⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide.

Suicide prevention advocate Leslie Weirich shares the heartbreaking story of losing her 20-year-old son, Austin, and how she turned unimaginable grief into a mission to save lives.

When Leslie’s doorbell rang at 2:30am on World Suicide Prevention Day, her life changed forever. In this deeply moving episode, Leslie shares:

🎓 Why even the brightest, highest-achieving teens can silently struggle

🚩 The quiet warning signs parents and loved ones sometimes miss

🧠 How brain development shapes impulse control in young adults

💔 How unhealthy relationships can intensify mental health challenges

📱 The 3–3 Challenge: Three People. Three Places. A simple practice that saves lives

🛟 How QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) empowers everyday people to step in with courage

❤️ How compassion, empathy, and truly listening can make the difference between despair and hope

This is an episode every parent, coach, teacher, leader, and friend needs to hear.

🧠 Resources Mentioned:

Leslie’s Hope website

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988

Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255

QPR Training

If you or someone you love is struggling, please reach out. You are not alone.

If this episode moved you, please like, subscribe, and share. One share could save a life.

HOST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jennifer Clark

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PRODUCER: Melanie Scroggins of Scroggins Creative

Scroggins Creative is a content studio run by husband-and-wife duo, Jeremy and Melanie Scroggins, helping founders and teams create thoughtful, high-quality podcasts and videos for heart-led brands.

Original music written and produced by Brent Johnson.

Kayla Lamoreaux, founder of Wildly Kind, shares her powerful journey from addiction and recovery to creating a global kindness movement. In this episode, discover how intentional acts of kindness became her path to sobriety and purpose.

🎯 What You'll Learn:

• How kindness can be a tool for addiction recovery

• Why giving back helps mental health

• Practical ways to start your own kindness practice

• How to make kindness an intentional lifestyle, not just random acts

💡 Key Moments:

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - Kayla's rock bottom moment in 2020

8:45 - The grocery store act that changed everything

15:20 - Starting Wildly Kind nonprofit

22:15 - Stories of lives saved through kindness

28:40 - How to get involved in the kindness movement

🌟 About Kayla Lamoreaux:

Founder of Wildly Kind, a nonprofit inspiring global acts of kindness. Sober since August 2020, Kayla turned her recovery journey into a mission to normalize human connection and compassion.

🔗 Connect with Wildly Kind:

Website: wildlykind.org

Instagram: @be_wildlykind

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Original music written and produced by Brent Johnson.

🎄 What if your act of kindness could change someone’s holiday season?

To wrap up Season 1 of the podcast, I share a personal story of how two simple acts of kindness during a tough holiday season transformed our family's experience. Grab your Kleenex and join me!

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PRODUCER: Melanie Scroggins of Scroggins Creative

Scroggins Creative is a mom-and-pop content studio run by husband-and-wife duo, Jeremy and Melanie Scroggins, helping founders and teams create thoughtful, high-quality podcasts and videos for heart-led brands. They shape content with care, creativity, and a personal touch, turning your expertise into connection points that create a meaningful impact with your audience.

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Can your small financial contribution actually make a difference?

Often, it doesn't feel like it, and that can prevent us from giving.

In this episode of the Humankindness at Work Podcast, Laurie Richter shares a simple way to make individual financial contributions create a bigger impact: 100 Who Care Alliance's "Giving Circles."

Watch this episode to learn:

• How Giving Circles are making a difference across the globe
• The many benefits of collective giving vs. giving alone
• How to start and lead a Giving Circle of your own

Don't miss this episode of the Humankindness at Work Podcast! If you want to increase your financial impact in the world around you, a Giving Circle may be a great fit!

Watch, be inspired, and take a step to make a difference in your world.

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How do you inspire an entire nation?

In this episode, Executive Vice President Cory Crowley shares about the National Medal of Honor Foundation and its mission to inspire America in our shared human values of courage, sacrifice, commitment, integrity, citizenship, and patriotism.

Cory shares:

• About the Medal of Honor Museum, Monument, and Griffin Institute
• Inspiring stories of ordinary Americans whose courage and sacrifice earned them the Medal of Honor
• How instilling values in young people enables them to live selflessly in moments that matter

This episode and message are for all of us. Don't miss it!

"Even though we're all born with these values and have the endless ability to tap into them and they're a resource you can never use up, sometimes people lose their way and they don't know how to tap into them. When they see others who do it, it can then inspire them to rekindle that flame within themselves and continue to be better, not just for themselves, but for everyone around them." - Cory Crowley

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Do you ever feel like your contribution to the world's problems is too small?

Melody Juan is convinced that no contribution is too small. As the Volunteer Manager at Hillcrest Transitional Housing, she has seen the impact that volunteers' time, energy, and talent make in her community.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• The community of volunteers at Hillcrest Transitional Housing and the difference they're making in Kansas City
• The ripple effect of volunteer work
• Using what we have to make a difference in our world

Melody encourages us to do our part in making a difference through volunteering.

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VOLUNTEER WITH HILLCREST

DONATE TO HILLCREST'S AMAZON WISHLIST

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Email: mjuan@hillcrestkc.org

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Can $20 actually make a difference in your world?

Kristina Ulmer knows it can.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Kristina's motivation behind starting the $20 Kindness Challenge for her high school students
• Some creative ways her students are making a difference
• The bigger lessons her students are learning

"Making a difference can always be small. For most of us, I think it's the small things and it's being really aware of the people around you." - Kristina Ulmer

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What if you were known as someone FOR their community? What if every time someone thought of you, they felt supported and loved?

In this episode, you'll meet Alex Cook, Outreach Coordinator at The Summit Church. You'll hear:

• The motivation behind the message of "FOR"
• Stories of how the FOR Trucks are making an impact
• Step 1 for duplicating this model

In a world yelling about what they're against, let's be known for what we're FOR.

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https://www.thesummit.church/fortruck

https://www.thesummit.church/events

https://www.instagram.com/thefortruck?igsh=MXY1cjMzN2RuaDM5dw==

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