Links of Courage

10/10/2025

Today we focus on the very important topic of mental health. What are you doing for your own mental health?

World Mental Health Day. October 10, 2025.

09/09/2025

08/08/2025

I had the opportunity this week to speak with Bill Allred on X96 radio station. We talked about AFSP's Out of the Darkness Walks coming up in September. Please go to afsp.org/utah to find details about all of the upcoming community events in Utah. He also promoted the book I wrote in 2016 about my family's grief journey after losing a loved one to su***de. You can follow this link to find my book, Life After Su***de: The Impact of Su***de on the Ones Left Behind. https://amzn.to/3Ul3Vcj

The work we do focuses on eliminating the loss of life from su***de by: delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public, raising funds for su***de research and programs, and reaching out to those who have lost someone to su***de.

07/04/2025

Nacho would be proud of America right about now. We have the tools to make our own delicious street corn.

07/19/2024

I was motivated by the League of Utah Writers to dust it off an old manuscript and finish it when they invited me to speak at The Quills Conference in August. I spoke to this audience last year and I remember how inspiring it was to be amongst so many talented writers. I’m excited to talk to them about story telling through the lens of forensic science.

06/10/2024

Good morning friends. I’m in Washington D.C. advocating for better mental health care access for all. Our focus this year is funding for the new 9-8-8 crisis line. Georouting is our priority so you can get help wherever you are.

The resources and information on this page are designed to help states, territories, tribes, mental health and substance use disorder professionals, and others looking for information on understanding the background, history, funding opportunities, and implementation resources for strengthening suic...

05/24/2024

This is Stella Grizont, MAPP. She wrote the book, “The Work Happiness Method,” that I started reading last month. It was truly a pleasure to meet her at the Worksite Wellness conference and even more of an honor to have her sign the book for me. I love meeting new like minded people. I’d like to share something from her book that I found helpful toward building resilience. She wrote, “I liken practicing learned optimism to participating in a legal trial of You v. Your Inner Critic. In that trial, you have to play the defense attorney and prove these three things: this situation is not personal, permanent, or pervasive.”

04/08/2024

I’m a little disappointed. I thought I’d be getting special abilities from this eclipse or something. You know, like Heroes. Or, I dunno, maybe the return of Christ. All I got was a 15 minute break and return to work. Just another manic Monday.

03/12/2024

Somebody’s dad better start kissing their mom PDQ at that Enchantment Under the Sea dance.