Real Talk with Jesse and Sherrard

Today is election day and our day to vote, and with this right comes stress! Join us today in a flashback episode with Erin Sims as we have some real talk about finding the balance with staying informed and balancing self care. Take care of yourself and don't forget to vote!

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk with VIA LINK"s own Shercole King! Dive in with the hosts as they discuss VIA LINK's end of year campaign and how giving impacts an organization and how you can best choose how to give to an organization or program you would like to support

Links:

www.vialink.org

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk with Diana Esordi, founder and Executive Director of One Krewe! Learn about how One Krewe was founded and continues to grow to create accessible and inclusive spaces for parades and cultural events! You will not want to miss this insightful and enlightening episode - we learned a lot!

Links:

Website: www.onekrewe.org

Social media: @onekrewe

In Recognition of September's Suicide Prevention Awareness Month join Jesse and Sherrard in a flashback episode to have some real talk on The Story of 988

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk with the leaders of Louisiana's Regional Suicide Prevention Coalitions (including our own Erin Sims, LPC-S and Sherrard Crespo, LCSW doing double duty as panelist and interviewer).Learn more about how Louisiana is strengthening and unifying their efforts across the state to destigmatize suicide, raise awareness, and prevent suicide. And this episode drops on 988 Day!

Links and Contacts:

http://www.afsp.org

http://louisiana988.org

September calendar: https://canva.link/00lhnto6p2fcai8

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Charmaine: Region 5

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charmaine.anderson@imcalhsa.org

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imcalhsa.org

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337-475-311, ask for Charmaine Anderson

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Skasa: Region 4

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srideau@acadianafamilytree.org

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http://acadianafamilytree.org

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337-981-2391- Ask for Skasa Rideau

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Erin: Region 1

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esims@vialink.org

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http://www.vialink.org (contact us button)

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@vialink211

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Sherrard: Regions 2 and 9

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screspo@vialink.org

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http://www.vialink.org (contact us button)

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@vialink211

Join Sherrard for a solo episode for a quick check in and some real talk on what look forward to this fall!

**Content Warning** the podcast and books covered discuss suicide and mental health crisis. If this is not helpful to your mental wellness please feel free to catch us next timeJoin Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk with K.M. Walton, author of Cracked, Empty, and Ultimatum. We cannot express enough (literally) how impactful these books are! Join the hosts as they take a deep dive, explore themes, talk self care, and completely fan over (we can't help but keep it real) these books and this amazing author!

Join our hosts Jesse and Sherrard as they talk about celebration as a form of self care! Listen in to find out how they're celebrating and finding the balance!

**Content Warning**

This episode openly and frankly discusses instances of mass casualty, specifically school shootings, both from the perspective of a subject matter expert and a survivor. If this discussion is not supportive to your mental health at this time please skip this episode and join us for some real talk another week.

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk on the subject of mass casualty, specifically school shootings, with subject matter expert Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut and also Shannon Hill, who has utilized her experience as a survivor of a school shooting to be a strong voice for advocacy and education for survivors of mass casualty and trauma.

Linked Resources:

supportingmassshootingsurvivors.com

Office for Victims of Crime - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Victims_of_CrimeRebels Project; - https://www.therebelsproject.org/

Survivors Empowered, - https://survivorsempowered.org/

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they talk about one of their favorite topics: their pets! Listen in for some real talk on pets as self care as well as emotional and mental health support. Special co-hosts: Mikey and Ruffles!

Join hosts Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk about real weather! VIA LINK participated and provided data for a study on extreme weather and the effects on mental health and suicide risk - join our hosts as they review and discuss the findings!

Full article linked below as well as discussed resources:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12893560/#sec022

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ruGuwrNZMrKVz9Ni-nYtwD3659bFdYX3

Join Sherrard (we hope you feel better Jesse!) as she has some real talk about 211 and 211 Day at the Capitol!

Linked:

www.vialink.org

Join hosts Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk about mental health and media! In this episode the hosts dive in to discussing the positives and negatives to mental health depictions in modern media: the good, the bad, the inclusion, the stereotypes, and everything in between. They also discuss 988 and debunk some myths about this helpline

Content Warning: SPOILERS - the hosts do discuss plotlines to movies and TV Shows

There are also frank discussions surrounding mental health, postpartum experiences, and suicide. If this episode is not helpful to your wellness journey please feel free to join for the next one

We're all about self care on this show, so real talk: we could not maintain our balance and record an episode for today. Please join our hosts Jesse and Sherrard for a flashback episode for the original topic of self care and the hosts own balance

**Content Warning**

Today we are going to be talking about secure storage and suicide prevention. Just a quick content warning for our listeners we will be having some real talk about firearms and suicide prevention, which includes data on suicide attempts, so if this information is not helpful for your wellness please feel free to skip and catch up with us next episode

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk with VIA LINK's Director of Advocacy and Outreach Erin Sims, LPC-S. They will be discussing secure storage of firearms and Child Access Prevention Laws as suicide prevention and accidental death/injury prevention.

Links:

The Armory Project:

https://www.armoryproject.org/

Manning Family Children's Center:

https://www.manningchildrens.org/community/gun-safety/

Walk the Talk America:

https://walkthetalkamerica.org/

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Policy:

https://afsp.org/public-policy-action-center/

Louisiana Legislative Session:

https://legiscan.com/LA

Learn more or join newsletter for Statewide Suicide Collaborative email - screspo@vialink.org

Track CAP Bill in Louisiana - Rep. Cox HB 586

Join hosts Jesse and Sherrard as they flip roles and have some real talk where Jesse interviews Sherrard in her position as Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana to discuss April's Child Abuse Prevention Month and the mission of Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana and America.

Also get some extra details on this year's Pinwheel Walk!

Links:

www.preventchildabuse.org

www.preventchildabusela.org

@vialink211

Join hosts Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk about a very real subject - Burn Out!

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk about 988! VIA LINK is proud to be a 988 contact center in Louisiana and our hosts take a deep dive into the launch and history of 988 and the current story and impact of this lifeline.

Links:

www.vialink.org

www.helpforgambling.org

www.louisiana988.org

www.988lifeline.org

**Content Warning** This episode contains frank and direct discussion on topics of suicide ideation, suicide loss, grief, and trauma. Please only listen if this is helpful for your own mental wellness.

Join Jesse and Sherrard as they have some Real Talk with Lana Gruell of The Cashleigh Foundation. Lana has taken her own experience with suicide loss and her grief journey and turned her advocacy for herself into advocacy for others by honoring her daughter through the creation of The Cashleigh Foundation. We'll be sharing a story of loss and resilience, and we appreciate your care and compassion as we navigate this important conversation

Resources:

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) - http://www.afsp.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - http://www.nami.org

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) - http://www.rainn.org

The Cashleigh Foundation - http://www.thecashleighfoundation.org

Join hosts Jesse and Sherrard as they have some real talk about needing extra support when the weather is rough and balancing stress with self care (including reality TV!). It's true...we may not know what episode of the podcast we're on, but we know we all deserve patience, understanding, a time for self maintenance