CW: Suicide, Youth Mental Health and Abortion
In this episode based on the book chapter called PARDON, I invite Linda Collins to join me to explore the difficult topics of abortion, suicide and youth mental health. \"When I was thinking of who I would trust to have an intimate conversation with on this shade of love of loss and forgiveness that still shakes me, Linda Collins came to mind. I met Linda for the first time with a few mothers a couple of years back. United by the loss of their children to suicide, they founded the Please Stay Movement in Oct 2019. A survivor herself, Linda lost her beloved daughter - Victoria McLeod in 2014 when Victoria was 17. Linda generously shared her loss and grief through her book, Loss Adjustment which she gifted me with a copy at that first meeting. The pain of her loss permeates every page of the book yet the clarity and honesty of her words made it impossible to stop reading. I finished the book in one reading that weekend. Linda is also a copy editor with The Straits Times and has just published a poetic response to Loss Adjustment called Sign Language for the Death of Reason.\"
Join us for an exploration on guilt and forgiveness through a most heartfelt conversation that breaks through the silence and stigma on abortion and suicide.
Also, come find out why the English Yew is paired with this shade of love in the book!
MY INVITATION TO YOU:
What guilt do you need to release yourself from in order to move forward? What can you do to forgive yourself?
RESOURCES:
Find out more about the book, Loss Adjustment, at https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/products/loss-adjustment Caregivers' Alliance https://www.cal.org.sg/
Samaritans of Singapore https://www.sos.org.sg/
Please Stay Movement https://www.pleasestaymovement.com/
Child Bereavement Support Group https://www.cbss.sg/
CHAT https://www.chat.mentalhealth.sg/
Shan You Counselling https://www.shanyou.org.sg/
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