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Mental Illness Happy Hour

#272 Ex-CHP Officer Kevin Briggs

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Relationships, Sexuality, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.86.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2016

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

For many years the ex-highway patrolman's beat was the Golden Gate Bridge. He shares about the encounters he had with people who wanted to jump and how he learned to get some of them to open up and change their minds. He also shares about his PTSD, surviving cancer and struggling to be a better parent. Kevin now travels the world speaking as a suicide prevention advocate. Kevin's organization is www.Pivotal-points.com He can be reached at kevinbriggs@pivotal-points.com This episode is sponsored by the mindfulness/meditation app Calm download it for free at www.calm.mentalillnesspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 272 with my guest Kevin Briggs.

0:06.1

Today's episode is brought to you by Calm.

0:08.9

Relax with Calm, a mindfulness meditation app that brings clarity and peace of mind into

0:13.6

your life.

0:14.6

The app offers guided meditations, soothing nature scenes and ambient sounds to ease your

0:20.0

way through the day.

0:21.5

Whether you experience anxiety, have trouble sleeping, or just need quality relaxation time,

0:27.2

you'll find sessions to help you.

0:29.1

Visit calm.com slash mental illness podcast to download the app today for free.

0:35.1

That's c-a-l-m dot com slash mental illness podcast.

0:40.5

Make every day a calm day with the calm app.

0:44.1

I'm Paul Gilmarten.

0:45.1

This is the mental illness happy hour.

0:47.2

A place for honesty about all the battles in our heads for medically diagnosed conditions,

0:52.1

past traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.

0:57.0

To show is not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.

1:00.7

I'm not a therapist.

1:01.7

It's not a doctor's office.

1:03.1

It's more like a waiting room that doesn't suck.

1:05.9

My Twitter handle, if you'd like to follow me, is a mental pod.

1:10.4

Our website is mentalpod.com.

1:13.3

All kinds of stuff you can do at our website.

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