Welcome to the Half a Sorrow Foundation media page. If you want to hear or see what we are all about, our executive director has been busy in the media. Explore all the videos, podcasts, news articles, and blogs.

 

VIDEO

The National Desk: https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/record-breaking-suicide-rates-in-2022-a-personal-perspective-on-the-silent-crisis-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-rates-declining-for-all-people-younger-than-34

Your Carolina (WSPA): https://www.wspa.com/your-carolina/a-compliment-can-go-a-long-way/

The Story Behind Our Book:  https://youtu.be/fIGC6PdYGtw?feature=shared

TEDx Hickory:  https://youtu.be/9NES3hSNv6o

NEW!! Beyond the Crucible Podcast with Video: https://youtu.be/ySVkjlkJViQ

Mentor High School Program: https://youtu.be/W_XEy34-A8w

Catholic Men’s Conference: https://youtu.be/bqVcL8ag-6Q

ABC TV Charleston, SC Mental Health Town Hall:  https://abcnews4.com/news/local/youre-not-alone-mental-health-struggles-brought-to-national-forefront-at-csu-town-hall

Instagram Chat with @madeofmillions: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFah4fxjBaG/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Truth Moment: https://youtu.be/iizq_-pYKm4

Promo Video: https://youtu.be/cUo9Tflx-Uc

Promo Video 2: https://youtu.be/9829YUcdpew

Greek University: https://youtu.be/fow8wU1jS20

 

PODCASTS

Morgan’s Message: https://www.morgansmessage.org/podcast-episodes/episode-100-dennis-gilman

Shoulder Tap Podcast: https://capefearmen.podbean.com/e/dude-what-happen-to-you/

The xMonks Drive: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-86-dennis-gillan-turning-misery-into-mission-suicide/id1549886334?i=1000581947632

Live Life In Motion: https://anchor.fm/sam-kleckley/episodes/96–Dennis-Gillan-Mental-Health-Speaker–Founder-at-Half-a-Sorrow-Foundation-e1o4s8d

Leaving the Valley Podcast–Part 1: https://leavingthevalley.com/ep-057-losing-two-brothers-to-suicide-part-i/

Leaving the Valley Podcast–Part 2: https://leavingthevalley.com/ep-058-losing-two-brothers-to-suicide-part-ii/

You Learn You Turn: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDQ3MjIyOS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNDk4NDkxOTc?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjrobHZ1L_5AhU3oWoFHVXTAXwQjrkEegQICBAF&ep=6

Intentional Conversations with Mike Sandlin: https://capefearmen.podbean.com/e/dude-what-happen-to-you/

Crucible Leadership, Beyond the Crucible: Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NdWIyElpoD8L9lVkALGw2 Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-waste-the-pain-dennis-gillan-104/id1484108280?i=1000551134400

Brilliantly Resilient Podcast: https://brilliantly-resilient.onpodium.com/episode/episode-092-how-sharing-grief-equals-half-a-sorrow-with-dennis-gillan-594

Imperfectly Polished:  https://imperfectlypolished.libsyn.com/episode-43-suicide-prevention-real-talk-with-dennis-gillan

Center for Suicide Awareness:  https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9rggg-fe1ae7

Choose Your Stuggle: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XEETnTxweji493fihhfeP

Mountaineer Media: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yND 44 minutes

Greater Than with Jen Hoverstad:  https://greaterthan.libsyn.com/dgillien_mp3-finalmp3   33 minutes

Rocky Moutain MIRECC (Veteran’s Affairs):  

https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/6/e/e/6eee98c6184b9859/podcast_dennis_gillan.mp3?c_id=66817451&cs_id=66817451&expiration=1598452881&hwt=e495571aaa400434d2da5b83e349887b

The Main Thing Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-main-thing-podcast/id1481608923?i=1000458789976 9 minutes

South Carolina Business Review: https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/post/dealing-workplace-stress-and-depression  4 minutes

A conversation with award winning middle schoolers: http://www.awardwinningculture.com/student-led-podcast/s2-episode-39-dennis-gillan#/

Diary of a Doer with Trivinia Barber: https://trivinia.com/episode-025-suicide-and-entrepreneurship-the-conversation-we-need-to-have-but-dont-with-dennis-gillan

John O’Leary Live Inspired

  1. http://johnolearyinspires.com/2017/09/live-inspired-podcast-s5-ep-46-dennis-gillan/
  2. http://johnolearyinspires.com/2019/02/monday-moments-dennis-gillan-127/

The Depression files with Al Levin: https://allevin18.podbean.com/?s=gillan

SC Public Radio: https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/post/dealing-workplace-stress-and-depression

A Couple of Podcasts are Stored Here:  https://www.owltail.com/people/9u0xm-dennis-gillan/appearances

Virtual Executive Director: https://virtualexecutivedirector.libsyn.com/loneliness-mental-health-suicide-prevention-with-dennis-gillan

Builder Funnel: https://info.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio/supporting-mens-health-in-residential-construction

 

NEWS

Great article from The Greenville News: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2022/09/09/stop-suicide-life-saving-message-lives-greenville-mans-new-book/10276851002/

WYFF-NBC, Greenville, SC: https://www.wyff4.com/article/childrens-book-suicide-prevention-true-story/41627791

Fox Carolina Greenville, SC: https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2022/07/08/sc-hotline-prepares-launch-funding-concerns-remain/

WMBF Myrtle Beach, SC: https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/07/07/answering-call-wmbf-investigates-looks-into-new-national-lifeline-number-starting-july-16/ 

Fox Carolina Greenville, SC: https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/06/01/sc-mental-health-advocates-looking-more-funding-critical-988-hotline-preps-launch/

WPDE, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC:  https://wpde.com/news/local/horry-county-has-more-than-half-the-number-of-suicides-in-2020-than-all-of-2019

WYFF Greenville, SC:   https://www.wyff4.com/article/study-shows-more-in-sc-dying-by-suicide-upstate-resources-prioritize-mental-health/28212298

WLTX Columbia, SC:  https://www.wltx.com/video/news/health/suicide-prevention-awareness-month/101-2744060

Aiken Newspaper:  https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/suicide-summit-communication-a-key-to-prevention/article_9a85b670-b1e0-11e8-9229-e32529683086.html

Carnegie Mellon Newspaper:  https://thetartan.org/2019/2/18/news/mentalhealth

Elon University newspaper:  https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2015/10/dennis-gillan

Penn State:  https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/article_3867c870-e01a-11e9-b1bc-f3bbc6d24506.html 

Air Force Articles:  https://www.419fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Article/1982582/resiliency-tactical-pause-event-addresses-suicide-resources/

https://www.shaw.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2001016343/

Greenville Journal:  https://greenvillejournal.com/health/suicide-awareness-month-help-is-out-there-and-we-all-have-a-part-to-play/

Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/404063

988 news: SC used to have 4 suicide prevention call centers, now there’s one as demand is predicted to spike (live5news.com)

Public Radio in South Carolina ETV Radio: https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/2015-09-24/preventing-suicide

 

GUEST BLOGS

Construction Financial Management Association: https://cfma.org/articles/a-tale-of-two-grief-journeys

The MIGHTY: https://themighty.com/2020/01/reddit-online-discussion-formerly-suicidal-what-changed/?fbclid=IwAR36_xfFLPP1I98zecrKdj5exaiYOivoYdNoqm4GvSC1CvtuP0Ur3ECE5kk

Mental Health First Aid:  https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/external/2018/09/i-lost-two-brothers-to-suicide/

American Foundation For Suicide Prevention:  https://afsp.org/get-men-mental-health/

Construction Executive: https://constructionexec.com/article/sleeping-off-the-job-to-improve-performance-and-mental-wellness

UNCrushed: https://www.uncrushed.org/content/2019/6/17/two-things-that-helped-me-recover-from-two-suicides

 

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