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Suicide Prevention Month: Finding Hope, Healing, and Support

September is Suicide Prevention Month…a time to slow down, pay attention, and remember that the conversations we have can save lives. Suicide often hides behind silence, stigma, and pain that feels too heavy to share. As a therapist, I often see how clients carry invisible struggles: feelings of being “too much” for others, or of quietly withdrawing when life feels unbearable. Talking about suicide isn’t easy, but it is necessary. Naming the pain and offering support are some of the most powerful steps we can take toward healing.

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Supporting Someone in Crisis: What to Say (and What Not to Say)

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Welcome to our Mood-E Blog Supporting Someone in Crisis: What to Say (and What Not to Say) When someone we care about is in crisis, it’s natural to want to help. However, knowing the right words to say—and what to avoid saying—can be challenging. Whether the crisis involves anxiety, depression, grief, or another mental health

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Recognizing the Early Signs of Suicide Risk: What Everyone Should Know

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Suicide is a devastating reality that affects families, communities, and individuals. While it is a deeply complex issue, recognizing the early signs of suicide risk can play a crucial role in prevention. By understanding these signs, we can offer support to those who are struggling and help guide them toward the professional help they need. In this article, we’ll discuss the warning signs of suicide risk, the importance of taking care of your mental health, and how seeking professional help can save lives

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Finding Support After Suicide Loss

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Losing someone to suicide can be an overwhelming and traumatic experience. The emotional aftermath is often filled with confusion, guilt, and sadness, and for those affected, healing can feel like an uphill battle.

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Healing After Suicide Loss: Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss

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Losing a loved one to suicide can be an incredibly painful experience, marked by intense feelings of grief, confusion, guilt, and anger. The aftermath of such a loss often leaves survivors grappling with a range of emotions that can be overwhelming.

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Revolutionizing Therapy and Suicide Prevention

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I had the incredible opportunity to guest on the Mastering Counseling Podcast, Episode 84, titled Revolutionizing Therapy and Suicide Prevention.

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Men’s Mental Health

Anxiety, College, Communication, Depression, Family, General Mental Health, Linkinbio, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Welcome to our Mood-E Blog Mental Health Support for Men After decades of hush hush, it feels like the wheels are finally spinning, and spinning fast. As a society, we’ve made dramatic progress in terms of opening up the conversation around mental health, normalizing therapy, and systematically changing the way we approach mental

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Do You Have Any Siblings? A Question A Suicide Survivor Never Wants To Answer.

Anxiety, Communication, Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Do You Have Any Siblings? A Question A Suicide Survivor Never Wants To Answer. by Synergy eTherapy Guest Writer, Andrew Sullivan “Do you have any siblings?” It’s one of the most common questions, and for good reason: it’s an easy way into exploring more conversation topics, while it also achieves the goal of getting to

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What We Need To Know About Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Depression, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

What We Need To Know About Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. “I go to the boxing gym to release steam when I’m mad or angry” “Nothing clears my mind like a nice long run when I find myself frustrated” “Mediation is the only way I can manage my anxiety” “I carry a small razor in my purse and

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MPR News with Angela Davis Talks About Teen Mental Health

Depression, In The News, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

MPR News with Angela Davis. Teen Mental Health. Thank you to MPR News with Angela Davis for having Dr. Lisa join the conversation in #mentalhealthawarenessmonth to discuss teenage mental health and resources. Teenage mental health is hard to decipher at times because teens are typically (and should developmentally be) moody and dramatic. Their brain is

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Suicide. Grief. Love. Remembering Aaron Dizon.

Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Suicide. Grief. Love. Remembering Aaron Dizon. Written by, Dr. Lisa Herman & Joan Dizon (Aaron’s mother) and Laura Dizon (Aaron’s sister) Aaron Dizon, 1.14.82 – 3.5.14. Your kind soul will never be forgotten. I can only hope we do you proud here on earth, so that we can someday dance with you again. Love

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An unlikely advocate focuses on suicide prevention

General Mental Health, In The News, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

To honor his father’s legacy an unlikely advocate focuses on suicide prevention Hohag founded LIVIN in the wake of his own father’s death by suicide in January 2013. At first, Hohag, who now prefers to be known as PT in honor of his father, Thomas Hohag, was too blindsided by his loss to do much of

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Shout Out Loud suicide prevention event

General Mental Health, In The News, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Shout Out Loud suicide prevention event Thank you to Sun Sailor for interviewing Dr. Lisa Lovelace and joining the conversation for Suicide Awareness month. “Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and is one of just three leading causes that are on the rise,” the federal agency said in a statement. “We want to

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CCX Media News on Mental Health. A further discussion about Depression.

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The Silent Struggle Talking About Mental Health. A further discussion about Depression Thank you to CCX Media and Delane Cleveland for focusing on #mentalhealth issues. Dr. Lisa talks about Synergy eTherapy around the 7:10 min mark, but please watch it all…So many powerful stories and information to hear. Laura Dizon of Tiny Acorn Portraits also shares her story about losing her

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Minnesota benefit puts spotlight on suicide prevention

General Mental Health, In The News, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Minnesota benefit puts spotlight on suicide prevention Thank you to Fox9 News for interviewing Dr. Lisa Lovelace and joining the conversation for Suicide Awareness month. According to the CDC, the suicide rate in Minnesota increased by more than 40 percent over the last 18 years, compared to a 25 percent increase nationwide. “We just wanted

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CCX Media News on Mental Health

In The News, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

The Silent Struggle Talking About Mental Health Thank you to CCX Media and Delane Cleveland for focusing on #mentalhealth issues. Dr. Lisa talks about Synergy eTherapy around the 7:10 min mark, but please watch it all…So many powerful stories and information to hear. Laura Dizon of Tiny Acorn Portraits also shares her story about losing her brother, Aaron to

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How to Deal with “Toxic People”

General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

How to deal with “toxic people” by, Synergy eTherapy Guest Blogger Jacqueline Plante, LMFT Let’s talk toxic. Have you ever had the experience where you get a new car and then suddenly everywhere around you, you see that car? Or someone tells you about a new singer they love and then suddenly you’re hearing about

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Suicide: What it is and what to look for.

General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Suicide: What it is and what to look for. by, Synergy eTherapy Staff Writer If you are in crisis, call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service is available to anyone. All calls are confidential. http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org With the heartbreaking news of

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Hurdles to finding help for mental illness

General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Hurdles to finding help for mental illness Thank you to Kare11 for bringing Dr. Lisa Lovelace in the conversation for Suicide and Mental Health Awareness Dr. Lisa Herman is the founder and clinical psychologist for Synergy eTherapy based in the metro area. However, her company is accessible, online, from anywhere in the world. Synergy eTherapy

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Suicide

Suicide Prevention Month: Finding Hope, Healing, and Support

Supporting Someone in Crisis: What to Say (and What Not to Say)

Recognizing the Early Signs of Suicide Risk: What Everyone Should Know

Finding Support After Suicide Loss

Healing After Suicide Loss: Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss

Revolutionizing Therapy and Suicide Prevention

Men’s Mental Health

Do You Have Any Siblings? A Question A Suicide Survivor Never Wants To Answer.

What We Need To Know About Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

MPR News with Angela Davis Talks About Teen Mental Health

Suicide. Grief. Love. Remembering Aaron Dizon.

An unlikely advocate focuses on suicide prevention

Shout Out Loud suicide prevention event

CCX Media News on Mental Health. A further discussion about Depression.

Minnesota benefit puts spotlight on suicide prevention

CCX Media News on Mental Health

How to Deal with “Toxic People”

Suicide: What it is and what to look for.

Hurdles to finding help for mental illness

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