Welcome back to the Love Makes You Podcast, where I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sam Eaton, an Amazon best-selling author, Instagram influencer, and founder of Recklessly Alive, an organization committed to eliminating death by suicide entirely, who shared his story of trauma, pain and mental illness, and how his suicide attempt taught him that life is precious, that helping others can be part of the purpose we've so desperately been seeking, and ultimately, to become recklessly alive!
Sam is very honest and vulnerable as he describes how learning to channel the pain and grief that he felt from his own depression and loss of friends and coworkers to suicide helped him to have the courage to speak up about his struggles, and hopefully help someone else. We discuss topics ranging from tips and tools that have been helpful for him on his mental health journey, to the impact of our culture on men's mental health, to the effect social media has on our mental state, to how his relationship with God helped transform his pain into his purpose.
I hope this episode can be hopeful and inspiring to everyone listening, and that it can help you to feel a little more equipped to face life's challenges head on, and a little less alone in doing so!
And don't forget, friends - love makes you!
Resources:
Recklessly Alive - https://www.recklesslyalive.com/
Recklessly Alive: What My Suicide Attempt Taught Me About God and Living Life to the Fullest - Get Sam's book HERE