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This week may be a difficult story for our listeners as a mother tells the story of losing her daughter after she died from suicide. But with this being the last day of Mental Health Awareness Month, we thought the discussion was important and we wanted to support her as she continues to find her way to healing and as she becomes the voice and "fulfilled wish" for her daughter Neyla, who always chose to put others first and wanted to, as her mother says, "help the world".

Our guest this week is Lisa Vargas. She is a mother of 3, a law enforcement professional and a survivor. She is a fighter and her mission is help others however she can and to bring awareness to Suicide Awareness and Prevention...pushing this difficult topic out of the darkness and into a space where it can be discussed and so that those struggling in silence can get the help they need.

Lisa discusses the day she found her daughter and how her life changed from that moment forward. She talks about the process she has gone through to work on her continued healing, the reasons she had to forgive and the flood of emotions that sometimes take over. Lisa reminisces about getting to know her daughter more intimately through her beautiful art, poetry and journaling, the signs she gets from Neyla letting her know that she is near and how after getting the help she says she needed..she "picked up where Neyla left off".

Tune in today to hear Lisa's story of loss and how she works everyday to keep herself moving forward and keeping strong for her two sons. She works tirelessly to continue with her healing and she has become a strong advocate for mental health awareness....ultimately becoming the voice of her daughter's "fulfilled wish". 

Lisa supports organizations like The Compassionate Friends (TCF) on Facebook, Crisis Text Hotline...of which you can text 741-741 from your phone to get immediate help and someone to talk to...and she participates in the Out of the Darkness Walk each year organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Lisa can be reached at [email protected]. If you'd like to donate to the walk this year or participate, her team page is called "Neyla's Wallflowers" and can be found at:

https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=2413913#donate