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Today I release a conversation with a sister talk about her baby brother Teddy. At 43, she lost her only sibling to suicide. Our personalities making us fast friends, Jen & I dug right in & discuss so many things surrounding, loss by suicide, AFSP & more...  A bit more about her:  

"Jen Hoye is a passionate mental health and suicide prevention advocate, a board member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Massachusetts Chapter, and a suicide loss survivor. Jen lost her brother, Teddy Fusco, Jr., to suicide in May 2017.
Before July 2021, Jen Hoye hadn’t run in nearly 30 years – when she was on her high school cross country team. Several years after her brother Teddy’s suicide, Jen began walking for her physical & mental health. Jen was inspired by her brother to complete #HealingMiles remembrance walks and runs in honor of others who have died by suicide. Since September 2020, she has dedicated Healing Miles to hundreds of men, women, and children from across the globe. Today, Jen has completed a number of races representing Team AFSP, including the Boston Marathon (2021, 2022), & several more. Jen also completed her first ultramarathon to celebrate her upcoming 50th birthday.  Her goal is to support the AFSP’s mission to bring hope to those impacted by suicide – and to run Healing Miles in memory of others – in every state of the US. Jen has been featured on a number of podcasts, radio shows, and international video panels, as well as in the news media. She lives in Taunton, MA, with her family, three rescue dogs, cat, and chickens."

 Find here HERE  Jen Fusco Hoye | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree  

Her message of HOPE is to take care of yourself, outside of serving others, because you will need to be 'good' before you can truly be that help.

Today we discuss:

• Teddy's death was completely a surprise - & his personality 'type' that is so common (as I have come to understand)
• The chasm of life "after" & rebuilding despite its unrelenting presence
• Years of unacknowledged grief masquerading as anger (aka living IN the chasm)
• How the 'rage' served it's purpose BUT ALSO had a cost!
• What happened during Covid that forced a 'shift'...
• Her 'talks' (walks) & how her anger turned toward kindness & how that was healing. Choosing to LIVE & BE the real YOU 
• Marathons, AFSP, her 'Sicilian-ness' & more

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