Episode Title: The Shocking Truth I Discovered 35 Years After My Father’s Death

Guest: Lisa Sugarman – Author, Columnist, Founder of The HelpHUB™, Crisis Counselor, and Mental Health Advocate

Episode Summary:

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Lisa Sugarman shares her journey of uncovering the truth about her father’s death—35 years after he passed. She opens up about what it was like to re-grieve his loss, process his struggle with mental illness, and ultimately turn her pain into purpose.

Lisa is now a dedicated mental health advocate, a crisis counsellor with The Trevor Project, and a grief group facilitator with Samaritans. She’s on a mission to break the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide, one conversation at a time.

Join us as we discuss:

✔️ The life-altering discovery that changed Lisa’s perspective on grief

✔️ The challenges of re-grieving a loss from a new lens

✔️ How society’s perception of mental illness has evolved over time

✔️ The importance of normalising conversations around suicide and mental health

✔️ Lisa’s work with The Trevor Project and Samaritans

✔️ Practical ways to support suicide loss survivors and those struggling with mental illness

✔️ How we can all contribute to breaking the stigma

Connect with Lisa Sugarman:

Website: http://www.thehelphub.co/

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