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Welcome to the Hope Illuminated Podcast, your source for the stories, science and strategy of suicide prevention, mental health promotion and resilience where we live, learn, and work. I’m your host, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas, and I am on a life mission to empower communities with solutions that help people overcome isolation and despair and rekindle a passion for living. Each episode we’re joined by international experts who inspire hope and offer real guidance. Welcome to the show! I am so grateful you are here.
Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas hosts Hope Illuminated Podcast: Helping the Helpers Bring Light to Life’s Darkest Moments, a health show with 165 episodes published.
What happens when the identity you built over two decades inside one of the world's most demanding companies suddenly has nowhere to go? In this episode of Hope Illuminated, I sit down with John Brown — a former 22-year
In this episode of Hope Illuminated, I'm joined by Brandon Wilcox, peer support specialist, community crisis innovator, and suicide attempt survivor, from Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, a grassroots Colorado organizatio
In this episode of Hope Illuminated, I welcome Laura Putnam, author, speaker, and founder of Motion Infusion, for a rich conversation about what it actually takes to change mental health culture at scale. The central arg
In this episode of Hope Illuminated, I sit down with Julia Hassell to explore what it really looks like to heal after profound loss.Julia’s story is both heartbreaking and deeply inspiring. After losing her father to sui
Many men struggle silently with grief, loneliness, identity loss, and moral injury. Social expectations often teach men to stay strong, stay productive, and stay quiet about pain.In this episode of Hope Illuminated, I sp
In today’s polarized social and political climate, leadership has become not only emotionally demanding but, in some cases, physically and psychologically dangerous. From targeted violence against corporate leaders to es
What if the warning signs of suicide were present but invisible to everyone around us?In this powerful and deeply human episode of Hope Illuminated, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas sits down with fellow sister-on-a-mission Kim
When a suicide, overdose, or traumatic death happens in the workplace, the response in the first 48 hours can either stabilize the organization or unintentionally increase harm.Yet most workplaces have no clear postventi
In this special year-in-review episode, I reflect on a year of global travel, impact, and learning across workplace mental health, suicide prevention, clinical training, and lived-experience storytelling. Recorded for bo
We tell athletes to “shake it off,” “tough it out,” and “get back in the game.” But what happens when the injury is inside the brain, quiet, cumulative, and deadly?In this episode of Hope Illuminated, Dr. John Gaal share
What happens when a child loses someone to suicide — and the adults around them are silent because they don’t know what to say? In this episode, we explore that question through art, science, and story.Australian author
In this powerful and deeply compassionate episode, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas talks with Monica Kramer McConkey, one of the nation’s leading voices on rural and agricultural mental health, about the silent crisis facing fa
Ever wondered how to partner with AI tools without losing the human element, or how to integrate mental health skills into daily workflows? This episode delivers.A former NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneer who once battled the sile
Healthcare workers give their all, but too often, the system gives little back when it comes to protecting their mental health. In this Hope Illuminated episode, I sit down with Corey Feist, Co-Founder & CEO of the Dr. L
In this powerful episode, Scott LoMurray, TIME100 Health honoree and CEO of Sources of Strength, shares how his organization has transformed youth suicide prevention through peer leadership, strength-based storytelling,
What if the most powerful suicide prevention tool we have… is time?In this groundbreaking episode, suicide prevention expert Dr. Gergö Hadlaczky shares insights from science, strategy, and lived experience about how crea
Why do we fear emotions, particularly in cultures where strength is defined by stoicism? What if we reframed emotions not as liabilities, but as essential survival systems?When are get stuck in our emotions like fear, gr
In this episode, we explore one of the most urgent yet often overlooked crises facing high-risk industries: suicide in construction. Our guest, Sebastian Ison-Jacques, brings a powerful blend of personal experience, acad
In this episode of Hope Illuminated, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas sits down with Dr. Eva De Jaegere from Belgium to explore the stories behind suicide through the lens of psychological autopsy. Together, they discuss Dr. Eva
In this inspiring episode of Hope Illuminated, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas sits down with Sandersan Onie, a global leader in mental health promotion and suicide prevention, for a powerful conversation about the importance o
Laura Putnam
founder and CEO · Motion Infusion
1 appearance on this show
Corey Feist
CEO and Co-Founder · Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Simon Hatcher
psychiatrist, Medical Director of Psychiatry at Ottawa Inner City Health, scientist at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa · Cambridge University BC
1 appearance on this show
Dr Margaret Rutherford
clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, author
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Oswalt
US Navy
1 appearance on this show
Corey Jones
Chief of Policy and Planning · Governor's Workforce Board of Rhode Island
1 appearance on this show
James Hill
Napoleon Hill's grandson · The Forager Within
2 appearances on this show
Laura Stack
Founder & CEO · Johnny's Ambassadors
1 appearance on this show
Kate Eckman
Executive Leadership Coach
1 appearance on this show
Dennis Berry
Life Mastery Coach · Epic Entrepreneur
1 appearance on this show
Johnny Crowder
Keynote Speaker | Founder & CEO, Cope Notes · Cope Notes
1 appearance on this show
Sejal Thakkar
Chief Culture Officer · Nobody Studios
1 appearance on this show
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