suicide

Aleisha Reader-White

Aleisha Reader-White is the founder of “Equipped For Grace.” She provides training and consultancy for Churches and faith based organisations in the areas of Child Protection, DV support, Suicide and self-harm, Acute Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol, Homelessness, Sexual assault/trauma. She’s worked in the criminal justice system with some of the most dangerous and trauma impacted people including murderers, rapists, bikies, child sex offenders and some of Australia’s most dangerous prisoners. In this interview she shares about her journey of faith and how she was transformed on a mission trip to South Africa. On that trip she decided, “this is what I want my life to be.” Everything changed from that moment. Listen in to her story!

Wendy Burns

August 4, 2021 Matt Prater Comments Off

Wendy Burns is an International coach, speaker and consultant with the John Maxwell University. Wendy knows all about hopelessness: both her parents committed suicide when she was still a minor, and for most of her adult life she believed she would follow their example. She fought the desire to commit suicide for many years. In this interview, Wendy shares her own story of hopelessness as proof that no matter how bad things may seem, there is hope.

Licy Be

August 29, 2019 Matt Prater 15:12 Comments Off

Licy Be is an Australian based rap and spoken word artist. Starting out her career in Perth, her album ‘Beautifully Broken’ debuted across the globe on her 2017 world tour with shows in USA, NZ and Australia, charting on the Australian iTunes Charts. She has ministered at various events globally, some of which include Youth Alive events, Perth 4 Jesus crusades, Easter United on the Gold Coast, Australia and Awakening Europe in Austria. Licy Be loves the Lord and continues to be involved in her local church and is venturing deeper into ministry, sharing her love for Jesus. She has a mission behind the music as she raises awareness about suicide prevention and shares her personal story of overcoming depression.

Peter Gladwin

March 25, 2019 Matt Prater 17:15 Comments Off

Peter Gladwin has gone From Hopeless Addict to a Passionate Evangelist, Speaker and Author. After a series of terrible tragedies in his early years led to Peter Gladwin’s addictions to gambling and alcohol. Having lost all hope, he came close to suicide. Then, one telephone call changed everything.

Jeff Lawrence

September 6, 2018 Matt Prater 19:05 Comments Off

Jeff Lawrence is a Biblical Storyteller knows as “The Storycatcher”. He is a practitioner of the art of listening, catching our stories, inviting connections and finding directions. He also provides training in male suicide awareness and male suicide prevention, and he runs “Sole to Soul”, A Men’s Contemplative Bushwalking Retreat. And he’s the Chairman of a his local men’s shed in his spare time. Listen in to Jeff’s testimony of how God has used him to impact many lives!