Surviving Suicide: A Dad’s Story
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Suicide is the number one killer among men aged 35-50. The World Health Organization reports that suicide represents half of all male violent deaths worldwide. Why are men at such risk and what can we do about it?
Men are more likely to go for desperate measures for several reasons. Our culture teaches men to internalize emotions and hide distress. At the same time, men tend to lose their close friends and support systems as they step into the role of a provider. They’re also reluctant to seek help when struggling with anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts.
The first step in doing something about suicide among men is raising awareness. Today, one of our Dad Edge Alliance Commanders courageously steps up to share his story. Nick Sotelo recounts his intense battle against rage, darkness, and suicide. He also tells us how to interrupt the negative scripts that run through our heads and what to do when overwhelmed with shame and hopelessness.
We never know what is going to send us or someone we care about down a dark road. This is an episode every dad should listen to for himself and any boy or man he knows.
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| 0:00.0 | We are men. We are warriors. We are dads with a purpose. Dad's with an edge. We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others. |
| 0:14.0 | We have one shot in life to be a dad. |
| 0:20.0 | Why not make it epic? |
| 0:25.0 | Hey, what's up guys? |
| 0:29.0 | Hey, what's up guys? Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Larry Hagner. |
| 0:32.0 | I am your host and founder of this show. Thanks for being here. Appreciate you guys taking the time. My goal for you in this show is to make sure that you walk away from this show with true real inspirational value that will also bring tools that you can use in your |
| 0:48.2 | relationships with your wife, relationships with your kids, in your workplace, finances, business, your health, |
| 0:55.0 | mental emotional health, and even tools |
| 0:57.7 | that you can use with yourself. |
| 1:00.4 | Because when it comes to men we are extreme. |
| 1:04.0 | We're extreme, we come down on ourselves, we have very little patience for ourselves, |
| 1:08.0 | we have high expectations that we never seem to meet, |
| 1:12.0 | and what do we do with that. What do we do with this nagging voice that is like a |
| 1:17.6 | bully in our ear at all times? Because guess what? I think you know exactly what I'm talking about because we all deal with it. |
| 1:26.9 | Suicide has become the number one killer of men between the ages of 35 and 50. The numbers and the statistics are just |
| 1:35.8 | literally absolutely staggering and I've been doing this mission for quite some time |
| 1:41.6 | now for almost five years and there isn't probably a season that goes by |
| 1:47.2 | that I am not on a call with a man who is talking about or has at least considered taking his own life. |
| 1:55.8 | And no matter what dark place that we're in, |
| 2:06.0 | and this show right here right now, it is so timely because we are about ready to embark upon the holiday season |
| 2:10.0 | which can be the most stressful, |
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