Ep. 75 - Chris Parker: a mental health advocate with suicidal ideation | Suicide Awareness Month Series

Today’s interview is the second in the Suicide Prevention Awareness Month series, an initiative that aims to offer additional resources to my listeners. My guest, Christopher Parker, is a suicide attempt survivor who hosts the podcast Coffee over suicide, which he describes as “a dramedy podcast about mental illness and choosing life over death one cup of coffee at a time.” 
Chris is a remarkable person who advocates for mental health and brings this difficult conversation into people’s homes with his podcast. In this interview, I felt touched by how genuine and caring he was. With a contagious smile, he shared some of his story and the different path he’s found to deal with personal struggles. His underlying message is one of hope, which is what I always want to bring to my listeners. 
If you want to support my work, buy me a coffee. This will help me keep bringing hope to those touched by suicide:  https://bit.ly/3whorPH
Find his podcast: https://apple.co/39hgpKv 
Watch this interview on my YouTube channel "Understand Suicide:” 
https://youtu.be/h78bIqA_RM8
Enroll in my course "How to help suicidal people." https://bit.ly/3klNZ7n 
Visit my page www.understandsuicide.com   
Find my book "Understanding suicide: living with loss, paths to prevention:” https://amzn.to/2ANczuR  
Exchange experiences on my Facebook page: https://bit.ly/3h8sIet 
If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on their website or phone: 
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Phone: 800-273-8255

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