Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If that’s difficult for you to hear right now, we encourage you to pause or skip this episode and take care of your mental well-being.
These words, etched into a fabled ring gifted to King Solomon, carry a timeless truth—no feeling, no season, no suffering lasts forever.
In this emotionally raw episode, Dr. Maggie Augustyn follows up with therapist Dr. Will Corrado and co-hosts Dr. Chad Johnson and Regan Robertson to talk about a subject that’s too often whispered about in dentistry: suicide.
What triggers it? Why does it seem to happen suddenly? Is it really unpredictable? And perhaps most importantly—how do we create a profession and community where people feel seen, supported, and safe to reach out?
This conversation doesn’t offer easy answers, but it does offer clarity, hope, and practical guidance. From personal stories of Maggie’s own suicide attempts to Dr. Corrado’s clinical perspective on depression, medication, and coping strategies like box breathing, listeners will come away with:
• An understanding of the four types of suicidality.
• How to recognize passive vs. active suicidal ideation.
• Why people often don’t reach out for help—even to those they love most.
• The staggering 50% of suicides that show no warning signs.
• How workplace culture and community circles can literally save lives.
• The power of breathing, self-talk, and small acts of awareness.
If you’re struggling, or if someone you know is, this episode is not just a lifeline—it’s a reminder:
You are not alone. You are not broken. And this moment, however dark, will pass.
Resources from the American Dental Association and other mental health services will be linked in the show notes. Please share this with someone who needs it.
Because the light we bring to the dark? It disinfects.
This Too Shall Pass