Brave TV Season 2 Special Episodes
Special Episode 1: Looking Back on Brave
Special Episode 2: Where We Are Now
About BraveTV
Since its inception in April 2020 as an immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic to bring stories of hope directly to the homes of our audience, BraveTV has become an integral part of our virtual programming. BraveTV gives Brave alumni and friends of Brave an opportunity to share their stories on another platform, talk about their journeys with mental health and addiction, and offer support and resources to viewers who may find themselves in similar circumstances.
Having completed 28 episodes of BraveTV as a staff, we are so excited to welcome our new host, Lauren Hope! Lauren’s personal and professional experience make her an asset to this role as she will help This Is My Brave to grow the impact of its virtual content. Check out her bio below, and be sure to tune in to her first episode premiering on YouTube later this month! Welcome to the team, Lauren!
Meet BraveTV’s New Host – Lauren Hope
Lauren Hope is a woman on a mission to elevate the unspoken, unheard stories of others. As a former television reporter, Hope knows the power of storytelling to influence others and create real change. She lost everything after a suicide attempt in 2014. Homeless and unemployed, Hope started sharing her story on her blog Good Girl Chronicles. It opened the door for her to become a story brand consultant, publicist, mental health advocate, speaker, and Registered Peer Recovery Specialist. She also uses her magnetic form of storytelling as the host and founder of Spark of Hope Storytelling Night.
Lauren graduated from Regent University with a Master’s Degree in Strategic Communications. She is a board member of the Virginia Chapter for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the Lived Experience Committee of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline. One day, she hopes to complete and publish a memoir of her journey and travel the country with her message. She currently lives in Chesapeake, Virginia. When she is not working, she enjoys playing with her emotional support animal, Boo and reading.
Lauren is also a Brave Alum Storyteller (Arlington 2018) and Producer (Stories from Home – Hampton Roads 2020).
Watch Episodes from BraveTV Season 2 (2021):
- Season 2 Episode 1 – A Conversation with Jason Wood: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- Season 2 Episode 2 – International Transgender Day of Visibility
- Season 2 Episode 3 – Pride, A Conversation of Inclusion
- Season 2 Episode 4 (Hosted by Lauren Hope) – Overdose Awareness
- Season 2 Episode 5 (Hosted by Lauren Hope) – Suicide Prevention Month
- Season 2 Episode 6 (Hosted by Lauren Hope) – A Conversation with Emily Long, Depression Awareness Month
- Season 2 Episode 7 – Managing Mental Health During the Holidays with Kasey Maher
Watch Episodes from BraveTV Season 1 (2020):
- Season 1 Episode 1 – Brave Alumni Perspectives on Current Events & Mental Health
- Season 1 Episode 2 – Dr. Rufus Tony Spann of Henry Health
- Season 1 Episode 3 – Dr. Nicole Cammack & Dr. Danielle R. Busby of Black Mental Wellness
- Season 1 Episode 4 – Maternal Mental Health with Shonita Roach & Nneka Hall
- Season 1 Episode 5 – This Is My Brave 2020: The Lost Season Part 1
- Season 1 Episode 6 – This Is My Brave 2020: The Lost Season Part 2
- Season 1 Episode 7 – A Conversation with Our Minds Matter Clubs
- Season 1 Episode 8 – Back to School Amid COVID-19
- Season 1 Episode 9 – A Conversation with Jordan Burnham of Minding Your Mind
- Season 1 Episode 10 – A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen of the PREVENTS Task Force
- Season 1 Episode 11 – First Responder Suicide Prevention
- Season 1 Episode 12 – Surviving Suicide – Stories from Our Brave Alumni
- Season 1 Episode 13 – Veteran Mental Health
- Season 1 Episode 14 – Men’s Mental Health / Movember
- Season 1 Episode 15 – A Conversation with Kasey Maher: Managing Grief Amid the Holidays & COVID-19
Watch Episodes from BraveTV the Pilot Season (2020):
- Pilot Season Episode 1 – Frontliners
- Pilot Season Episode 2 – Alcohol Addiction Recovery Stories
- Pilot Season Episode 3 – Music & Mental Health
- Pilot Special Episode – Meet the Team of This Is My Brave
- Pilot Season Episode 4 – Maternal Mental Health
- Pilot Season Episode 5 – Student Mental Health: The Impact of COVID-19
- Pilot Season Episode 6 – The Importance of Pets During COVID-19
- Pilot Season Episode 7 – Interview with Justin Furstenfeld, Lead Singer of Blue October
- Pilot Season Episode 8 – Men’s Mental Health
- Pilot Season Episode 9 – Finding Humor in the Journey