ep 48: Surviving Families of Suicide
Hilarious Humanitarians Podcast
Deanna Silverman, LCSW & Erin Prewitt
4.8 • 525 Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2018
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month so in honor of this important month & topic we have special guest @MommyNeedsaCoffee from Instagram who is sharing her personal story as a family member who has survived the death of her brother due to suicide. Natalie is sharing her journey of healing and recovering from such a life changing and significant loss. Throughout this episode we continue our ongoing discussions about the importance of speaking about mental health, advocating for mental health reform and encouraging those suffering to reach out to their support systems and resources.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome. It is episode number 48 of the hilarious humanitarian podcast where we're |
| 0:09.2 | going to be talking about suicide. September is suicide prevention months, so we thought it would |
| 0:14.7 | be really important to revisit a topic that needs to stay front and center in today's discussions |
| 0:18.6 | on mental health. Last time we did this, we was following the suicide deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, but today we do have |
| 0:25.0 | a return guest whose life has been forever changed by suicide in the family. My name is |
| 0:30.3 | Francis Azevira, licensed marriage and family therapist. My name is Deanna Silverman, |
| 0:35.7 | licensed clinical social worker. |
| 0:38.2 | We'll introduce our guest in just a second, but to give you kind of a roadmap of today's |
| 0:42.8 | episode, we're going to be providing you with some information to share and use yourself. |
| 0:49.1 | If you or yourself are struggling with thoughts of self-harm and suicide, it's especially |
| 0:53.5 | important to note on today's |
| 0:54.9 | podcast, we are for informational purposes only. Do not constitute medical advice, and we are not a |
| 1:00.4 | substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please always seek the advice |
| 1:04.8 | of your physician, mental health professional, or other qualified health provider with any |
| 1:08.8 | questions you may have regarding a medical condition. |
| 1:11.5 | Also, before we start, if you haven't done so already, please find us, subscribe, and rate the |
| 1:16.5 | podcast. So, as we mentioned, we do have a guest here today. We'll introduce to you, Natalie. |
| 1:23.0 | She's from Instagram. Natalie, what is your handle on Instagram again? |
| 1:29.7 | It's Mommy Needs a coffee. Okay. Now, what is your handle on Instagram again? It's mommy needs a coffee. |
| 1:36.0 | Okay. Now, first of all, thank you very much for joining us today because we do know this is going to be a sensitive subject and we were trying to find somebody who had some experience |
| 1:40.4 | to be able to kind of come on and lead this discussion. So I guess the best way to jump in is to tell us how your life has been touched by suicide. |
| 1:51.6 | So I was 11 years old and my brother is seven years older than me. |
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