** Suicide Awareness Month is September every year and to kick off this month I have a wonderful special guest named Shelley Pavlis. I was a guest on her podcast last September and I am so glad we got to talk about her journey. At 13 minute mark we do talk about Suicide.

BIO:

Shelley Pavlis is the current Co-chair and Project 2025 Champion of the Orange County Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. As Project 2025 Champion her role align with AFSP's goal nationwide to reduce the number of suicides by 20 by the year 2025. She also created and hosts a suicide awareness and prevention podcast called Hope Out of the Darkness. Like many of you, she has been affected by suicide in many ways. She had a beloved Aunt and an Uncle die by suicide, and her family never discussed how they died until recently, bringing home the stigma of talking about mental illness and suicide. Several other close family members suffer from severe depression, or anxiety and have lived experience or suicidal ideation as well. And the ultimate catalyst for her seeking out AFSP-OC for resources and to volunteer was when her son’s friend died by suicide at 17 years old. She knew then she had to educate herself and learn the warning signs and how to help other loss survivors. Shell is a trained presenter for many suicide prevention education programs and is mental health first aid certified. 

Her links: 

https://linktr.ee/shellseeshell

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