The Impact of Listening | Kevin Berthia | TEDxUCDavisSF

Kevin talks about how we can impact people's lives just by listening. He uses his own story about how someone just listening helped him stop himself from committing suicide.

Kevin Berthia is a grateful suicide survivor and suicide prevention advocate. Kevin was born with a genetic major depression disorder that he inherited from his biological mother. In 2005 at the age of 22, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. After jumping the railing, he stood on a 4 inch narrow cord about 220 feet in the air. For 96 minutes, with nothing to stop him from falling except a listening ear, Kevin spoke with a first responder who eventually talked him back over the railing.
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