Suicide Zen Forgiveness Stories re Suicide Loss | Ideation | Mental Health | Offering Hope |Empathy for All
Since June 2018, My Mission:
End the Silence • Stigma • Shame about suicide loss , ideation and by extension mental health.
Over this six-year journey to the heart of our podcast, thanks in large part to our guests, we've learned that opening up about our struggles can pave the way for healing.
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It's crucial that we cultivate an environment where reaching out for support becomes as natural as breathing. Together, we can change the narrative around seeking help, transforming it into a sign of strength and a norm for everyone, regardless of age.
We also have a responsibility to teach our children that thoughts, no matter how loud or persistent, are not always reflections of reality. They don't have to dictate our actions. By nurturing this understanding early on, we empower the next generation with the tools to navigate their inner worlds with wisdom and resilience.
What’s more, our feelings are the powerful drivers of our actions and experiences. Learning to acknowledge and process our emotions—letting them flow and then letting them go—is vital.
This is a key skill we need to communicate to our children, teaching them to manage their emotions effectively. This not only helps them in understanding themselves better but also in developing emotional resilience that will serve them throughout life.
Hello there!I'm Elaine, your host of the "Suicide Zen Forgiveness" Podcast. When I was 16, one of my dear friends, Andrea, died by suicide. Retreating to an earlier time, and getting stuck in the immaturity of a preteen. This unimaginable loss would change my life in ways I couldn't know or understand back then. Andrea bestowed the Best/Worst Gift, you could receive. The pain and eventual value therein, would take me more than 39 years to appreciate! |
Andrea’s death and my own destruction in the aftermath morphed into the incentive that keeps me alive today. On multiple occasions, the memory of the pain of her leaving was the only thing that stopped me from following her.
Through so many years of physical pain, trauma, and self-loathing. through motor vehicle accidents, botched surgeries, and too many repairs, doctors, drugs, etc. to mention.
I have learned, albeit late, that sharing your story can be a way to lighten your burden. My guests all have a story. Come listen in, it may be similar to your own.
A common thread? HOPE. You may find a helping of hope for you or someone who matters to you.
Our topics include the stories of suicide loss, ideation, mental health, depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction and more. All the things that make life as we know it... challenging.
Some days are more of a struggle than others, listen to these stories and hear how we manage those days as well as the positive choices being made and the learning that is ongoing.
Why a Suicide Podcast?
The Suicide Zen Forgiveness Podcast is my thank you to Andrea for all she has given me...
"Suicidal ideation has been my constant secret companion, for as long as I can remember: when anything goes wrong,: from a broken glass to a death in the family" ~Elaine
I speak publicly on Choose Life, You are NOT meant to be an ARMY of ONE, The Insanity of Vanity and the need we all have for a tribe to support us...
I'm bionic, I've come through trauma, PTSD, grief and loss, drug addiction and I'm here to say Please Stay!. Please #ChooseLife Please #Keepbreathing
Addendum December 2023
Now, at 68, I continue to appreciate the Best/Worst Gift from Andrea. that keeps me living!
Please listen in... Do you want to share your story?
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