Seth Adam Smith's Blog, page 2
October 17, 2017
A Father’s Response to “Me Too”
My name is Seth Adam Smith. I’m an author, a blogger, and a YouTuber—but more than any of those things I am a husband and a father. The focus of my work is typically on depression and suicide prevention. I am often so busy with those things that I seldom write about political or social […]
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August 14, 2017
The Russian Orphan
A few years ago, I worked at Anasazi Foundation, a wilderness therapy program for at-risk youth. For a time, I helped a young woman who was adopted from Russia. She had lived a very hard life and, as a result, … Read More
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August 1, 2017
How Can I Help Someone Who Is Suicidal?
Do you know someone who is feeling suicidal? Does someone you love want to end their life? What can you say? What can you do? How can you help them? How Can I Help Someone Who Is Suicidal? If someone … Read More
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June 2, 2017
Suicide Is Everyone’s Business
Suicide is everyone’s business and we all need to care. In this video, Lacey McFarland, a suicide prevention coordinator with the Weber-Morgan County Health Department in Utah, shares some of the warning signs of suicide and offers thoughts on how we can help those who are struggling. Find more resources at the American Foundation for Suicide …
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June 1, 2017
How to Recognize Depression
In order to live a healthy life, each of us needs to learn how to recognize depression when it hits. In this interview, Taryn Aiken Hiatt, a Utah Board Member of AFSP, shares some thoughts on how she recognizes depression and then shares some methods she uses to fight back. Learn more about the American …
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May 21, 2017
Can Music Help With Depression?
Can music help with depression? Yes! Studies show that music can ease anxiety, restore speech, relieve pain, and reduce side effects from surgery. Music can even help people who struggle with depression. In the interview below, award-winning musician, Paul Cardall, … Read More
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May 18, 2017
Depression Is Like A Cold (And It’s Treatable!)
Did you know that depression is like a cold? And, like a cold, depression is treatable. In fact, of all the mental illnesses, depression is the most treatable. In this interview, Taryn Aiken Hiatt, a Utah Board Member of AFSP, … Read More
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March 14, 2017
A Revolutionary Thought
Years ago, I had a revolutionary thought while standing on a revolutionary spot. It was snowy, cold, and crowded. I don’t like crowds, but I didn’t see these people as a crowd—I saw them as individuals. I saw them as people like myself—as people with hopes, dreams, families, and lives as real as my own. …
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March 10, 2017
A World Beyond Our Own
I think that the Great Depression and World War II are remarkable times in history. They’re remarkable because they prove that the very worst things can happen and yet, there’s still hope. That hope, however, is dependent upon our ability to see a world beyond our own—to see a world beyond ourselves. The Arrogant Prince Over one hundred years ago, in the state of New York, there lived an arrogant young man who dreamed of becoming the President of the United States. Truth be...
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February 28, 2017
How to Find Gold
I was born in Anchorage, Alaska and I love the history and symbolism of that northern land. In the nineteenth century, many prospectors came to Alaska to find gold and riches. Few of those people found any gold. But I firmly believe that we have the power to find gold in any situation. I know this because of the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike Gold Rush In 1897, a young man decided to leave his home in San Francisco and join the Klondike Gold...
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