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• Racquetball: An Exciting Sport Worth Watching and Playing
  
• Tournament of Champions Showcases Elite 8

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Life

• Letter to Myself the Day Before My Near-Suicide Written Almost Seven Years Later
  

• Interview: S. L. Young "Sees His Angel on Earth" Who Helped to Save His Life
  

• Article "COVID Chronicles - S. L. Young" on Arlington Magazine's website
  

• Interview: S. L. Young Discusses His Inspirational Journey/Outreach on #OhMyGoff
  

• Mr. Young's Keynote for the 2019 Arlington County Detention Facility's General Educational Development (GED) Celebration
  

•  Who is Your "Mental Health Buddy?!"​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  

• Reflecting on an Unimaginable Educational Journey
  

• Article "Becoming a Better Man: My refusal to succumb to workplace bullies helped me discover who I am" in Arlington Magazine (March/April 2018).
  

• Article written about Mr. Young's outreach to inmates in Charlie Clark's opinion column "Our Man in Arlington" in the Falls Church News-Press.
  

• Incredible Musician Mudbone Acknowledges S. L. Young's  Advice about Hustling During Live Performance
  

• A Chance Meeting with the Stars of “Ringside” (Tyler Lepley and Jackie Long) Provides Valuable Life Lessons
  

• Defending Robin Williams' Death and Leveraging Facebook Helped Me to Rediscover My Light
  

• It's Not Mutually Exclusive; Lives Matter --- Whether Their Black, Blue, or Something Else
  

• Sickle Cell Disease Isn't Laughable, But It Has a Comedic Ambassador --- Kier "Junior" Spates
  

• The Day I Was Told that My Mom's Heart Was Failing
  

• Interview: S. L. Young Discusses Depression and Suicide Prevention
  

• Why Shouldn't Men Cry?
  

• Interview: S. L. Young Discusses the Power of Faith During Difficult Times
  

• Bill Cosby: What If He and Others Like Him Aren't Guilty?
  

• Interview: S. L. Young Reunites with the Principal Who Prevented Him from Dropping Out of High School
  

• Below this line are my 2015 life blog posts
  

• It's "Still" a Wonderful Life
  

• Still Waiting for Meaningful Progress
  

• Interview: Discussion About Educating Inmates and Dealing with Depression / Holiday Blues on the Maggie Linton Show

• What if?!?!
  

• "So You Think You Can Dance" Teaches Important Life Lessons
  

• Interview: Discussion with Autria Godfrey on News Channel 8 About Overcoming My Educational Challenges

• Journey After a Near-Suicide to Educate, Remove Stigmas, and Save Lives

• Depression Can Lead to Individuals Questioning Their Value(s)
  

• Someone Stopped and Listened; It's the Only Reason I'm Still Alive
  

• Introducing “Torrey Berry” - One of Many Struggling Subway Musicians
  

• The Highly Unlikely and Improbable Commencement Speech (includes text and video)
  

• Interview: Discussion with Rashad Richey About Journey From At-Risk Student to Commencement Speaker
  

• Commencement Address Delivered to Fairfax County Public Schools High School Graduates
  

• Turning Your Life Around Begins with Igniting Your Inner Warrior
  

• Interview: Discussion on the UnStuckable Podcast with Chris Wilson about getting unstuck
  

• Depression: My Journey Through the Fog
  

• Interview: Discussion with Allison Seymour of FOX 5 DC about Depression and Recovery After a Near-Suicide
  

• Public Service Announcement: Message to Anyone Affected by Depression or Suicidal Thoughts
  

• Letter to Myself the Day Before My Near-Suicide: Written a Year Later
  

• Getting Past I or You Can't
  

• Interview: Real Life with Lisa Jesswein
  

• The Club Nobody Wants to Join: Mothers with Sons in Prisons
  

• Friendship Categories and Classifications: What's Your Friend's Type?

• Depression as a Mnemonic
  

• Below this line are my 2014 life blog posts

• Interview: Discussion about "The Concept of Belief" on Talks with Sheba with Dr. Sheba Holly

• Depression Can Be a Limiter: Will Power a Liberator

• The Making of a Suicide: Combatting Workplace Bullying, Ethical Challenges, and Life Events

• ​The Day I Almost Committed Suicide
  

• Interview: Update on my journey to recover from depression and a near suicide on the Maggie Linton Show
  

• Incontinence: No Laughing Matter
  

• Depression: Coming Out of the Fog
  

• Interview: Discussion about Battling Depression on Talks with Sheba with Dr. Sheba Holly
  

• Interview: Simple Steps Real Change with Cheryl Maloney
  

• Interview: #ConversationsLIVE with Cyrus Webb
  

• ​Helping Someone Who Might Be Depressed
  

• More Than a Label
  

• Chasing a Dream​
  

• Interview: "Author of the Week" with Kimberly Kaye
  

• Overcoming Obstacles: Rejection, Noes, and Lack of Support (Revised: 9/13/14)
  

• Depression: It Happens!
  

• 10 Lessons to Overcome Misguided Limitations
  

• Functioning While Depressed
  

• Depression - An Unnecessary Stigma
  

• Interview: About my journey to recover from depression and near suicide with Maggie Linton
  

• Lessons Learned From 9 Months Voluntarily Locked-Up (Part 3 of 3) - Revised 11/26/14
  

• Predatory Listening: Are You Guilty, Too?
  

• Video: Belief: A Powerful Component of Success (Webinar)
  

• Are You Really Who You Think You Are? (Part 5 of 5) - Revised: 12/16/14
  

• Video: Lessons Learned From A Former At-Risk Student
  

• Video: Belief: A Powerful Component of Success (In-Person)
  

• Look Into Their Eyes, They'll Show You Their Hearts (Part 2 of 3) - Revised 11/4/14
  

• Video Series Summary: It's a Crazy World...Learn From It
  

• Overcoming Obstacles: Rejection, Noes, and Lack of Support
  

• Unnecessarily Difficult to Give-Back and Provide Low Cost Educational Options - Revised: 4/14/15
  

• Support Letter for Viraj Puri Creator of Bullyvention.com
  

• Below this line are my 2013 life blog posts

• Giving Chances Leads to Unknown Benefits - Revised 5/27/15
  

• Living Your Beliefs Help to Discover Passion (Part 4 of 5)
  

• Are You Really Committed to Your Beliefs? (Part 3 of 5)
  

• Discovering the Real You (Part 2 of 5)
  

• Belief: An Underutilized Tool (Part 1 of 5)- Revised 10/6/14
  

• Allow Others to Respond on Their Terms
  

• Video Blog: Active Versus Passive Learning and Teaching
  

• ​Video Blog: Vulnerability: Some Positive Benefits
  

• Video Book Summary: Above Expectations - My Story
  

• Beyond the Clothes (Part 1 0f 3) - Revised: 9/15/14
  
• Ethical Values: Are These Optional Depending on the Situation?
  
• Don't Let Fear Get In Your Way
  
• Taking Advantage of a Suggestion
  
• An Unexpected Outcome
  
• Still Waiting for Meaningful Progress - Revised: 12/4/15
  
• Video: Inspirational Discussion About Overcoming Educational Challenges