The Conversations That Saved Our Lives | We’re Talking Suicide Prevention

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson

FlightStory

Relationships, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

TW: This episode discusses suicide and mental health in detail. In this week's episode for World Suicide Prevention Day, we’ve brought together some of the most powerful moments from past conversations on We Need To Talk - featuring Jordan Stephens, Ella Morgan, and DanTDM - who’ve all spoken bravely about their mental health journeys. These are not just stories of pain, but of survival. Of reaching out. Of finding light in the darkest moments. By revisiting their words, we hope to break the silence around suicide and remind anyone struggling: you are not alone. Together, they unpack the silence around suicide and why honest conversations matter more than ever (00:00) Intro (01:27) Jordan's Experience of Suicide and Suicidal Ideation (07:28) Jordan's 'Break-Up' with His Mother (14:06) Ella's Experience of Suicidal Ideation at 16 (17:00) Ella Coming Out as Trans to Her Mum (20:12) Dan TDM's Experience Suicidal Ideation (22:00) Telling His Wife How He Felt (23:45) How Therapy Helped Dan (27:46) Love Better Tour Ad Please take care watching. If you or someone you know needs support, please see support charities below: Samaritans - https://g2ul0.app.link/1CRhatR7mPb CALM - https://g2ul0.app.link/YvmzhM17mPb MIND - https://g2ul0.app.link/d72yzu7jJOb Get Your Tickets to the Love Better Tour: https://bit.ly/lovebetter-YT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi everyone. A quick heads up. In this episode, we'll be talking in-depth about mental health and suicide.
0:06.8	Following World Suicide Prevention Day, I wanted to pause and reflect on some of the conversations we've had on We Need to Talk around mental health.
0:15.0	It feels important to honor those moments by continuing the conversation, raising awareness and focusing on suicide prevention.
0:22.6	Jordan Stevens, Ella Morgan, and Dan TDM share their experiences, the challenges they faced,
0:28.4	and how they found help. These aren't just stories about pain. They're stories about survival,
0:34.2	hope, and the small conversations that can change everything. Suicide is the biggest
0:40.1	killer of people under 30, and that's why we can't afford to stay silent. If you're struggling,
0:46.0	please reach out to a friend, a family member, or one of the support charities we've included
0:50.9	in the episode description. It's okay not to be okay.
0:55.7	It's okay to have conversations that feel uncomfortable.
0:59.6	So let's get into it.
1:01.3	Today, we're talking suicide prevention.
1:03.7	Thank you. At this point, though, you are famous.
1:21.3	Yeah.
1:21.9	You are popular.
1:22.9	Yeah.
1:23.3	Right.
1:24.7	You have your in and out of relationships at this point yeah you know a romantic
1:30.3	relationships yeah yeah all sorts of chaos right you are abusing drugs yeah about your life
1:37.2	where did you feel alone i mean yeah there was there was one point where
1:48.5	It's difficult
1:51.4	You might have actually found the point where I
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FlightStory, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of FlightStory and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.