How One Suicidologist is Breaking the Silence Ft.Dese’Rae L. Stage w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy
Description
Suicide is shrouded in silence and stigma. In this special series devoted to widening our circle of empathy for people who often feel marginalized or misunderstood, watch this unforgettable episode featuring Dese’Rae L. Stage, a suicidologist, therapist, artist, and founder of Live Through This.
After multiple suicide attempts, Dese’Rae transformed her lived experience into a groundbreaking storytelling project that’s changing the way we think and talk about suicide.
Together, we discuss:
How to shift our culture’s perception and response to suicidal ideation
How storytelling reduces stigma and fosters community
The importance of legitimizing lived experience with mental health
Why empathy, safe spaces, and mutual aid are vital to supporting people in crisis
The role of creativity, somatic practices and vulnerability in healing
If you’ve ever wondered how to help break the silence around suicide and create a world where people feel less alone in their pain, this conversation will inspire you.
00:00 Preview
01:17 Introduction
02:17 About Dese’Rae L. Stage
05:09 Dese’s backstory
09:20 How to talk to someone having suicidal thoughts
13:56 How to start a conversation about suicide
17:48 Why do some people struggle to ask for help?
22:16 Ways to demonstrate empathy in community
24:18 Today’s leading suicide drivers
31:24 The power of somatic practices in releasing stored trauma
35:24 How does Dese’Rae turn pain into hope?
40:51 How motherhood has shaped Dese’Rae’s struggle with suicidal ideation?
42:53 Dese’Rae Stage’s Purposeful Empathy story
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com
✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast
✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social
CONNECT WITH DESE
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/deseraestage/
SHOW NOTES
✩ Dese’s project, Live Through This https://livethroughthis.org
✩ Three Swords Therapy https://threeswordstherapy.com
✩ Lisa Miller’s Research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9-d98PaRG0
✩ Somatic Healing https://www.scribd.com/document/749045218/Somatic-Healing
Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio
United States
