Suicide Survivor Jazz Thornton Details Mental Health Battle & 'The Girl On The Bridge' Film

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🗓️ 23 September 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Having overcome childhood abuse and multiple suicide attempts, Jazz Thornton has now dedicated her life to speaking hope and creating change in the mental health space. Jazz co-founded Voices of Hope and her unique experience and practical message has gained worldwide recognition, leading her to the TED Talk stage, and now as the main feature in a new documentary film titled, "The Girl On The Bridge." Jazz is also the award-winning director of Jessica's Tree and author of "Stop Surviving Start Fighting." Jazz details her experiences with mental health, suicide, psychiatric stay, and how she ultimately turned everything around to be a beacon of hope for those still struggling.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:03.0	She just looked at me and was like,
0:04.9	jazz, why are you crying?
0:06.8	And I was like, I am so freaking tired of fighting.
0:11.3	And she just looked at me and she went,
0:13.0	like, pretty straight face, like, jazz.
0:15.5	What do you think the definition of fighting is?
0:17.4	Because I don't think that you've been fighting.
0:19.8	I think you're only surviving.
0:21.7	And that's only when you learn how to fight.
0:23.6	That's been the change that you're longing to see is going to happen.
0:30.6	Hey, everybody.
0:31.4	And welcome to RealPod.
0:33.0	I'm Victoria Garrick, former DLN athlete and mental health
0:36.3	and body image advocate.
0:37.8	Everyone say I'll be bringing you awesome guests,
0:40.6	weekly inspiration, and the realest conversations
0:43.8	around everything and anything.
0:46.2	Now let's get real.
0:54.2	Hey, guys.
0:54.9	It's Victoria.
0:55.6	Before we get into today's episode,
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