PROTECT | Values Guided Suicide Prevention
HEALING WITH HOPE | A Journey of Mental Wellbeing, Resilience, and Connection
Welcome to PROTECT, a transformative podcast dedicated to nurturing mental well-being, building resilience, and fostering hope. At its core, PROTECT is about the power of human connection—exploring how values like compassion, belonging, and loyalty can become lifelines for those facing challenges. Founded on the principle of Relational Safety, this podcast moves beyond traditional perspectives, asking not “what’s the matter with you?” but “what matters to you?”—empowering both professionals and individuals in their journey to chip away at pain and build strength.
Hosted by Dr. Manaan Kar Ray, an innovator and leader in mental health crisis care with over a decade of experience at Oxford and Cambridge, and now the Director of Mental Health Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, PROTECT is changing the way we think about suicide prevention. Each episode blends leading-edge research with person-centered practice, bringing insights that promote hope, purpose, and resilience.
In our new focus, we introduce the STEPS 4 HOPE podcast series—an intimate exploration of suicide prevention through story, metaphor, and values-based connection. This season follows Ari’s Tapestry, a narrative journey through the six STEPS of suicidal distress: FABRIC, THREAD, NEEDLE, TIP, MEND, and FLOW. Each episode blends poetic storytelling, clinical insight, and emotional resonance to help listeners better understand what risk feels like—and how to respond with presence, curiosity, and care. Grounded in the HOPE framework, this series is a companion for anyone seeking to support others through pain, or to reweave their own path forward.
Whether you’re a clinician, caregiver, educator, or someone walking your own recovery journey, this podcast is an essential resource for all those who care deeply about mental health, suicide prevention, and building communities that thrive on connection and kindness.
Further information at www.PROGRESS.guide.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
12 | Progress to Practice - 3 Key Shifts in Crisis Care
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In this episode Manaan reveals the 3 practice shifts that lie at the foundation of a new program called 7 SAFE Steps. The are:
- Prediction to Prevention
- Past to Future
- …
G1 | Candid Conversation with Ashley P Evans
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Meet Ashley P Evans, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Waco, Texas.
Here is a bit about Ashley in her own words:
I am from Auburn, Alabama...WAR EAGLE…
11 | CORE Summary
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The episode brings together the key messages from all 10 episodes. It can be used as a refresher or for someone new to PROTECT it will provide a quick overview of t…
10 | Empathy in Action III - Values of Relational Safety
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Episode 10 will be diving deep into the 5 values of Relational Safety:
- Courage
- Curiosity
- Compassion
- Collaboration and
- Commitment
and translating these values into actio…
09 | Empathy in Action II = Cognitive Empathy + Emotional Empathy + Empathic Concern
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Part 2 of Empathy in Action introduces the Values of Relational Safety:
- Courage: to be present and suspend the desire to help
- Curiosity: in taking the time to liste…
08 | Empathy in Action I - Top to TAP
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In part 1 of Empathy in Action, the listener is introduced to the key mindset shift that underlies Relational Safety, from TOP to TAP. This supports a transition fr…
07| Rethink Risk II - Clear and Imminent Risk
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The episode provides a novel way to describe risk and steers professionals away from high, medium and low risk stratification. The listener will be introduced to:
- Lo…
06 | Risk Rethink I - Warning Signs
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Proactive Detection of Clear and Imminent Risk of Suicide
In the first past of Risk Rethink, the listener is introduced to Shneidman's cubic model and the three psyc…
05 | Optimise Pain Relief
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Optimise Pain Relief introduces a pain based narrative as a conversational strategy to discover common ground. The person in suicidal distress wants to be pain free…
04 | Care Compass II - Pragmatics
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The episode describes the different ways in which the Care Compass can be used:
- To capture hope
- To gain a better understanding of risk and safety
- To find common ground…
03 | Care Compass I - Concept
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Episode 03 introduces the Care Compass, a conceptual visual conversation aid to talk about recovery and current care delivery.
The difficult balancing act between ri…
02 | Navigating Rocky Waters
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Episode 02 introduces the four chapters in the CORE Module and the nautical metaphor: Navigating Rocky Waters
Navigating Rocky Water is about recovery. We all need h…
01 | Introduction to PROTECT: Novel Solutions to Suicide Risk Management
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Episode 01 introduces Relational Safety, the golden thread through PROTECT:
A person with suicidal ideation is often trapped in an overwhelming sense of despair (Bec…