"Social experiences, actions, words, or media played out with the backgrounds of internalized racism or biases create a continuous domino effect that birth the validation for many of the causes of suicide/suicidal thoughts [for POC]".

Suicide is not always an easy topic to discuss, especially for People of Color. With thoughts, attempts + actions resulting in suicide - come contributing factors that impact our mental health. From housing + lack thereof to Colorism + its fatal effect on the lives of minority people.

In today's episode, Livy Liv in light of speaking on her own experiences living with suicidal thoughts provides productive, realistic insight. Reacting to exterior social narratives but importantly the ones that come from within. She lets us in on her continuous path of recognizing, listening + acting to always arrive as her true self - re-building without allowing the negative thoughts to define her life.   

RESOURCE:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• 1-800- 273-8255 
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• TEXT -"HOME” to 741741

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