Welcome to our new Let’s Talk About It podcast, where the founder of On A Dragonfly’s Wings, and host of this podcast, Kris Miller talks through ALL. THE. THINGS. Having real and open conversations is how we support people. Topics like mental health, mental illness, self-care, grief, addiction, eating disorders, and suicide are all things we don’t talk about. Why? Because they are hard conversations. We are breaking the stigma on this podcast and talking about all of these things and so much more. Join us in sharing your voice.
Special guests will help bring light to many tough topics that need more exposure. Check in here every other Monday for new episodes illuminating many important topics. First episode dropped in January 2024.
Take a listen to the very first episode where Kris tells her son’s story.
- In this episode we talk with Harper, a 14-year-old who struggles with multiple mental illnesses, including OCD, depression, anxiety, suicide ideation and attempts. Harper talks through her struggle since fourth grade with honesty and vulnerability. She is a teen who takes one day at a time, utilizing coping mechanisms she has found that work best […]
- Our guest on this episode is Alyssa Jesselaitis, LMSW, owner and pyschotherapist at Alyssa Jesse Therapy. Alyssa specializes in eating disorders, specifically with teenagers and young adults. Our conversation covers the definition of eating disorders, signs for parents to look for in their teens, how to get them help, and so much more! This is […]
- Whitney and Kris end the month of September, Suicide Prevention Month, talking about suicide warning signs and what to do when you have a friend or loved one in crisis. We know that statistically 80% of people in crisis have exhibited some form of warning sign whether in the words they use, behavior changes, or […]
- Pastor Steph from Christ Lutheran Church in Waterford talks through her own life journey and struggle with suicide ideation and becoming a pastor trying to make a difference in her community. She is passionate about the LGBTQ+ community and has done significant work within her life to advocate, support and now provide hope through faith. […]
- Our guests, Lt. Michelle Hesse from Auburn Hills Police Department, and Kourtney Thomason a co-responder clinician with Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), provide us with great information regarding Oakland County Police Departments and the partnership they have built with OCHN to help those who are in a mental health crisis. While police officers are trained […]