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New Mental Health News Radio Network podcast host promotes a survivor and community led approach to suicide prevention.

“Survival is a daily choice”, says Mental Health News Radio Network podcast UNNI host Bianca D. McCall, a world-renowned Subject Matter Expert in the Epidemiology of Suicidal Behaviour.

In addition to her professional expertise McCall draws on her lived experience as a suicide survivor to host the UNNI podcast. UNNI stands for unity on a global scale; connectivity, compassion, deconstructing stigmatic language; to change the way we define, and defend against suicide in all communities.

The UNNI podcast evolved from McCall’s work with Desert Rose Counseling Group, a suicide prevention and postvention specialty, integrated healthcare clinic, which she founded in 2011.

She said, “The podcast space allows for me to connect with communities, as a survivor FIRST and foremost. I find the messaging to be more impactful and more real, than if I were to set the tone with; I am a licensed clinician with degrees, letters, and professional experience, and therefore I AM the expert- you should listen to me. No. The UNNI Podcast was created to invite survivors from all over the world, to join me in a leadership capacity; to initiate conversations about their lived experiences with suicide, with intentions to relate to others in their own processes of healing and storytelling; and be relatable, so that others experiencing suicidality will be empowered with hope and a sense of purpose- to continue surviving”.

UNNI podcast offers a common ground where survivors can find fellowship and build in a safe and supportive virtual community. Survivors are encouraged to be purposeful in inspiring hope, and connecting resources for others experiencing suicidality.

It is aimed at marginalised communities whom otherwise, do not have an amplified voice to represent their uniqueness; and their culture identification.

The UNNI Podcast releases new episodes Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Each episode is an organic conversation between host, Bianca McCall and the elites UNNI Survivor Guestlist.

To find out more:

Please visit us @ www.unniwell.com

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About Mental Health News Radio Network

Mental Health News Radio Network hosts over fifty podcasts dedicated to all aspects of mental health. We are world’s first and largest podcast network dedicated to all things mental health. Our Speakers’ Bureau and filmed series Mental Health Round Table allow us to further our mission to reach as many people in as many places as possible to encourage dialogue about mental health.

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The UNNI Podcast – w/ Marcel Roston (Part 2)

“Life’s a Beach” 
Marcel Roston, a suicide loss survivor, joins the UNNI Podcast Guestlist. Marcel lost his seventeen year old daughter Chloe to suicide, in 2014. He is a father of five- with four sons surviving Chloe’s memory. Marcel shares with Host Bianca McCall; his commitment to take every single chance he has, to “Keep It Pushing” as his daughter would tell him; which means to take responsibility over his survivor journey, by sharing a story of triumph and hope- to inspire us all!

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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bianca-d-mccall/support

The UNNI Podcast – w/ Marcel Roston

“Life’s a Beach” 
Marcel Roston, a suicide loss survivor, joins the UNNI Podcast Guestlist. Marcel lost his seventeen year old daughter Chloe to suicide, in 2014. He is a father of five- with four sons surviving Chloe’s memory. Marcel shares with Host Bianca McCall; his commitment to take every single chance he has, to “Keep It Pushing” as his daughter would tell him; which means to take responsibility over his survivor journey, by sharing a story of triumph and hope- to inspire us all!

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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bianca-d-mccall/support

The UNNI Podcast – w/ Shawnta Jackson

“Build a House of Positive Affirmations” 
The UNNI Podcast and host Bianca McCall are joined by Shawnta Jackson, calling in from the Washington D.C., Baltimore City, Metropolitan Area. Shawnta shares her abuse survivor story, and talks about her book “The Journal of a Woman with Lived Experiences; a 21-Day Guided Journal”. Shawnta attributes the utility  of daily positive affirmation, gratitude, self-love, and manifestation; to her own healing process, and ability to now help others transform from victim to survivor, in their own stories.

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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bianca-d-mccall/support

Warped Tour Hats & Pho Noodle Soup w/ Garrett Russell

Johnny sits down with Garrett Russell (vocalist of Silent Planet) in southern CA to explore some of the pressures that come along with handling disappointment when our hopes are dashed, discussing hardship when it feels a little too fresh to discuss, and escaping a mental hospital in a foreign country.

To learn more about Cope Notes and try it out for yourself, text COPE to 33222 or visit copenotes.com

The UNNI Podcast – w/ Taryn Hiatt

“Project 2025; Will See Suicide Down 20%” 
Taryn Hiatt who is the Utah Chapter, Area Director; for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), joins The UNNI Podcast Guestlist on June 3, 2020. Taryn shares her lived experiences as both a suicide attempt survivor, and loss survivor following the death of her father. With a desire to prevent further grief and loss in her own family, and the tragedy of death by suicide in any other family; Taryn sought out the AFSP, and not only received a wealth of knowledge and resources, but realized her purpose to become a part of a national project to reduce suicides and empower diverse communities.

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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bianca-d-mccall/support

The UNNI Podcast – w/ Marilyn Hawes & Lourdes-Anne Requena (Part 2)

“A Pedophile in Full Groom.” TRIGGER WARNING 
This episode, discusses sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. This is an attempt to forewarn audiences of content that may cause intense physiological and psychological symptoms for people with history and lived experiences with sexual abuse, psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, and suicidality — UNNI Podcast host Bianca McCall is joined by Marilyn Hawes & reconnected with Lourdes-Anne Requena, from London, United Kingdom. Hawes & Requena discuss the treatment of young people, in the United Kingdom; addressing pedophilia and the church, the degree of manipulation and grooming between the perpetrator of sexual abuse and the abused; and the utility of pharmacology versus alternative modals, in the treatment of traumatic stress.
*For our U.S. audience; Calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline gives you access to a range of free services including:

Confidential support from a trained staff member

Support finding a local health facility that is trained to care for survivors of sexual assault and offers services like sexual assault forensic exams

Someone to help you talk through what happened

Local resources that can assist with your next steps toward healing and recovery

Referrals for long term support in your area

Information about the laws in your community

Basic information about medical concerns

Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, call 1800-656-HOPE (4673). And for anyone who is having thoughts of suicide, please call 1800-273-TALK (8255).

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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bianca-d-mccall/support

The UNNI Podcast – w/ Marilyn Hawes & Lourdes-Anne Requena (Part 1)

“A Pedophile in Full Groom.” TRIGGER WARNING 
This episode, discusses sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. This is an attempt to forewarn audiences of content that may cause intense physiological and psychological symptoms for people with history and lived experiences with sexual abuse, psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, and suicidality — UNNI Podcast host Bianca McCall is joined by Marilyn Hawes & reconnected with Lourdes-Anne Requena, from London, United Kingdom. Hawes & Requena discuss the treatment of young people, in the United Kingdom; addressing pedophilia and the church, the degree of manipulation and grooming between the perpetrator of sexual abuse and the abused; and the utility of pharmacology versus alternative modals, in the treatment of traumatic stress.
*For our U.S. audience; Calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline gives you access to a range of free services including:

Confidential support from a trained staff member

Support finding a local health facility that is trained to care for survivors of sexual assault and offers services like sexual assault forensic exams

Someone to help you talk through what happened

Local resources that can assist with your next steps toward healing and recovery

Referrals for long term support in your area

Information about the laws in your community

Basic information about medical concerns

Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, call 1800-656-HOPE (4673). And for anyone who is having thoughts of suicide, please call 1800-273-TALK (8255).

**The Unni POD ep.17.mp3
2 Attachments

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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bianca-d-mccall/support

Spyro the Dragon & Gabagool w/ Tim Goergen & Nikki Simpson

Johnny sits down with Tim Goergen (ex-vocalist of Within the Ruins) and Nikki Simpson (tattoo artist & host if Ink Master Angels) in New York City to explore some of the pressures that come along with avoiding codependent patterns in a healthy relationship, finding new sources of creativity and happiness when the unexpected happens, and starting their own tattoo shop (EverBlack Tattoo Studio) moments before it’s shut down by a global pandemic.

To learn more about Cope Notes and try it out for yourself, text COPE to 33222 or visit copenotes.com

The UNNI Podcast – w/ Brandon Johnson

“I’m Angry. I’m Hurt. This Is Difficult.”

Brandon Johnson MHW from Baltimore City, U.S., joins the UNNI Podcast Guest list. Brandon shares his passion for prevention work in Faith-Based Communities, Black Communities, and the empowerment of young people. Host Bianca McCall doesn’t hold back, while asking the tough questions — How does the Black Community achieve health and wellness, when there is such a disparity in health equity? How does the Black Community maintain hope, when many are repeatedly traumatized, with almost daily view of racially-motivated murders; by police, and other bigoted groups of people? Brandon shares valuable resources for all who are done “watching” and ready to act in a way which promotes unity and incentivized wellness for survivors with lived experience.

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