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The SelfWork Podcast

411 SelfWork: Suicide in Construction: A Conversation with Dr. Vince Hafeli

The SelfWork Podcast

Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Today we're going to talk about suicide in construction in honor of Suicide Prevention Month. Dr. Vince Hafeli, a husband, father, and construction guy, tells his very personal story of becoming suicidal and choosing to come forward to talk about healing. Vince has been a leader in the construction industry for well over 30 years; his 2023 TEDx earned the #5 highest spot in the highest number of views... worldwide. Construction, where people risk their lives every day, loses thousands of workers every year to suicide - five times the number lost through accidents on the job. And Vince wants that to stop. He wants anyone who believes that revealing emotional struggle is somehow weak or forbidden to realize there's no shame in talking. And he wants the harsh potential of not talking to sink in - that it could be you or someone you love staying silent, and losing the battle with a silent depression. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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When my mom talked about menopold, she called it the change and it was all very hush-hush,

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as if there was something wrong about something so natural.

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for 15% off today. This is self-work and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. At self-work we discuss psychological and emotional issues and what you can do about them.

1:15.0

Whether that's learning self-acceptance, taking action, or seeking therapy or treatment.

1:21.0

Eight years ago I extended the walls of my practice to reach those of you

1:25.4

who might already be knowledgeable about mental health treatment, but also to those of you who

1:29.8

might say, you'd never darken the door of a therapist and yet you are here I'll answer your

1:35.7

questions while I invite you to take a few minutes for your own self-work. And I also learned that just because you're going through depression doesn't mean

1:47.6

that you're the type of depression my dad told me about where they will lock you up and

1:52.3

there's all degrees of

1:54.0

depression there's like you have none or you do need to be put away like my father

1:59.5

said to protect yourself from harm and then there's everything in between.

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