Mindfulness mode 181.

Being able to regulate my breathing and slow my heart rate down even in the most difficult times is absolutely key.

Reach new heights of calm, focus, and happiness on mindfulness mode with me, your host and mindfulness life coach, Bruce Langford.

On mindfulness mode, we talk about how people from all walks of life have discovered mindfulness

and how it's impacted their lives to help them become more calm, focused, and happy.

Hey, Mindful Tribe, thanks for joining us. As appreciation for listening, I have a meditation infographic for you called Calm Your Busy Mind.

This download focuses on breathing, exercise, and mantras. Get your copy at Mindfulnessmode.com slash calm, C-A-L-M.

Mindful Tribe, I'm so glad you've joined us today.

Today we have a very serious topic, a topic that it is not always easy to talk about.

It's the topic of mental health.

And we have a guest on who has had mental health challenges himself.

So he's in a position to talk about this.

And he's a mentor for others.

He's very passionate about helping those who are touched by suicide, those who have so many, so many negative voices that they don't know how to deal with it.

Challenges that can lead people to the tragedy of suicide.

So I just really urge you to share today's episode as much as you possibly can.

It's good to get talking about these issues.

And I'm very grateful again that you've joined us today. So sit back, enjoy, learn, and share.

Okay, Mindful Tribe, let's get started. I am really excited to have AJ Nystrom on the line today.

Hey, AJ, are you in mindfulness mode?

Yes, sir. I'm walked in and ready to go. Awesome. A.J. Nystrom is a mental health patient.

He is a former United States federal agent and worked as a corrections officer. He's now a certified

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