From Ideation to Collaboration :Healing Conversations and Hope

Healing Through Stories: Addressing Mental Health, Emotions, and Empathy

Suicide Zen Forgiveness brings together Gina Cavalier and Dr. Amelia Kelly to discuss their collaborative book on suicidal ideation and healing. The conversation spans personal and professional insights, the power of community support, and the necessity of processing emotions. They explore the role of practices like gratitude exercises, meditation alternatives, and Internal Family Systems therapy in maintaining emotional balance. The importance of presence, self-compassion, and empathetic listening is highlighted. Future projects, including Gina's book and documentary, and Dr. Amelia's ADHD support group and podcast, emphasize ongoing efforts to support mental health, especially for highly sensitive individuals.

00:00 Introduction and Mission Statement

01:24 Meet the Guests: Gina Cavalier and Dr. Amelia Kelly

02:53 Gina's Journey: Healing Suicidal Ideation

06:11 Dr. Amelia Kelly: Trauma Work and Writing

09:22 The Importance of Proactive Mental Health Content

15:45 Creating Safe Spaces for Emotional Expression

29:04 Finding Comfort in Small Moments

30:25 The Challenge of Forgiveness

32:25 Self-Love and Healing

34:12 Understanding Internal Family Systems

38:11 Generational Differences in Upbringing

42:19 Future Projects and Aspirations

47:51 Closing Thoughts and Encouragement

49:54 Outro and Acknowledgements

Bios

Gina Marie Cavalier is a mental health advocate, author, filmmaker, artist, speaker and spiritual teacher.

She is also the founder of The Liberated Healer, where she is building a 360º ecosystem in mental health with a focus on healing suicidal ideation through various products, meditation and healing courses, books, support groups, a six-part docuseries, and a mobile and web application that allows brands to cover fees for therapy and healing sessions. Gina Marie is a media veteran, former entertainment studio executive and technology enthusiast, having contributed to over 300 film/TV titles.

As a public speaker, she has delivered talks on mental health and well-being in front of a live audience of over six hundred attendees at the Warner Bros. studio lot. Gina Marie has participated in several events, summits, and conferences as a speaker and has been invited to twenty-five podcasts since February 2024. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Links and Socials

https://www.theliberatedhealer.com/

https://www.instagram.com/theliberatedhealer

https://www.youtube.com/@TheLiberatedHealer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginacavalier/

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Dr. Amelia Kelley is a trauma-informed therapist, author, co-host of The Sensitivity Doctor's Podcast, researcher, and certified meditation and yoga instructor. Her specialties include art therapy, internal family systems (IFS), EMDR, and brainspotting.

Her work focuses on women’s issues, empowering survivors of abuse and relationship trauma, highly sensitive persons, motivation, healthy living, neurodiversity and adult ADHD.

She is a psychology professor at Yorkville University and a nationally recognized relationship expert featured on SiriusXM Doctor Radio’s The Psychiatry Show as well as NPR’s The Measure of Everyday Life. Her private practice is part of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute.

She is the author of Powered by ADHD: Strategies and Exercises for Women to Harness Their Untapped Gifts, Gaslighting Recovery for Women: The Complete Guide to Recognizing Manipulation and Achieving Freedom from Emotional Abuse, coauthor of What I Wish I Knew: Surviving and Thriving After an Abusive Relationship, Surviving Suicidal Ideation: From Therapy to Spirituality and the Lived Experience, and is a contributing author for Psychology Today, ADDitude Magazine as well as Highly Sensitive Refuge, the world’s largest blog for HSPs. Her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Yahoo News, Pure Wow, Lifehacker, Well + Good and many others.  Dr. Kelley resides near Raleigh, NC.

Links and Socials

https://www.ameliakelley.com/\

https://www.instagram.com/drameliakelley

https://www.facebook.com/DrAmeliaKelley/

https://www.tiktok.com/@_drameliakelley

https://www.ameliakelley.com/podcast/