Some conversations feel scary until someone hands you the right words. We brought together two suicide attempt survivors, Deborah and Brian, to share the tools, language, and lived insight that help families break silence, reduce shame, and make safer choices when emotions run high. 

Their prevention-first approach is built for real life: short lessons, tactile workbooks, and simple prompts that help kids separate powerful feelings from irreversible actions.

They share a simple, prevention-first framework that helps families talk openly about suicide, bullying, and big feelings. We show parents how to start hard conversations early, give kids a shared language for emotions, and use a tactile workbook to turn insight into action.

• five stages of intellectual development as a clear decision-making tool
• how vocabulary reduces shame and opens conversation
• social media, bullying, and hidden distress in high achievers
• why “wait one more day” helps disrupt catastrophic thinking
• early talks at home as prevention not reaction
• warning signs to watch for and when none appear
• practical prompts parents can use to begin
• program access, pricing, and school outreach in Alberta
• website link and direct email contact for support

If you would like to connect with Deborah and Brian please visit their website at: https://www.survivorsofhopelessness.com.

To download a free chapter of host Sylvia Worsham's bestselling book, In Faith, I Thrive: Finding Joy Through God's Masterplan, visit her website at www.sylviaworsham.com