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Erica Higdon

Erica Higdon

Erica Higdon, BSW, MSW, LCSW — Clinical Manager of Outpatient Behavioral Health at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center; guest on Conversations with Joan discussing suicide prevention.

Sep 27, 2026

Conversations with Joan

Conversations with Joan

Making Lifestyle Changes that Last with Norm Rieger

Sep 27 · 33m

Joan HermanHOST
29:58
So how can we determine if someone we love is in pain?
Erica Higdon
Erica HigdonGUEST
30:03
I think talking to them.
Erica Higdon
Erica HigdonGUEST
30:05
You know, like you said, some people are going to hold it in much more effectively than others.
Erica Higdon
Erica HigdonGUEST
30:12
But making sure to check in with the people that you love and care about, especially if you know they're going through some sort of stress.
Erica Higdon
Erica HigdonGUEST
30:20
Saying, hey, let's go get a cup of coffee.
Erica Higdon
Erica HigdonGUEST
30:22
Let's talk about how things are going.
Erica Higdon
Erica HigdonGUEST
30:25
Making yourself available to the people that you care about.
Joan HermanHOST
30:49
So if a person feels like they're in this deep hole and they just can't get their way out of it, what is the first step that you recommend be taken?

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