Ep16: “Being Seen in Crisis” with Reese Butler

*Strong Trigger Warning: In this episode, we talk about suicide which may be alarming to some listeners. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please end this podcast and call 1-800-SUICIDE or visit https://www.imalive.org to chat with someone online.

After losing his wife, Kristin Brooks Rossell, to suicide on April 7th 1998, Reese founded the Kristin Brooks Hope Center and the National Hopeline Network 1.800.SUICIDE.

In This Episode:

• Right place, right time: the non-coincidental way Reese and JennyQ met
• The steadfast support from a best friend and his best friend’s wife
• A chance encounter with Senator Ted Kennedy
• Advocating for funding for certified crisis and suicide hotlines
• The patient centered concepts used by I’m Alive
• What being seen means to Reese
• Meeting the Dalai Lama

Resources: https://www.imalive.org/ - Call 211: the community resource for everybody in America pretty much anywhere - Call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)