Check out our latest Conversations with the Community podcast, where Angel Carpio sits down with Christian from Gears for Life to discuss the very important topics of suicide prevention, depression, and overall mental health awareness.
It’s a long podcast but covers issues we feel are not talked about enough in our community in an honest and constructive manner, so if you’re suffering from depression or mental health issues, are a suicide survivor, or know someone who is, then take some time to listen to this discussion! We cover a lot in it.

After checking it out, please join the conversation in the comments section on the YouTube channel and share any experience you have with the subject.
Do you suffer from depression or other mental health issues? What do you do to manage it?
Do you know someone who deals with this? Or perhaps have lost someone to suicide or know someone who is a suicide survivor?

As Christian said in the interview, one suicide can affect an average of 250 people. Even if you don’t know someone personally who’s been lost to suicide or suffers depression, you have definitely heard of some people who have. How did you feel when Robin Williams or Chester Bennington lost their fight with depression? Or any other artist/actor/whoever you knew? If you were struck or saddened by their passing, you’ve been affected by suicide.

Anything you feel comfortable sharing, please talk about it! This is how we address this issue – this epidemic. And, it is how we learn to solve this problem and find solutions for it in the future.