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Today I'm speaking with one of my favorite people on the planet, Dr Dane here, in support of World Suicide Prevention Day and saving our youth.

We'll be focusing our conversation on how we can support our youth who are

struggling with depression, self-esteem, and an alarming increase in the rate of

suicide. We know that suicide prevention remains a universal challenge and it blew my mind to read that it's responsible for over 800,000 deaths or one suicide every 40 seconds and in 2019 the trends are just not getting any

better we're seeing that suicide is ranked as the second leading cause of death

for 10 to 34 year olds. From the outside, Dr. Dane, once upon a time, had this seemingly perfect life. But what most people don't know is that he also had set a date 20 years ago to take

his own life.

And years later, his mission continues to save lives each year by sharing his own story and to bring hope to others who are battling

feelings of unworthiness. You may remember Dr. Dane joined us last November and we talked

about unworthiness and today it's my honor and

pleasure to have him back. Welcome back Dr Dane.

Oh Shan, thanks so much for having me back.

Yeah, it's fantastic and I'm so glad you're doing this work. You say that

suicide is the result of feeling worthless and wrong in the face of societal

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