In this episode, our guest shares about his experience with suicide. If this is a sensitive topic for you, please consider this before listening.
In this episode, we talk to Sheridan Taylor. He describes himself as caring, honest and a man who tries to help. Sheridan lives in Canada.
Sheridan tells us about sitting on a comma with a lifetime of experienced and inherited traumas. He describes carrying cumulative layers of trauma and PTSD that left him feeling trapped in pain and loneliness. At one point, Sheridan felt his only way out was to end his life. At that critical moment, his inner voice directed him toward the future of his family and he started to see himself in it again. His journey of hard work to deprogram his self hatred led him from being a trained killer, to a trained feeler. Tune in to hear what Sheridan means when he says “we broke the cycle!”
You can find Sheridan on:

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Website: sheridantaylor.ca/


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Instagram: sheridantaylorauthor


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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/sheridan-taylor-7759b282/


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Facebook: sheridantaylorauthor


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X: x.com/sheridanftaylor


Sheridan would like to acknowledge the following individuals, organizations and/or causes that matter to him and invite you to consider supporting them and/or sharing their messages:
Veterans Transition Network vtncanada.org/ Since its inception, the Veterans Transition Program has maintained the belief that soldiers are best served by other soldiers. The researchers found that many of the veterans they worked with were reluctant to participate in programs or access resources that were provided by the government or military, for fear that their information would not be kept confidential. Many veterans fear the consequences an operational-stress injury could have on their military record and future career prospects. Thus, it was important to ensure in the expansion of the VTP that this confidentiality was protected, and that though grants were sought to enable the growth of the program, the Veterans Transition Network (VTN) would remain an independent organization.
Wounded Warriors Canada woundedwarriors.ca/ Wounded Warriors Canada (WWC) is a national mental health service provider dedicated to serving: Trauma Exposed Organizations (TExO), Trauma Exposed Professionals (TExP), and their Trauma Exposed Families (TExF). WWC specializes in providing culturally informed services that utilize a combination of education, counselling, and training approaches to support resiliency and recovery from post-trauma injuries.
Wayfound Mental Health Group Before Operational Stress Program www.wayfound.ca/mental-health-training Wayfound Mental Health Group (formerly WGM Psychology) is a national centre of excellence for timely and effective client-centered mental health care. Wayfound’s focus on caring for members of the community in addition to public safety personnel, military (active and veteran), and other trauma-exposed professionals make us a trusted name in operational stress injury and mental health support.
Higher Ground Counseling and Wellness highergroundcounselling.ca (highergroundcounselling.ca/) At Higher Ground Counselling and Wellness, I provide individual and couples therapy to members of the general public and first responders who have experienced traumatic events of different kinds. I also treat other healthcare providers, including Counsellors, Social Workers, and Nurses. I routinely work with individuals & couples facing a range of mental health and adjustment concerns. Some of these have included post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship issues, family of origin and attachment based trauma, stress management, grief & loss, anger/aggression, & other emotional & behavioral issues.
Alberta Critical Incident Peer Network abcism.ca/ The ACIPN is a peer led, peer driven support network of public safety personnel for public safety personnel, whose volunteers are trained in best practices and deliver support in accordance with ICISF standards. The Alberta Critical Incident Peer Network (ACIPN) will continue to be the entity that delivers peer support to public safety personnel in Alberta.
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