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Content warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is struggling and you are living in Canada or the United States, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). You can also find support and resources at https://helpguide.org/.
Guest: Danise Sugita
What You’ll Learn:
•How Danise’s lived experience shaped her work and her approach to healing and support
•What suicidal thoughts can look like (and why they’re often hidden or misunderstood)
•Whether Danise identifies more closely with being a disabled Asian American or a disabled person
•How the dual identity impacts her ability to seek help
•The frustration and challenges of living with an invisible disability (including being doubted, misunderstood, or having to repeatedly self-advocate)
•How a passion for disability rights and justice can stem from multiple things that are not related to being disabled
•What the relationship between attendants and their clients are like
Topics We Cover:
•How trauma can lead to suicidal thoughts
•Lived experience
•Recovery and resilience
•Identity
•Disability justice
•Attendant care
Who This Episode Is For:
•Anyone who’s personally navigating suicidal thoughts or mental health challenges
•Anyone who has or wants to know more about living with an invisible disability
•Listeners who want to know more about the struggle of being a member of two minority groups
•Those interested in mental health advocacy and stigma reduction
•Anyone who wants to know more about the relationship between an attendant and client
Follow Danise:
•LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danisesugita/
•Podcast — The Voices That Propel Us: Stories of Justice, Action, and Community: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pcM5LWXexnuWNKpsndYjb?si=c4e6fb0338fe4be3
•Episode (Spotify) — The Voices That Propel Us (with me as a guest): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0It5mDi7BvWXVYd2iPzAvj?si=944baae856b04779
•Episode (Apple Podcasts) — Beyond the Barriers: Hollis Peirce on Disability: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/beyond-the-barriers-hollis-peirce-on-disability/id1832052249?i=1000741675477
- Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts about this episode.
- Instagram: @21stcenturydisability
- Facebook: Twenty-First Century Disability
- Bluesky: @21centdisability.bsky.social
- TikTok: @21stcenturydisability
- LinkedIn: Hollis Peirce
- Use the hashtag #21stCenturyDisability to join the discussion online.
Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on upcoming episodes and events by clicking here: https://www.21stcenturydisability.com/contact!
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Content warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is struggling and you are living in Canada or the United States, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). You can also find support and resources at https://helpguide.org/.
Guest: Danise Sugita
What You’ll Learn:
•How Danise’s lived experience shaped her work and her approach to healing and support
•What suicidal thoughts can look like (and why they’re often hidden or misunderstood)
•Whether Danise identifies more closely with being a disabled Asian American or a disabled person
•How the dual identity impacts her ability to seek help
•The frustration and challenges of living with an invisible disability (including being doubted, misunderstood, or having to repeatedly self-advocate)
•How a passion for disability rights and justice can stem from multiple things that are not related to being disabled
•What the relationship between attendants and their clients are like
Topics We Cover:
•How trauma can lead to suicidal thoughts
•Lived experience
•Recovery and resilience
•Identity
•Disability justice
•Attendant care
Who This Episode Is For:
•Anyone who’s personally navigating suicidal thoughts or mental health challenges
•Anyone who has or wants to know more about living with an invisible disability
•Listeners who want to know more about the struggle of being a member of two minority groups
•Those interested in mental health advocacy and stigma reduction
•Anyone who wants to know more about the relationship between an attendant and client
Follow Danise:
•LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danisesugita/
•Podcast — The Voices That Propel Us: Stories of Justice, Action, and Community: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pcM5LWXexnuWNKpsndYjb?si=c4e6fb0338fe4be3
•Episode (Spotify) — The Voices That Propel Us (with me as a guest): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0It5mDi7BvWXVYd2iPzAvj?si=944baae856b04779
•Episode (Apple Podcasts) — Beyond the Barriers: Hollis Peirce on Disability: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/beyond-the-barriers-hollis-peirce-on-disability/id1832052249?i=1000741675477
- Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts about this episode.
- Instagram: @21stcenturydisability
- Facebook: Twenty-First Century Disability
- Bluesky: @21centdisability.bsky.social
- TikTok: @21stcenturydisability
- LinkedIn: Hollis Peirce
- Use the hashtag #21stCenturyDisability to join the discussion online.
Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on upcoming episodes and events by clicking here: https://www.21stcenturydisability.com/contact!