In advance of screening The S Word for Connect Summit County in Park City, Utah, Lisa was interviewed by Tim Henney for his show The Mountain Life. The free community screening will be held on May 14th. For more information, visit our event page. You can listen to the full interview here. Lisa also did an [...]
I never thought I would see my 18th birthday. If you had asked me on my 15th birthday if I saw myself living to be an adult, I would have said no. I am writing this a week after my 18th birthday. I am happy, healthy, and strong. Here is the story of how I [...]
In this 3-part conversation, Kelechi Ubozoh, Janet Bivens, Leah Harris and Dr. John Draper discuss how anyone can be there for someone when they are struggling - not just mental health professionals.
Craig Miller and I brought THE S WORD to Lithuania through the American Film Showcase, a film diplomacy program organized by the U.S. Department of State and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. The trip was beyond any and all expectations I may have had going in. Lithuania is a country with [...]
In this 3-part conversation, Kelechi Ubozoh, Dr. Craig J. Bryan and Wilma Townsend discuss the life-saving significance of talking to someone about your struggles.
The S Word is proud to be a part of The Talks at Google program which brings speakers of all stripes to Google headquarters for talks centering on their area of expertise and capturing the popular and intellectual zeitgeist of the day. Director Lisa Klein and Ann Taylor, who is featured in The S Word, [...]
In this 3-part conversation, Dr. Kita Curry, Dr. Bill Schmitz and Leah Harris discuss the fear amongst professionals regarding suicide intervention.
In this 3-part conversation, Dese'Rae Stage, Kelechi Ubozoh, Dr. John Draper and Shari Sinwelski discuss the often life-saving importance of asking for help.
Everyone has their one “go-to” person. You know, the person you call when you’re happy, sad, angry, bored, scared and everything else in-between. The person who listens when you need it, talks when you don’t want to and believes in you when you have a hard time believing in yourself. For my entire life, this [...]
In this 3-part conversation, “Our Stories,” psychologist Dr. Bill Schmitz and attempt survivor and mental health advocates Craig Miller and Leah Harris talk about how life can change and we can come back from the bottom, with a focus on connection and societal change.
