The Epidemic...
Every year around the world, millions of people attempt su***de. One of those people was my best friend, who ended his life more than two decades ago. And I have ideated for many years.
Yet we almost never talk about it, and when we do, we aren’t very good at it. Instead of really talking about it, we judge, blame, criticize, minimize, invalidate, deny, pontificate, diagnose, pity, cheerlead, offer platitudes and solutions- but most of us never listen. We rarely engage from a place of curiosity, empathy or trying to understand. As a result, attempt survivors aren’t heard, which only exacerbates the problem.
So my goal with this podcast is to create a space for su***de attempt survivors to be heard, and in doing so, get these stories out into the world. And I hope, get a little better at engaging in these kinds of conversations.
These stories matter- they really matter. And there’s so much to learn.