In this episode of the Life with Francy Podcast, Francy sits down with Lisa Sugarman, a Boston-based author and nationally syndicated columnist dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding suicide and mental illness. Lisa shares her personal journey, including the profound impact of learning that her father took his own life 35 years after his death. This revelation reshaped her mission to support others, turning her pain into purpose. Lisa works as a crisis counselor with The Trevor Project, a storyteller with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and a grief support facilitator with Samaritans. She is committed to normalizing conversations about mental health, suicide, loss, and grief, believing in the strength and healing found within shared experiences. Tune in to hear Lisa’s inspiring story and learn how you can help break the stigma. FOLLOW HER AT WEBSITE - https://lisasugarman.com FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/TheLisaSugarman INSTAGRAM- https://www.instagram.com/lisa_sugarman LINKEDIN- https://bit.ly/4bJJCwd TIKTOK-https://www.tiktok.com/@thelisasugarman STAY IN TOUCH ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKTREE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTRAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This conversation was thanks to Podmatch an amazing community for podcast guest and podcast host to make amazing collaborations like this one. Sign Up with Podmatch using this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or paste this URL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podmatch.com/signup/lifewithfrancy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support and Join my Patreon community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/Lifewithfrancy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DOWNLOAD my Transform your Mind workbook for FREE here >>> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3mhiGQ9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hope you have a blessed day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Support this podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://anchor.fm/francelyn-devarie/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠