TW: Todays episode we discuss suicide, listen with care.
September is National Suicide Awareness & Prevention month and what better way to start the month than with Paula Fontenelle. She is host of the podcast 'Understand Suicide', she is an author of the book 'Understanding Suicide' Living with Loss, Paths to Prevention. She has a great YouTube channel for her podcast as well as being a survivor of suicide, loosing her father.
Loosing her father is what created this desire to understand suicide, all the complexities and to try to provide as much advocacy and resource for those left behind. She has created a special course for "the forgotten ones." The ones who care for for those struggling. Through ways to communicate, what type of questions and how to ask, and when it is time to protect yourself by getting outside help to intervene.
If you or someone you know is struggling, please know you are NOT ALONE. I have attached Paula's website, podcast and YouTube links. The National Suicide Hotline is 1-800-273-8255.
In honor of those gone, still struggling, and the survivors of suicide for the month of September I would like to do each Wed. of the month sharing your stories. If you would like to be on my show and share your experience please email at [email protected].
YOU ARE LOVED. Thank you for the support and I have also linked all my information below.
Boykin Meets World info:
Email- [email protected]
Insta-https://www.instagram.com/boykinmeetsworld_podcast/
Paula Fontenelle info:
Understand Suicide website- https://www.understandsuicide.com
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC423Q8bFZzLxKb07I226dIA
Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understand-suicide/id1481851818?i=1000486377558