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Glow for Hope Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Podcast

PODCAST - Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health

Mental health touches every one of us. It’s part of being human.

Every day, people quietly carry anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction, loneliness, burnout, and suicidal thoughts—often believing they’re the only ones.

They’re not.

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health breaks through the silence with honest conversations that remind us we’re never as alone as we think.

In every episode, host Kelly Poelker sits down with mental health professionals, suicide attempt survivors, suicide loss survivors, advocates, first responders, authors, and people with lived experience to explore the realities of mental health, suicide prevention, resilience, healing, and hope.

These aren’t interviews.

They’re conversations.

The kind that help us better understand ourselves, support the people we love, challenge stigma, and build stronger communities—one story at a time.

Whether you’re navigating your own mental health journey, grieving someone you’ve lost, supporting a loved one, or simply believe conversations can change lives, you’ll find authentic stories that educate, encourage, and remind you that hope is always worth sharing.

Because sometimes the most powerful thing we can do…

is start the conversation.

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Camille Ellis: Don’t Forget What You Had

After losing her son Wes to suicide, Camille Ellis discovered one simple shift in perspective that changed everything: don’t become so focused on what you lost that you forget what you had. In this heartfelt conversation, she shares how that realization helped her carry love forward, embrace healing, and rediscover joy without leaving her son behind.

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Jodi Gardner: Growing Older Doesn’t Mean Growing Invisible

Jodi Gardner: Growing Older Doesn’t Mean Growing Invisible

Growing older doesn’t mean growing invisible.

In this episode of Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health, Kelly Poelker sits down with Jodi Gardner, Executive Director of the St. Clair County Mental Health Board, for a heartfelt conversation about older adult mental health, caregiving, isolation, purpose, and suicide prevention. Together they explore why every person deserves to feel seen, heard, and valued at every stage of life, and how meaningful conversations can strengthen families, support caregivers, and remind older adults that their stories—and their lives—still matter.

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Sean Carey: I Was Holding Everything Together… Until I Wasn’t

Sean Carey: I Was Holding Everything Together… Until I Wasn’t

Sean Carey opens up about the emotional toll of holding everything together, surviving years of family chaos, becoming a single dad, and learning that asking for help is not weakness.

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Dr. Patrick Porter: What Chronic Stress Does to Your Brain and How to Reset It

Dr. Patrick Porter: What Chronic Stress Does to Your Brain and How to Reset It

Neuroscientist Dr. Patrick Porter explains what chronic stress does to your brain, why so many people feel mentally foggy and depleted, and the simple, science-backed ways to reset your brain, improve sleep, and restore mental clarity.

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Dr. Colleen Saringer: Workplace Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and How Work Can Hurt People

Dr. Colleen Saringer: Workplace Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and How Work Can Hurt People

Dr. Colleen Saringer joins the Glow For Hope Podcast to discuss workplace mental health, suicide prevention, psychosocial risk factors, employee voice, and how work environments can quietly harm well-being.

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Megan Hurley: Hope, Identity, and Finding Purpose After Traumatic Brain Injury

Megan Hurley: Hope, Identity, and Finding Purpose After Traumatic Brain Injury

Megan Hurley shares her journey as a traumatic brain injury survivor and how life changed in an instant. In this powerful conversation, she opens up about identity loss, depression, survivor guilt, and how speaking up, finding community, and advocating for herself helped her rediscover purpose and hope.

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