirich calls an “Amygdala Hijack.” Her son Austin died by suicide in 2016 and she has since made it...
by Rich Keller | Jun 19, 2023 | 'One Word' Blog
‘One Word’: COMMITTED My ‘One Word’ this week is: COMMITTED Be honest! Have you ever said the wordsCOMMITTED SUICIDE? I’ve always been uncomfortable saying them. During my podcast conversation with Leslie Weirich, whose son Austin died by suicide in 2016, she set the...
by Rich Keller | Jun 6, 2023 | 'One Word' Blog
‘One Word’: UNCOMFORTABLE My ‘One Word’ this week is: UNCOMFORTABLE Last Fall, I initiated one of the most uncomfortable conversations I’ve ever had with my adult children, Samantha and Zach. The subject: SUICIDE! I had recently read about Leslie Weirich’s son...
by Rich Keller | May 22, 2023 | 'One Word' Blog
‘One Word’: SUICIDE My ‘One Word’ this week is: SUICIDE Nurturing our well-being is a 365 day challenge for all of us. This is why with the end of May quickly approaching – marking the end of Mental Health Awareness Month – we must keep the state of the...
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