Love Your Story

Episode 142 Suicide Panel: The plea to “Stay in Your Body” According to SAVE – Suicide Awareness and Voices of Education (who uses the most recent data available from the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization) the following facts show us the current state and rate of suicide in the US. Suicide is the 10thleading cause of death in the US for all ages. (CDC) Every day, approximately 123 Americans die by suicide. (CDC) There is one death by suicide in the US every 12 minutes. (CDC) Depression affects 20-25%of Americans ages 18+ in a given year. (CDC) Suicide takes the lives of over 44,965 Americans every year. 80% -90% of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully using therapy and/or medication. Welcome back to the Love Your Story podcast. Every human soul is precious. We all know that space of feeling disconnected, of being frustrated that life/relationships/career didn’t turn out as we expected. I’m sure at one time or another we’ve all fel