“When I lost my brother to suicide in January, I immediately wanted to learn all I could about suicide - I read, I went to support groups, I talked with my therapist, anything I could do to find out about what had taken my brother and to find people who I could relate to. When I searched for podcasts, I was surprised that there wasn’t much out there on the topic. Thank you, thank you for starting this podcast to openly speak about this issue that is still unfortunately surrounded with stigma perhaps because of the unknown - so much is yet to be discovered and understood. I especially related to so much in the 2nd episode - beautifully done. I too do not want my brother’s death to be for nothing - I am trying to be an advocate for suicide awareness and feel that the stigma can be lessened little by little just by people talking about it more. As my family and I adjust to our new normal, please know this podcast will be playing a much-needed role in our healing.
UPDATE: it’s been 7 months since I lost my brother to suicide, and I find myself going back to episodes 2 and 6 with Chloe and Dr Simring and Rabbi Kirshner when I need to hear reassurances that I’m not alone in how I feel. Thank you for those. A note on how not all of the episodes deal with suicide directly - at first I felt similar to some of the other comments asking for you to get back to only suicide, but I’m just so grateful for those two episodes alone and I realize that the other episodes are no doubt helpful for other listeners. I appreciate the initial season of this podcast and hope more episodes are to come.”
junebug58465 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/24/19