Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully inter ...
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The Pain After My Dad's Suicide... (Dealing With Suicide Bereavement)
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Зроблено Paul McGregor і знайдено завдяки Player FM та нашій спільноті. Авторські права належать видавцю, а не Player FM, і аудіоматеріали транслюються безпосередньо з сервера видавця. Натисніть на кнопку Підписатися, щоб слідкувати за оновленнями в Player FM або скопіюйте і вставте посилання на канал до іншої програми для подкастів.
So as some of you know, I recently run the first Speak Your Strength meet up in London. 35 people showed up, and I delivered this presentation you're about to listen too. In it, I talk about the pain after my Dad's suicide and how I struggled to deal with the bereavement that comes with suicide. As you may know yourself, mental health can affect anyone. It doesn't discriminate. And hopefully my vulnerability in this episode can help bring more awareness to mental health and suicide in particular. I also talk about the life changing moment that happened just over a year ago and the lessons I've learnt from it. Give it a listen :) and let me know what you think in a rating and review. You can also reach out to me on the following social media... INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/pmcgregorcom FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pmcgregorcom TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/pmcgregorcom BLOG: http://www.pmcgregor.com Enjoy!
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