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Facing the Unseen: A Daughter's Mission to End the Stigma Around Suicide
In this episode of the EZ Conversations Podcast, Lisa Sugarman, a Boston-based content creator dedicated to mental health and suicide awareness, shares her riveting journey of surviving suicide loss. Lisa recounts the profound impact of losing her father twice—first at ten, under the belief it was a heart attack, and later at 45 upon discovering it was suicide. She discusses the stages of processing such trauma and her path to becoming a mental health advocate. Lisa delves into her work, including writing, creating a YouTube series, and counselling with the Trevor Project, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability, compassion, and continuous dialogue to break the stigma around mental health and suicide.
Lisa Sugarman is an author, a nationally syndicated columnist, a 3x survivor of suicide loss, a mental health advocate, and a crisis counsellor with The Trevor Project. She writes the opinion column We Are Who We Are and is the author of How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids And Be Ok With It, Untying Parent Anxiety, and LIFE: It Is What It Is. Lisa is also a storyteller with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and a contributor to the Mental Health Television Network (MHTN), Healthline Parenthood, GrownAndFlown, TODAY Parents, Thrive Global, LittleThings, and More Content Now. Lisa lives and writes just north of Boston. Visit her online at lisasugarman.com.
Author & Columnist | 3x Survivor of Suicide Loss | Crisis Counselor with The Trevor Project | Storyteller with NAMI | Grief Group Facilitator | Mental Health Advocate
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Timestamps:
03:52 Introduction and Welcome
04:50 Lisa's Background and Journey
05:17 Discovering the Truth About Her Father's Death
05:57 Impact of the Truth on Lisa's Life
06:34 Navigating Trauma and Changing Beliefs
17:18 Conversations with Her Mother
27:26 Finding Purpose and Advocacy
44:57 Spiritual Connection and Healing
49:31 Final Thoughts and Resources
Sponsors of the Podcast:
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Or find Furkhan's Book, Pursuit of Self Love: 30 Uplifting Messages and Reflections. The Kindle version is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Pursuit-Self-Love-Uplifting-Messages-Reflections-ebook/dp/B0C4D1XYL1
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In this episode of the EZ Conversations Podcast, Lisa Sugarman, a Boston-based content creator dedicated to mental health and suicide awareness, shares her riveting journey of surviving suicide loss. Lisa recounts the profound impact of losing her father twice—first at ten, under the belief it was a heart attack, and later at 45 upon discovering it was suicide. She discusses the stages of processing such trauma and her path to becoming a mental health advocate. Lisa delves into her work, including writing, creating a YouTube series, and counselling with the Trevor Project, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability, compassion, and continuous dialogue to break the stigma around mental health and suicide.
Lisa Sugarman is an author, a nationally syndicated columnist, a 3x survivor of suicide loss, a mental health advocate, and a crisis counsellor with The Trevor Project. She writes the opinion column We Are Who We Are and is the author of How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids And Be Ok With It, Untying Parent Anxiety, and LIFE: It Is What It Is. Lisa is also a storyteller with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and a contributor to the Mental Health Television Network (MHTN), Healthline Parenthood, GrownAndFlown, TODAY Parents, Thrive Global, LittleThings, and More Content Now. Lisa lives and writes just north of Boston. Visit her online at lisasugarman.com.
Author & Columnist | 3x Survivor of Suicide Loss | Crisis Counselor with The Trevor Project | Storyteller with NAMI | Grief Group Facilitator | Mental Health Advocate
email: [email protected]
website: lisasugarman.com
linktree: linktr.ee/thelisasugarman
youtube: youtube.com/@thelisasugarman
tiktok: tiktok.com/@thelisasugarman
facebook: facebook.com/thelisasugarman
instagram: instagram.com/lisa_sugarman
linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lisa-sugarman-16925b69
amazon author page: www.amazon.com/stores/Lisa-Sugarman/author/B00JY0DY28?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Timestamps:
03:52 Introduction and Welcome
04:50 Lisa's Background and Journey
05:17 Discovering the Truth About Her Father's Death
05:57 Impact of the Truth on Lisa's Life
06:34 Navigating Trauma and Changing Beliefs
17:18 Conversations with Her Mother
27:26 Finding Purpose and Advocacy
44:57 Spiritual Connection and Healing
49:31 Final Thoughts and Resources
Sponsors of the Podcast:
If you would like to support EZ Conversations, here are all the ways you can do that:
Or find Furkhan's Book, Pursuit of Self Love: 30 Uplifting Messages and Reflections. The Kindle version is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Pursuit-Self-Love-Uplifting-Messages-Reflections-ebook/dp/B0C4D1XYL1
Subscribe to the EZ Reflections Newsletter: https://ez-reflections-newsletter.beehiiv.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices