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Help Me Find Hope
Navigating the behavioral health system can be a disheartening and exhausting task. Whether you are searching for help for yourself or a loved one, it is very easy to feel isolated and unheard while on this journey. Help Me Find Hope aims to provide you with a sense of community. Each episode offers real and raw accounts filled with first-hand accounts of trauma experiences and wisdom from special guests or passionate patient advocates. This show will leave you feeling empowered and uplifted as you continue to navigate your own path toward healing.
Help Me Find Hope
Ep 01: Survivor of Antioch School Shooting
In this emotional episode of Help Me Find Hope, I sit down with Addison, Merlini, and Amayah, three students who were present during the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. They share their harrowing experiences from that tragic day and discuss how they are coping as survivors. The conversation delves into the chaos of the lockdown, the importance of mental health, and the lessons learned from the incident. The students offer invaluable insights into how schools can better prepare for and respond to such events. Do tune in to this episode to understand the real and raw impacts of school shootings on young lives.
00:00 Evacuation and Initial Confusion
00:18 Mental Health and Coping Mechanisms
01:03 Introduction to the Podcast
01:32 Recounting the Day of the Shooting
02:42 Lockdown Procedures and Realization
04:23 Band Room Experience
07:02 Surviving the Chaos
10:13 Communication and Evacuation
13:12 Reflecting on the Incident
17:12 Coming to Terms with Reality
17:35 Body's Response to Trauma
19:08 Reflections on the Incident
20:35 Evaluating the Response
30:31 Impact of Social Media
32:48 Knowing the Shooter
34:29 Lessons Learned and Moving Forward