Help the People is more than a podcast—it’s a movement. Hosted by Shannon Scott-Riley, a writer, consultant, and mental health professional with over 15 years of experience, this show creates space for truth, healing, and action. Each episode blends storytelling, community insight, and critical conversation around the issues that shape our lives mental health, justice, culture, and resilience in underserved communities.
With a background in psychology (MA), CASAC certification, and current pursuit of an LMHC, Shannon brings both professional expertise and lived experience to every conversation. Expect raw honesty, grounded wisdom, and practical guidance that speaks directly to the challenges—and the hope—of everyday people.
Whether you’re here for inspiration, knowledge, or just to feel less alone, Help the People reminds us that kindness knows no enemy, and change begins with us.
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Help the People is more than a podcast—it’s a movement. Hosted by Shannon Scott-Riley, a writer, consultant, and mental health professional with over 15 years of experience, this show creates space for truth, healing, and action. Each episode blends storytelling, community insight, and critical conversation around the issues that shape our lives mental health, justice, culture, and resilience in underserved communities.
With a background in psychology (MA), CASAC certification, and current pursuit of an LMHC, Shannon brings both professional expertise and lived experience to every conversation. Expect raw honesty, grounded wisdom, and practical guidance that speaks directly to the challenges—and the hope—of everyday people.
Whether you’re here for inspiration, knowledge, or just to feel less alone, Help the People reminds us that kindness knows no enemy, and change begins with us.
Episode Title: The Cost of Being Real (When the Church Teaches You to Hide)
Help The People
12 minutes
1 week ago
Episode Title: The Cost of Being Real (When the Church Teaches You to Hide)
Description:In this raw and unfiltered episode, Shannon Riley unpacks the heavy price of authenticity in a world that rewards performance. Drawing from personal experience, he reflects on how the church he grew up in valued image over honesty and how that culture of performance cost his father his recovery and, eventually, his life.
Shannon exposes the illusion of holiness that hides addiction, pride, and pain behind pulpits and pews, revealing how systems built to save often end up silencing. He also shares the truth behind his upcoming novel, Murder of Crows (releasing this December), a haunting mirror of the modern church and its fear of truth.
This episode is an invitation to stop performing and start living. To choose honesty, even when it’s inconvenient. To believe that authenticity is not rebellion it’s redemption.
Follow, share, and leave a comment about what authenticity means to you.Because healing begins the moment we stop pretending.
Help The People
Help the People is more than a podcast—it’s a movement. Hosted by Shannon Scott-Riley, a writer, consultant, and mental health professional with over 15 years of experience, this show creates space for truth, healing, and action. Each episode blends storytelling, community insight, and critical conversation around the issues that shape our lives mental health, justice, culture, and resilience in underserved communities.
With a background in psychology (MA), CASAC certification, and current pursuit of an LMHC, Shannon brings both professional expertise and lived experience to every conversation. Expect raw honesty, grounded wisdom, and practical guidance that speaks directly to the challenges—and the hope—of everyday people.
Whether you’re here for inspiration, knowledge, or just to feel less alone, Help the People reminds us that kindness knows no enemy, and change begins with us.
