In this episode, we talk to Sue Klebold about how she would give her own life to stop her son Dylan's mass shooting at Columbine High School. Sue reveals how Dylan had no mental illness diagnosis, and no one knew about the dark depression he wrote in personal journals. Eventually, his suicidal thoughts turned homicidal, and his friendship with fellow shooter Eric Harris developed into extreme rage amongst the two which led to that unforgettable tragedy in 1999. We discuss how she has spent the last fifteen years excavating every detail of her family life and trying to understand the crucial intersection between mental health problems and violence, what she feels she missed in Dylan's mental state, the idea of forgiveness, and the urgent need to change how society responds to psychological disorders in order to prevent future tragedies.

Thanks to our sponsors of this episode!

 

--> Feals: Feals is a premium CBD delivered directly to your doorstep. Simply put, it’s a better way to keep your head clear and feel better. CBD isn’t about what you feel. It’s about what you don’t feel – stress, anxiety, pain. CBD is one of the active compounds found in the hemp plant. It works naturally without any mind altering effects or "high" for the person using it. Feals also offers a free CBD hotline to help guide your personal experience so that you find your perfect dose. The Feals Customer Service team is dedicated to making sure you get the best use of your CBD. Joining the Feals monthly membership makes your self-care easy. You’ll save money on every order and you can pause or cancel any time. Start feeling better with Feals!

Become a member today by going to www.feals.com/NOBODYTOLDME and you'll get 50% off your first order with free shipping!

 

--> Coda.io: Spending your workday jumping from one platform to another for every single task is productivity poison! Coda is the doc that brings it all together. Your valuable data, plans, objectives, and strategies in the same place—on the same page, even. If your best work is spread out across documents, spreadsheets, and a stack of workflow tools you have to jump in and out of all day, you should bring it all together in a Coda doc. Integrate with the tools you use every day, and easily import from other platforms so your Coda doc can be your single source of truth. Everything’s connected in Coda. Buttons can take action, and your tables can talk to each other. So an update in one place updates everywhere. Who’s going to miss pasting the same thing in nine different places? There are templates for anything and everything. Product roadmaps, remote onboarding, launch trackers, meeting notes...You name it, Coda has it!

Right now, you can get started having your team all working together on the same page for FREE. To try it out, head over to www.coda.io/nobodytoldme

 

--> AirMedCare Network: AirMedCare Network provides world-class air transport services to the nearest, appropriate hospital or trauma center. AMCN Members have the added value of knowing their flight expenses are completely covered when flown by an AMCN provider. For as little as $85 a year, it covers your entire household, every day, 24/7, even when traveling. AMCN is the largest medical air transport membership in the country, covering 38 states. For just pennies a day, you can worry less about what matters most. This is security no family should be without. Now, as a Nobody Told Me! listener, you’ll get up to a $50 eGift Card when you join. Visit www.airmedcarenetwork.com/nobody and use the offer code NOBODY.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices