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Can a smile save a life?

That's the question our guest leaves us with today.

The long walk to suicide a lonely one.

Maybe your intervention, your love, can halt that walk in its tracks.

Robb Kelly, PhD – The Recovery Expert – was born in Manchester England. He grew up in a family of musicians and developed a strong love for music at an early age. he managed to stay on a path of success with a PhD in psychology in prestigio...

I have the privilege of speaking to police recruits about my mental illness — and about the moments when police have met me at my worst, in the middle of a mental health crisis.

I don’t give them theory. I give them a story.

A real one. A raw one. One that shows what it feels like when the uniform arrives, when the world is spinning, and when the difference between escalation and safety comes down to a single human choice...

Today on Mark MI Words we welcome Sgt Tom Lee.

Tom has been shot at, lied about, fired, praised, rebuilt, broken, and redeemed — and somehow, he’s still on the job.

For more than twenty‑three years he’s been on the front line of Texas law enforcement. University patrols, city policing, a Sheriff’s Office Mental Health Sergeant — he’s walked into the places most people cross the street to avoid. His...

Today on Mark MI Words we welcome Sgt Tom Lee.

Tom has been shot at, lied about, fired, praised, rebuilt, broken, and redeemed — and somehow, he’s still on the job.

For more than twenty‑three years he’s been on the front line of Texas law enforcement. University patrols, city policing, a Sheriff’s Office Mental Health Sergeant — he’s walked into the places most people cross the street to avoid. His...

In the Line of Duty Cops V’s Mental illness | Mark MI Words

I have the privilege of speaking to police recruits about my mental illness — and about the moments when police have met me at my worst, in the middle of a mental health crisis.

I don’t give them theory. I give them a story.

A real one. A raw one. One that shows what it feels like when the uniform arrives, when the world is spinning, and when the difference ...

It's not just the door kickers who served in the front lines that came home with invisible wounds. It was also the men and women who repaired their equipment and who ensured their weapons would work every time.

They worked in the same dust and smoke as the door-kickers. They shared the same dangers, slept in the same hoochs and shred the loneliness away from their friends and families.

They are the soldiers who have the hardest time ...

It's not just the door kickers who served in the front lines that came home with invisible wounds. It was also the men and women who repaired their equipment and who ensured their weapons would work every time.

They worked in the same dust and smoke as the door-kickers. They shared the same dangers, slept in the same hoochs and shred the loneliness away from their friends and families.

They are the soldiers who have the hardest time ...

Vulnerable VS Weak | Mark MI Words🔔 Stay Connected — Abuse Does Not Define Your Value👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔁 Share | 🔔 Subscribe for more healing conversations, mental wellness, and personal growth contentToo many times, I open the comments on Mark MI Words and see the same thing: men telling me I’m weak. You’d think we’d be past that by now — past the idea that a man has to be unbreakable, silent,...

Too many times, I open the comments on Mark MI Words and see the same thing: men telling me I’m weak. You’d think we’d be past that by now — past the idea that a man has to be unbreakable, silent, stone‑faced to count as strong. But day after day, it still shows up.

In this episode, I dig into the difference between being vulnerable and being weak, and why so many people still confuse the two. I talk about wh...

This week, I want to talk a couple of conversations that have stayed with me in a way I can’t shake. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken with people living with mental illness who have survived significant abuse. And in both conversations, the most disturbing moment wasn’t the trauma they described — it was when they told me they believed it was their fault.Hearing that hit me hard. Even though I’...

This week, I want to talk a couple of conversations that have stayed with me in a way I can’t shake. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken with people living with mental illness who have survived significant abuse. And in both conversations, the most disturbing moment wasn’t the trauma they described — it was when they told me they believed it was their fault.

Hearing that hit me hard. Even though I’...

In this episode, I dive deep into the brutal power of negative self‑talk — the constant voice that tells people with mental illness they’re worthless, hopeless, or broken. I share my own battles with self‑criticism, suicidal ideation, and the lies my mind tells me daily, and how mindfulness, awareness, and connection have helped me fight back.

This isn’t about “thinking positive.” It’s about survi...

In this episode, I dive deep into the brutal power of negative self‑talk — the constant voice that tells people with mental illness they’re worthless, hopeless, or broken. I share my own battles with self‑criticism, suicidal ideation, and the lies my mind tells me daily, and how mindfulness, awareness, and connection have helped me fight back.

This isn’t about “thinking positive.” It’s about survi...

SO DO I - Bipolar without shame - Professor Pakesta Washington | Mark MI WordsIn this episode, I sit down with Professor Pakesta Washington, a nurse educator and powerful mental‑health advocate who lives with bipolar disorder. Our conversation moves through her childhood, her diagnosis, and the extraordinary determination that carried her into nursing and academia. She speaks openly about medication, stigma, cultural silence, and t...

SO DO I - Bipolar without shame - Professor Pakesta Washington | Mark MI WordsIn this episode, I sit down with Professor Pakesta Washington, a nurse educator and powerful mental‑health advocate who lives with bipolar disorder. Our conversation moves through her childhood, her diagnosis, and the extraordinary determination that carried her into nursing and academia. She speaks openly about medication, stigma, cultural silence, and t...

Ian Baker is a retired soldier and proud RAEME veteran. As an ASM and WO1, he was a senior leader in his Corps — but leadership came with a cost. Eventually, Ian had to confront the mental toll his years of service had taken.

RAEME soldiers are some of the most misunderstood in our Defense Forces. They work in the same danger zones as frontline troops, but with the added pressure of keeping every piece of equipment battle‑read...

Ian Baker is a retired soldier and proud RAEME veteran. As an ASM and WO1, he was a senior leader in his Corps — but leadership came with a cost. Eventually, Ian had to confront the mental toll his years of service had taken.

RAEME soldiers are some of the most misunderstood in our Defense Forces. They work in the same danger zones as frontline troops, but with the added pressure of keeping every piece of equipment battle‑read...

The nightmare of being told to 'get over it' | Mark MI WordsAnyone living with mental illness has heard it at some point: “You need to get over it.”

It’s a comment people throw out casually, often without realising how painful or dismissive it can feel.

Today, we'll explore why that phrase cuts so deep — and what it reveals about how misunderstood mental illness still is. Let’s dive in and see where this...

Anyone living with mental illness has heard it at some point: “You need to get over it.”

It’s a comment people throw out casually, often without realising how painful or dismissive it can feel.

Today, we'll explore why that phrase cuts so deep — and what it reveals about how misunderstood mental illness still is. Let’s dive in and see where this takes us.

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