Clifford Bauman is an internationally known motivational speaker talking about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Mental Health and Suicide. As a survivor of an attempted suicide he realizes the importance of getting counseling and having a strong support structure. After being diagnosed with PTSD from 18 hours as a first responder to the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 terror attack, he initially dealt with his condition on his own. Cliff saw that that was not working, and he sought treatment, which changed his life; he now believes that counseling has made him a stronger man and a stronger Soldier.

During our chat, Cliff recommended the following resources:

• theablechannel.com
• cliffordbauman.com

Jon Gossett recognized that there were too many people dying by suicide in his home town. This set him on a course of action. In February 2014, he founded the Life’s Worth Living Foundation to make a difference where he lived. The foundation has a three-fold mission to raise awareness, educate and prevent suicide. You'll be amazed at the amount of great things they are doing to make a difference!

You can see more about their foundation here: lifesworthlivingfoundation.org

He's also got a podcast that you can find here: Life's Worth Living Podcast

Sharon Greenwald grew up in NY but now lives in Florida. She has a special bond with her dad and has one sister, a son and a daughter. After having an Abortion years ago, Sharon went into her first depressive episode and vowed to kill herself one day. She then asked for divorce in 2006, completely fell apart and had major depression for 10 years until her actual suicide attempt. Sharon is a very spiritual person that is a writer by trade and wrote her book, “Sixty-ninth Street Suicide” to explain the “why” that people often wonder about. You can find here book here: amazon.com/sixtyninthstreensuicide