Sep 18, 2026 · 11 min · 6 segments
*Content Warning: This episode discusses the topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text “Hopeline” to the…
Adam RobertsHostSharlen MooreGuestLevi SteinGuest
Levy's expertise was requested this year by Alderwoman Sharlen Moore, a close longtime friend of former Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, who lost his life to suicide in November of 2024.
Moore was joined at today's training session by fellow Alders Peter Bergelis, DeAndre Jackson, and Larissa Taylor.
And she tells me she left the session today prepared to reach out better to someone if they are exhibiting signs of contemplating suicide, which is a topic that can be very difficult to have honest conversations around at times.
It was, as you mentioned, Levy, an abridged version of what you said you could do if you had four hours, but still an impactful hour for both of you.
For the roughly 15 or so people who took today's training, if they take nothing else away from the one hour they spent at City Hall, what is the one thing you hope everyone left the room with today?
we all can offer hope, we all can ask the question, and we can all pay attention.
I think when Levy talked about, when we were going through the facts and the myths and things like that, anyone can do this.
Anyone can be trained to ask those critical questions, understand, be able to be more situationally aware um, of, um, you know, the people that are in our lives or the people that are not, you know, close to us, but being able to recognize those things that I, as an individual, you know, can do that.
I was curious, you, uh, Levy told me all the women were the one who made the ask initially, what was your inspiration?
So my relationship with him has gone back so much that this particular, you know, what has transpired from him, really gave me the courage.
Levy's expertise was requested this year by Alderwoman Sharlen Moore, a close longtime friend of former Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, who lost his life to suicide in November of 2024.
Moore was joined at today's training session by fellow Alders Peter Bergelis, DeAndre Jackson, and Larissa Taylor.
And she tells me she left the session today prepared to reach out better to someone if they are exhibiting signs of contemplating suicide, which is a topic that can be very difficult to have honest conversations around at times.
It was, as you mentioned, Levy, an abridged version of what you said you could do if you had four hours, but still an impactful hour for both of you.
For the roughly 15 or so people who took today's training, if they take nothing else away from the one hour they spent at City Hall, what is the one thing you hope everyone left the room with today?
we all can offer hope, we all can ask the question, and we can all pay attention.
I think when Levy talked about, when we were going through the facts and the myths and things like that, anyone can do this.
Anyone can be trained to ask those critical questions, understand, be able to be more situationally aware um, of, um, you know, the people that are in our lives or the people that are not, you know, close to us, but being able to recognize those things that I, as an individual, you know, can do that.
I was curious, you, uh, Levy told me all the women were the one who made the ask initially, what was your inspiration?
So my relationship with him has gone back so much that this particular, you know, what has transpired from him, really gave me the courage.
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