Hey friends,

This week's show on Real Talk with Rachael is another special edition episode. It's longer than most of the episodes but I promise it is worth every single minute.

November is suicide awareness month and my brave, strong friend, Lynn Paljarvi, came on the show to discuss suicide from a survivors perspective.

Here are just a few things we chatted about:

• How Lynn and I met just months after she lost her husband to suicide
• The ministry God brought into her life that carried her through this tough season
• The different emotional stages she went through after losing her husband
• The spiritual warfare during this dark season and how she continues to fight it
• What she would say to someone who is a recent suicide survivor
• What she would say to someone considering suicide (this answer she gave was POWERFUL)
• What the healing journey has looked like for her
• Practical ways we can support suicide survivors
• The verse she stood on to carry her through
• Why it's important to look a suicide survivor in the eyes (hint: shame comes for them hard)
• How she is still struggling today and what her friends do to lift her up

Have I said yet this is an episode you don't want to miss?!

I personally lost a friend to suicide just a few weeks ago so I am passionate about bringing this topic into the light. Please share this episode with everyone you know!

Keeping things real,

Rachael Joy

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