11. Kevin Briggs dissuaded more than 200 people from suicide

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Sergeant Kevin Briggs is known by many as the “Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge.” An army veteran with no formal suicide prevention training, Kevin Briggs dissuaded more than 200 people from jumping off the bridge over his 23 years with the California Highway Patrol. With a gentle voice and compassionate lens on the world, Kevin shares his experiences working with people who are in tremendous pain and how his innate ability of “listening to understand” has been his greatest tool in encouraging people to come back over the rail onto solid ground. Retired, Briggs is now dedicating his life to promoting mental health awareness and suicide prevention across the globe.

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1:09.7	I believe in the power of storytelling to inspire us all
1:12.9	to think differently about the world around us. So I have combed the country for some of the
1:18.9	most jaw-dropping stories you have ever heard, people who have been to the brink and back,
1:24.4	stories of survival against all odds, and whose lives have been changed in unthinkable
1:29.3	ways.
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1:42.5	bipolar disorder and mental illness and hiding it for
1:46.3	24 years. I was afraid and scared and almost pulled the trigger many times on the interview.
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