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Facebook Rolls Out New Suicide Prevention Feature

Filed Under: Mental Health, Suicide, Tech

Facebook is launching a new suicide prevention feature, and it is so heartening to see social media moving in this direction. Many social media sites have offered ways to “report” suicidal or self harm posts or content for the last few years, but in a new partnership, I believe Facebook is taking things is the right […]

Be a Superhero #EndSuicide

Filed Under: Mental Health, Mental Illness, Suicide

These people are real live superheroes. Each one has survived intense suicidal thoughts and/or suicide attempts. They all have an illness that’s symptoms often include intrusive thoughts of wanting to die. And that is so so very scary and sad and frustrating, but no matter what, they continue to fight. So to me that makes them superheroes, even if […]

Seattle Seahawks Recognize Suicide Prevention

Filed Under: Mental Health, Suicide

Friday night our American Foundation for Suicide Prevention chapter was recognized at the Seattle Seahawks preseason game. My fellow board member Heather and I were there on the field and up on the jumbotron sharing the message of suicide prevention. It was such a thrill to reach so many people about our cause! Because I know its […]

Avoid the Media and Reach Out

Filed Under: Media, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Self Care, Suicide

There is so much sadness all over the internet today–as well as ignorance about mental illness and suicide–for me and for many who have either lost loved ones or who struggle themselves, it’s really hard to read. The loss of a beloved public figure like Robin Williams is heartbreaking. We all feel as though we […]

Spontaneous Combustion

Filed Under: Charity Events, Mental Illness, Suicide

I always burn out after a big event. Sometimes I think of it as a hangover, but this year its definite burnout. So its taken me several days to write this. After months of fundraising and planning, last weekend was the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Overnight Walk, bringing suicide out of the darkness. This […]

Honoring Loved Ones Lost

Filed Under: Charity Events, Mental Health, Suicide

Next month I’ll be walking in the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk in Seattle. And I’d like to honor your loved ones lost to suicide. Last year in DC I walked wearing this shirt. I’ll be honoring these beautiful very-loved people again this year but have been given a few more names and plan […]

Our Stories Are Not Over #SemicolonProject416

Filed Under: Mental Health, Mental Illness, Self Image, Suicide

I recently read about the Semicolon Project on Healthy Place. It really spoke to me, and when I shared the information in my mental health blogs group on Facebook, many of my fellow advocates responded to the campaign; especially as writers living with mental illness. I just love the imagery and personal statement of this awareness […]

The Life Saver

Filed Under: Charity Events, Mental Health, Mental Illness, PPD, Suicide

I stayed up past 3am drawing something… I was so inspired and moved to be creating it that I just couldn’t stop. I know some of you (but definitely not all of you) know I’ve been struggling in a manic phase. I saw my doctor just under 2 weeks ago and she completely revised my […]