Mischa Talks About Mental Health During COVID-19
To the chagrin of some, for the last month I've been focusing on mental health and depression and loss and suicide. I totally get that these are not sexy topics. I get that these are not comfortable topics. I get that we are already shouldering a lot with respect to the weightiness of Coronavirus and the multiplicity of ways it is impacting us. It is a lot . . . to say the least. We want it all to go away . . . right now. We're tired of hearing about it. We're tired of watchi
Mischa Talks with Alexander Watson About Depression, Anxiety & Suicide
This week in the news, it was reported that calls into Suicide and Help Hotlines went up by 8,000%. You read that right. Not 80%. Not 800%. But 8,000%. According to the Orange County Register, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Center in Los Angeles took 22 COVID-19 related calls in February, and one month later, in March, that number skyrocketed to 1,800 calls. To say that people are mentally, emotionally and psychologically struggling is an understatement. This struggle; th
Mischa Talks with Bishop William Spann About What Churches Can Do Differently
Last week I announced my Virtual Courageous Conversations Series. Today, in keeping with that announcement, I share my first conversation. What a great time I had talking with Bishop William Spann! May you be as inspired as I was. I am currently working on my guests for May and June, which is super exciting. Because your voice matters, if there is someone inspiring; someone spreading great energy throughout the world that you'd like me to have a conversation with, please emai
Great Conversations Coming Your Way
Hi Friend, In keeping with my promise to contribute to the vibration of inspiration the world needs, I am introducing my Courageous Conversations Series . . . virtually, of course. Each week I will be hosting an informative conversation with a different guest about a topic I believe will inspire clarity and courage for those of us who desire progressive movement in our lives. Below are the names of my guests and the conversation topics that have been confirmed thus far. For
"My Father Committed Suicide This Morning"
“My father committed suicide this morning,” are the piercing words I heard last Tuesday afternoon one minute into the conversation when I called to say hello and check in on a dear friend. NO! You’ve gotta be kidding me! Suicide! There's no freakin' way! This is not real. You did not just say suicide?! What the hell! is all I could say because never in a million years did I ever expect to hear someone on the other end of the phone tell me that my friend was gone. But he was.