S1 E13: Suicide

Suicide /ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/ Suicide is death caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die National Suicide Lifeline  Katie Ellison contacted us after our first episode. She presented the word Suicide and shared her story with us. Katie has a personal history with suicide and has a background in suicide prevention. This episode is a bit longer than usual but we address important and challenging topics. Parts of this discussion might be tough for some of our audience so please do what you need to take care of yourself (even if that means clicking off). Thank you for tuning in and listening to Katie share her story and expertise.  Katie works in Firearm Suicide Prevention for the Missouri Institute of Mental Health as well as runs her own suicidie prevention consulting business, Semicolon Consulting. In this epsiode we discuss who Katie is and why she chose her field in suicide prevention. We go into details about what community response looks like, what is contagion, and what can you do to help (yourself or others). Time stamps for topics discussed are at the bottom of this episode description. Learn more about Katie's work here Obsessions: The Sunshine Place Don't Worry Darling Bad Bitches Have Bad Days Too Resources (not exhaustive): National Suicide Lifeline  or Text 741741 The Trevor Project or Text "START” to 678678 Trans Lifeline Bad Bitches Have Bad Days Too Black Mental Health Resources Episode timestamps: Intro- 0:00-4:20 Who is Katie- 4:20-21:43 Suicide Community Response- 21:43-33:00 The 13 Reasons Why Phenomenon- 33:00-43:15 Risk Factors and What to do- 43:15-53:47 Firearm Suicide Prevention- 53:47-1:05:33 Access to Resources- 1:05:33-1:13:04 Closing- 1:13:04-1:29:52