How has suicide impacted your life? 

How is your mental health? Do you have a friend you need to check in on? 

Suicide awareness and prevention is vitally important, but especially during a global pandemic with many people quarantined alone, lost jobs, and loved ones sick. 

In this episode, I am joined by my friend, Lisa Zeller, who works to increase suicide awareness and prevention after losing two partners to suicide. Lisa tells the stories of how she lost her partners to suicide and how these experiences inspired her activism. Listen in as Lisa tells us what to do if we think someone in our lives may be suicidal, how to turn social media into a support tool, and why you need to check in on your strong friends too.  

In This Episode, You Will Learn: 

• Lisa’s passions (3:18)
• Lisa’s personal experiences with suicide (3:41)
• How Lisa’s personal experiences with suicide led to her career and activism (10:52)
• How the online community of survivors supported Lisa (13:04)
• How Lisa began speaking to groups (15:30)
• Lisa’s advice for listeners (17:14)
• Nicole's personal example of why to always be kind to others (20:31)
• What to do when you are concerned about someone’s mental health (23:22)
• Why you have to check on your strong friends too (28:03)
• Turning social media into a positive support tool (29:27)
• The importance of being mindful (33:16)

Connect with Lisa

• LinkedIn
• Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition 

Let’s Connect!

• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn
• Facebook 
• Facebook Group
• Instagram

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