A Candid Discussion with Five-time Emmy Winner Sheila Hamilton about Suicide and Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness and her book, 'All The Things We Never Knew'
June 7, 2016
Hosted by Danielle Delaney
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Episode Description
Today my spotlight shines brightly on Sheila Hamilton, FIVE-time Emmy Award Winner and morning show host at the Top Rated rock station in the United States, KINK-FM in Portland. Sheila is the Author of "All The Things We Never Knew" and we will be discussing her book about her late husband's suicide, mental illness, and the fragile line between reality and madness. We will discuss the stigma around Mental Illness and Suicide, Mental Health Advocacy, and what needs to change in the healthcare system and in our attitudes to save lives around us. This is an important show about raising awareness that everyone should hear.
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This show is about discussing experiences and traumas that individuals endure and learning how they persevere through them. We talk to guests for clarification of exactly how to find the path to reclaim your life and to be in the driver’s seat. Our show is about personal empowerment. Our guests are compelling people whom, along with Danielle, can provide knowledge and insight and direction to empower you and guide you with firsthand knowledge. Nothing is sugarcoated. This is the Real Deal. Guests, physicians and celebrities are speaking from real, personal experience or expertise. There is power in recognizing and talking about issues, so let’s talk about them! As a Counselor, I use cognitive behavioral counseling psychology to create lasting change.
Danielle Delaney
Danielle Delaney is a Certified Crisis Counselor, specialist in addiction and recovery aftercare, rape crisis counselor, and a sober coach and Interventionist. She also specializes in the area of adults molested as children as well as GLBT issues and drug-assisted rape and survivors of domestic violence. She is the President and CEO of an international sober companioning corporation, Danielle Delaney Counseling, Inc., which provides nurses and companions to people who are discharged from inpatient facilities and sober living homes, so that they may have invaluable assistance in beginning their lives again with structure. Danielle maintains a private practice in Hollywood, California and works with crime survivors with the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) for The City of Long Beach and works as a state certified court advocate. She is also a writer and is a contributor to numerous health journals including those for the Minority Health Institute, The Association of Black Cardiologists, and the National Medical Association, and has been filmed for a segment for the television series The Doctors. The County of Los Angeles Office of Protocol has hailed Danielle as a proven asset to the City and County of Los Angeles. Danielle holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCLA and has earned additional certifications at the Sexual Assault Crisis Agency in Orange County. As a survivor herself, she is uniquely qualified to understand and assist her clients.
