**Warning: This episode includes discussions about suicide and suicidal ideation. Viewer and listener discretion is advised** Welcome to the second season finale of Courage Permission Slip.

In this deeply personal solo episode, Kea's talking about:

• The danger of not addressing feelings and thoughts that keep coming up
• What realizations sent her to a dark place
• Big life decisions she made that brought up feelings of shame and failure
• The steps she took to help her get clarity on what she needed to do and to begin coming to terms with those decisions
• The Courage Permission Slip episodes that gave her her own permission slips

…and more!

Resources:

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or is contemplating suicide, please consider the following resources:

• Call 988, the Suicide and Crisis Line. Learn more about it here: https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/
• Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective (BEAM): https://beam.community/get-help-now/
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help

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Other Courage Permission Slip Podcast Episodes Kea Referenced:

We Can't Lock Ourselves Down with Toni Purry: https://keameyersduggan.com/podcast/toni-purry

I Accept Failures + Setbacks with Dr. Chariya Christmon: https://keameyersduggan.com/podcast/chariya-christmon

Whose Life Are You Living with Christa Shelton + Jess Wass: https://keameyersduggan.com/podcast/after-hours

All Change is a Mess in the Middle with Jess Wass: https://keameyersduggan.com/podcast/jess-wass

There is No Step Too Small with Lizzie Alberga: https://keameyersduggan.com/podcast/lizzie-alberga

This Dream is Not Mine Anymore with Heather Yurovsky: https://keameyersduggan.com/podcast/heather-yurovksy

I'm A Hot Mess with Julie Ha Truong: https://keameyersduggan.com/podcast/julie-ha-truong

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The We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle Podcast Episode Kea Mentioned:

Cheryl Strayed: Don't Let Your Dreams Ruin Your Life: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cheryl-strayed-dont-let-your-dreams-ruin-your-life/id1564530722?i=1000574727413

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Connect with Kea!

Website: https://keameyersduggan.com/

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