TRIGGER WARNING: This episode mentions suicide and suicide numbers, as well as depression, abuse, and anxiety disorders. While this episode is not going to touch on every single aspect related to the aforementioned things, given how uneasy a lot of people are feeling and with such high suicide numbers and the like, I really wanted to speak on the importance of love and learning how others feel and how to approach people differently if you are dealing with people who are having a hard time or dealing with depression, etc.

Below are some links to supplemental information from various sources, including the CDC:

Suicide Data and Statistics | Suicide Prevention | CDC

Gender differences in suicide - Wikipedia

How to Be a Better Person (For yourself and others)

Supporting people through hard times

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For me, hearing what others have said over the years made me reflect on a lot of different things in life, so I wanted to share a few words as well. I wanted to do this episode a little differently and plan to revisit this type of episode as well...words have great power to influence hearts and minds! In this episode, I will share 22 messages with the aim of being the ‘spark’ for you, leading to positive change, growth, and/or reflection! It only takes one word, at the right time, to change someone's life, or to change your own life! The inspiration for this episode (and future episodes like it) comes from an old project I was working on many years ago, with the goal of improving people's outlooks on life --- I was working on a project called "Words Dipped In Awesomesauce!"

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In life, one of the deepest questions out there might be ‘Who are you?’, but even deeper than that question, is probably ‘Who am I’, a foundational question if there ever was one. One of the most common things I see on profiles, be it dating profiles or other profiles on other websites, are ‘about me’ sections where people admit that they hate talking about themselves, and would much rather ask someone else about who they are...which brings me to this:

It is safe to say that many people struggle with identity of self...over time, it has been easier for me to accept self when understanding that ‘self’ is not a static thing, but a thing that is always undergoing changes. This episode explores what it means to be oneself, why it is important, and how transformative experiences change us during the course of our lives.

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