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On World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September 2025), we explore this year’s theme: “Changing the Narrative on Suicide.”
This episode covers:

• What suicide is and why compassionate language matters.
• Global statistics and who is most at risk.
• Common warning signs and myths about suicide.
• Cultural differences in how suicide is viewed.
• What those at risk truly need from us and from society.
• Real-world examples of how communities are marking World Suicide Prevention Day 2025.

🌍 Community Examples from Around the World

• Kochi, India – rallies, flash mobs, and pledges
• Wigan, UK – rugby club opens a memorial community garden
• Laredo, Texas, USA – “Dough for Hope” event combining pizza and mental health outreach
• Toowoomba, Australia – “Out of the Shadows” walk with nine symbolic laps
  
  

🎧 Related Podcast Episodes on Suicide & Prevention

If you’d like to dive deeper into lived experiences and healing journeys connected to suicide, listen to these episodes:

• S11 E110 – Using Breathwork and Plant Medicine to Deal With Grief, Depression, and Suicide Ideation (Richard Blake)
• S11 E108 – Grieving Business Loss and Suicide Loss During Covid (Theresa Bruno)
• S7 E71 – Still Living Open-Heartedly After Loss (Emma Pearson – includes suicide loss)
• S6 E55 – Dealing with Suicide Partner Loss Led to the Development of Help Texts (Emma Payne)
• S4 E44 – Anniversary Special: Mother Loss Through Suicide (Nathalie Himmelrich)
• S2 E13 – Dealing With Suicide (Sharon Ehlers)

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