Pamella and Samantha talk about things you can do to help spread the word that September is Suicide Prevention Month, how to focus on being kind to others and how to especially be kind to yourself.

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Making Others Feel Good About Themselves

My Friend Is Suicidal, Now What?

Pamella Jean and Samantha Bennington interview World Champion Surfer, Keala Kennelly. Keala shares candidly the times she thought of taking her life, how she has successfully dealt with her depression and what she's learned about being bipolar.

On Steven Frain Sister's 13th podcast, Pamella Jean and Samantha Bennington discuss whether or not they think suicide is a selfish. They also share an eye opening article entitled "Suicide Is Not Selfish", which provides information on something called a suicide trance.

Articles:

Suicide Is Not Selfish

Is Suicide Selfish?

There's Nothing Selfish About Suicide

On Steven Frain Sister's 12th podcast, Pamella Jean and Samantha Bennington discuss the importance of self-value and how it differs from confidence and self-esteem, which have a tendency toward self entitlement. Pamella also does a quiz on Samantha"Do You Value Yourself" by Rick Hanson.

Quiz: Do You Value Yourself

Article: How Much Do You Value Yourself?

In Steven Frain's Sisters 11th podcast, Pamella Jean interviews Joyce Bruggeman, the Executive Director of Survivors of Suicide Loss (SOSLSD.org). Joyce discusses why support groups, such as the ones that SOSLSD have been facilitating since 1981, are so essential to help survivors with their grief and how they ultimately prevent future suicides. She also openly shares the tragedy that triggered her husband to take his own life.

Book Reference: Supporting Children After Suicide Loss

Pamella and Samantha Discuss how they feel about the advice Lindsay G Holmes provides in her Huffington Post article "How To Talk About Suicide In A Way That's Actually Helpful"

Pamella Jean and Samantha Bennington interview Anne Moss Rogers, who after losing her son Charles to suicide, started a blog EmotinallyNaked.com and was featured on TED Talks "Can a Blog Save Lives". Anne Moss offers her expert coping strategies, things to listen for to determine if someone is about to die by suicide and her thoughts on the TV Show "13 Reasons Why." She also bravely shares where to read her sons's final tweets, in hopes it will prevent others from missing the signs of when someone they love is about to take their own life.

Books Anne Moss Recommends: Coping Strategies For Grief and Loss Children Teens & Suicide Loss

Her Son's Final Tweets

In Steven Frain Sister's 8th episode, Pamella and Samantha our joined by their producer Zachary (Weintraub). They discuss triggers that bring up the painful reminders of the loss of their loved ones to suicide and share the coping tools they use to ease their grief. Samantha also shares how she dealt with Sunny Garcia's attempted suicide, as one of her closest friends KK, received the news while she's was a guest at Samantha's home.

In Steven Frain Sister's 7th episode, Pamella Jean and Samantha Bennington share some alarming stats about the significant increase of teenage suicides, as well as research regarding what may be contributing to teenagers high level of anxiety and depression. They also discuss their views on taking anti-depressants and recommend a few books that may help to improve the well being of those dealing with mental health issues.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pamella Jean and Samantha Bennington continue to interview Tobi Knehr Bennington, Chester Bennington's sister and Samantha's sister-in-law, on the day of Chester's 43rd Birthday (March 20th) and the morning after (March 21st) his celebration of life in Tempe, Arizona.