Not on my watch - Tips for Suicide prevention, Depression, Anxiety, S.A.D & more!

Welcome to the Heart Led Soul Fed Podcast. I'm Christine J Gold. This is Season 4. This is all about your spiritual awakening. And if you really enjoy and love this show, please rate, review, and share. On this episode of Heartlight SoulFed podcast, we're going to be talking about suicide prevention, seasonal affective disorder, depression, and tips to help keep you going. Past guests include professional numerologist and author Nova Lee Wilder, the author of Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur, Christine J Golder, Christine J Goldta, transformation teacher, author of Awakening the Soul of Power, and TEDx speaker. Shawn Leonard, Mi'kmaq medium, the author of The Language of Spirit and TV host of Spirit Talker on APTN. I guide empaths and old souls to overcome anxiety unworthiness, and overwhelm so they can unleash their gifts and find their purpose. You're worthy. You matter. You're here for a reason. You have purpose. My first book, Intuition Saved My Life, is a guide for empaths, lightworkers, and sensitives, and it's available on Amazon now. And join me each month to Unleash Your Soul. It's a monthly space to intuitive write, create, connect, and channel your higher self. It's time for the 2023 Dream It, Vision It, Map It workshop, January 15, 2023, absolutely free. The link is below. Isn't it time you followed your dreams? Join me in a very sacred group for 6 weeks of magic, mediumship, intuitive development, and more. And if you're looking for the ultimate transformation, Unleash Your Purpose is 1 year with myself. Isn't it time to love yourself? Our Soul Healers Community launches on my birthday, January 2nd, 2023. Replays can be found anywhere you watch your favorite videos or listen to your favorite podcast. Please like, subscribe, and follow, and join us live every Wednesday, 3 PM Mountain. Hello, welcome, welcome, come on in. Wow, it is already Wednesday, December 14th, 2022. I can't believe it. I also want to give out a happy belated birthday to my sister Colleen and, uh, Natura Soy Lights, um, as well. Hope you ladies aren't working too hard during this very busy time for you, I'm sure. Uh, today is very special. Um, you know, I, I like to just kind of Go with the flow. And when I heard about today, about tWitch, Stephen Boss— maybe you don't know who he is. He was Ellen's sidekick for many, many, many years, you know. But we all knew, and, and I knew and grew to love him when I first seen him on So You Think You Can Dance. I think that was like 10 years ago. Maybe longer. You guys let me know in, in the chat or on the replay. But, um, I was just mesmerized by his energy, his childlike wonder, um, his dancing. I mean, he was just, you know, he came in pre-loaded. I mean, this is who he, he was. And, um, unfortunately, today he decided, um, to leave this Earth. Or maybe God was asking for him to come back, right? We, we don't know. All I know is I, I know that the Christmas season can be amazing and fun for everybody, but not everybody. Um, I, I want to recognize today as well, and whenever you're listening to this, of people that we have lost. Um, and I, I love, um, this beautiful author or sorry, poet John F. Connor. He's written many poems, but this one I thought was very fitting for today called Butterfly Kisses. Don't cry for me, please don't be sad. Hold on to the memories of the times we both had. Don't dwell on dark thoughts. Hold on tight to your wishes. Sending you hugs and butterfly kisses. I walk beside you. I am there all day. I am right here with you. Think I am gone? You don't see me, but I can see you. Whatever the problems, I will help get you through. I am the wind in your hair and the sand in your toes, butterfly kisses that you feel on your nose. I am with you at sunrise and in sunset. But you can't see me is my one regret. I sit right beside you when you are sad, as you look through the photos of times we both had. I watch you sleeping, I hold you so tight. Before I go, I kiss you good night. I will watch over you from heaven above. Forever you will be my one true love. Hold on to your dreams and all your wishes. Sending you hugs and butterfly kisses. I, I really hope that, you know, this— I bring some comfort to whoever has heard this. Um, and, you know, I hear this all the time. Um, I, I— is my loved one there? Are they around me? Do they hear me? Can I talk to them? Will they understand? Absolutely, yes, yes, and all of the above. And that's why I do the work that I do, because I don't have this gift. Everybody has the gift of intuitive knowings, feelings, visions, mediumship, psychic, all of that. Um, unfortunately, we've been told otherwise, or we've, um, you know, been programmed. Uh, there's been trauma, uh, past lives, ancestral stuff, wounding, all of that. Religion, science, you know, religion says, well, then you're going to hell if you believe in that. Science says there's no proof, I need evidence. And well, we all know about politics, we won't even go there. So we're all unwinding all of this. And then there's also the part where I see, um, people who, um, oh, you know, like Robin Williams or Anthony Bourdain, or, um, I can't remember his name. You know, there's been so many that we've lost, uh, that have died by suicide. And oh, they look so happy, they have everything, you know, they, they have it all, they, they always look so happy, they have a smile on their face. And actually, those people are, are the ones that, um, you know, have the most, um, I, I want to— I don't even want to say damaged because that's not even the right word, but maybe you can relate to this. So I want you to share with me um, if you're struggling with anything. And really, I just— I, we— I was brought here, um, you know, to give some tips, to give some help, uh, empathy, compassion, um, saying, you know what, I don't know, I don't know all the answers, but I do know you're here for a reason and you do matter, and God made you perfectly just the way you are. And, um, and really, you know, we're unraveling all of this, um, all of it. So I want to share my tips. Um, maybe you don't know, uh, but myself, uh, I'm just going to share, you know, I've had depression, I've had anxiety, I also suffer from seasonal affective disorder, and And yes, I had two attempts, uh, to die by suicide. And I was really saddened by, by Twitch. And this is really a reminder to check on your people and don't take fine or okay or I'm doing good. You know, those are just easy— those are masks that we all wear. And, and just because I'm doing this and I've been doing this for 5 years— actually, I've been doing this my whole life. I've come to know that the person with the biggest smile, including myself, laughs and goofiness, is the one that is struggling the most. So, and really, especially at this time of the year, and even after Christmas into the, as they call it, the January blues, especially seasonal depression or depressive disorders, it's because of the lack of sunlight. It's a lot of things, but it's a combination. Maybe we're missing loved ones. Maybe we lost our jobs, we lost our homes, We lost our family, we lost our way. And, you know, I asked people in my community, you're here to be a light. Please comment below, including you that's listening and watching now. If you need a light, reach out. So we are here to make those connections, you know. And, and I have, you know, he inspired me to, to live and to dance and to sing and to play like no one's watching. His energy, his smile, and his childlike wonder made me smile. And we need more people like that in this world. So, you know, rest in power, because, you know, as this light is coming in on the side— I mean, this is very interesting. Spirit is always with us. Maybe you have questions about the passing of a loved one. Maybe you have questions about the other side. Maybe you have lost a pet. Whatever it is, a loss is a loss is a loss, and We have got to stop saying, get over it, or, you know, God, that was 5 years ago, or already, you know, stop, just because we're bypassing what we don't want to acknowledge. And really, you know, why we really have to stop overgiving, we have to stop thinking we're not good enough. You know, we are here to love and experience love fully. That's it. We're here to experience and to love fully. Um, I mean, I love all of you. Um, so we're, we're just going to get right to some tips. Um, you know, there's many. First and foremost, spirituality. Spirituality first. I have been doing this professionally for 5 years. And, you know, like myself, when I worked with a mentor who said I had gifts, you know, um, and here I'm going to help you unleash them, we're gonna— we're going to want— because once you tap in and do the inner work, everything lights up. I've talked about this for years, and you, you come to realize where we, you know, the ego is, is in the way. That's it. And living by other people and, and through relationships and, and jobs and whatever else, family, right? Uh, and then once the, you know, the floodgates open, that's it. It's go time, baby. And everything changes. Everything changes. Um, you were here for, for that reason, um, to help bring other people on board. To help other people have their awakening, to help other people be the light through the dark night of the soul. Dark night to the light. Uh, 360-degree healing at all levels— emotionally, mentally, physically, spiritually, relationships, and finances. Um, so don't, you know, go, oh, I think I'm going to try that spirituality thing. How about you tap into your soul and listen and, and be, and be the full loving presence and the perfect child of God that you always were, always have been. You just forgot. So be compassionate towards yourself and towards others. Um, have a support and a team around you— doctors, you know, therapists, counselors. Reiki, whatever it happens to be, massage, medication. You know, I— it was part of my journey, although I found that there were more side effects, right? So you really have to figure out what works for you. Herbs, health, like eating healthy, cutting things out that cause addictive natures. There's many addictions. Uh, number 4, meditation. Now, it doesn't mean you have to sit there and have no thoughts, because that's not what meditation is. It could be a moving meditation like qigong and infusing breathwork, or it could be yoga, it could be walking, it could be washing a dish, or it could be sitting, you know, from moment to moment. In complete silence. I wanted to leave that, you know, dramatic pause, see if you're paying attention. Uh, movement, exercise, man, you know, we are not meant to sit and, and do nothing, uh, and, and watch TV all day or sit in the computer, um, playing games. I understand if that's part of your job, but you got to get up, move around every hour, make, you know, that commitment in the morning that you're taking 1 hour out for yourself and doing all of it, or you do it at night, break it up. It's integral to your mental health, to everything. Number 6, healing therapies. There's so many, so many. Reiki, massage, acupuncture, acupressure, EFT tapping, cold water therapy. Water, Epsom salt baths. Oh my goodness, uh, quantum, you know, the quantum therapies. What it— whatever it is, go for it. If you're curious about it, go for it. Don't listen to what other people say or think. Who cares? It's none of our business. Number 7, breath. You know, they say if you, you breathe in for 8 and hold your breath and actually time yourself and see how long when the alarms start going off. And if it's less than 30 seconds, that means you're in fight, flight, or freeze, and you don't have a management system, meaning you hold your breath when you get stressed or anxious. So, you know, learning breathwork, box breathing, whatever that is, you calm down your nervous system. I can actually hold my breath for almost you know, a minute before the alarm bells start going off for me. So, and that's been years of practice. Chop wood, carry water. Practice, rinse, repeat. Journaling. All right, I'm going to bring these journals out because I, I'm way too bashful sometimes. I created these. This is a dream journal. It has, I believe, 112 pages. It has quotes and inspirations. It's available on Amazon. I, I highly recommend a dream journal, whether it's on paper in a notebook or in your phone, because you will get messages. Your dreams bring powerful messages to your soul. They are the key to unlocking your Akashic Records. You may find you're astral traveling, you're in other people's homes, psychic intuitive messages, seeing things, hearing things, feeling things, knowing things, smelling things, tasting things, psychometry, being with loved ones. Your spirit team, signs and symbols, power animals, all of it, all of it, baby. God, right? All of it. And there's also the gratitude journal. Can you find, you know, 3 things that you're grateful for right now? Share with me. Even if you're on the replay, I want to hear about it. I want to know. And if you can't, then you got some work to do, because once you start dumping out the garbage the beautiful stuff can come in. It's just like when you do a detox. Once you eliminate things— people, places, things— beautiful things can come in. Beautiful things can come in, and you are a beautiful being. So I have these. I also have a— I'm waiting for it to come in— a 2023 Spirit Affirmation Animal Calendar. So you got affirmations for each month, you got a spirit animal. It's a beautiful combination, and I did that because I love creating. So what do you love to do? Do you love to create? That's very important. Art is therapy, whatever type of art that happens to be— dancing, singing, painting, um, you know, AI as well, like the, the NFTs. Come on guys, help me out. Uh, relationships, all types of relationships. Number 9, you know, who are you allowing in your life and why? Energy. Look at that, I've got some beautiful angel energy on the screen. Maybe you can feel it. But I, I have courses about harnessing your energy, learning about your 7 main chakras, learning about your energy centers. Because once you learn to work with that, again, it's a, it's an activation. There's, you know, beautiful things happen. Maybe you want to go and learn Reiki as well. We, we all are healers. We all are. It's the intention. So what are you intending to do with your energy? Gut health is mind health is spiritual wealth. Gut health is mind health is spiritual wealth. The gut, right, with all the toxins and everything. I've talked about this in liver detoxes and past podcasts. About, you know, the Gannuary is coming up in January, you know, all of that, you know, the soil, the food, the pesticides, all of it, the heavy metals, as you know, the Medical Medium would talk about as well. So we've got to find ways to eliminate everything, go clean for a few days or a week, and then start reintroducing things. And you will know right away because I, I've done this. Oh my goodness, you know, I, my skin will flare up or something will happen. My gut right away, it tells us. Are we paying attention? All right, so let me know what resonates with you. If you need help with anything, we're here to help you. And if you do need help, reach out here or in Canada. You can text 45645 It is soon to be 988, or you can call 1-833— can I keep up with this ticker? Let's try this again. 1-833-456-4566. Yes, I'm making sure I got that number right. And, or you can go online to talksuicide.ca. USA texting 988, I know that's coming to Canada as well. I've got the links to the US, and then there's a link to Worldwide Help as well. And of course, if it's an emergency, call 911, okay? But we are here, all of us together. Um, I don't want to lose any more people, um, because apparently the World Health Organization says more than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year, and that's a 2021 statistic. Yeah, this is— so they're on— they're also saying for every suicide there are many more people who attempt it. So does it— we don't even know about the ones, uh, that do it. And unfortunately, 77% globally occur in low and middle income countries. So it's all tied together. And I do offer complimentary, you know, 30-minute session, a soul connection call. So there, there really is no excuse other than getting over it, um, just saying, I need help, I, I need help, I'm— I can't keep my head above water. And, and don't forget about animals too, like this cute little guy named Milo. He's always on my lap when I'm working. Animals are very, very sacred, but, but remember, they're not your therapists. I mean, there are therapy animals, I, I understand that, but you got to do— you got to have responsibility as well, right? It's 50/50. Oh my goodness. Yeah, I, I just want to let everyone know about our Soul Healers Community. It is open comment soul to get on the waiting list and then find out how to earn free membership. Who doesn't love free? There's monthly classes, intuitive development sessions, monthly chakra energy balancing sessions, private access to the Soul Healers Lounge, weekly updates, and sign-up bonuses. So comment soul to get on the waiting list, um, because you get stuff like this. You get, um, a monthly space to intuitive write, Create, co-create, and channel. Um, Unleash Your Purpose, uh, our group is starting very soon, mid-January. So this is really your springboard. You're curious, you're not sure. This is the place where you will— everything will change. Everything will change. You just need to decide, I'm— you know what, I'm tired of doing this, doing that. I'm like a lot of my clients do, I'm gonna try spirituality now. Well, here, here's your call out, okay? Comment magic, uh, because you know, there's also 2023 Dream Vision Map that's coming up. That's completely free. So all the links are below for all of the things that I've talked about. And of course We have a free Zoom group. We meet every 2 weeks, and, uh, it's called Unleash Your Soul's Purpose. We meet people from all over the world. We connect, we laugh, we learn a little bit about ourselves, a little bit more, and it's a wonderful space to be. Yeah, I'm hearing Louis Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World." And, uh, join me next week for 2023, where I tap into the 2023 energies.. It's a live energy update with myself, and it's December 22nd. All the information is listed below. And thank you so much for being here. And if you have a, you know, a health-related topic that I have not shared that you would love to know about, let me know who you'd like on future shows. I'd love to have them on as a guest or as a topic. All right, guys, I love you so much. Take care, and, um, let us be your soft landing. Okay, take care. Do you feel stuck? Are you in pain? Are you looking to create your soul's purpose but you don't know where to start? Unleash Your Soul's Purpose Mentorship. 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