Healing Through Conversations: Suicide and Awareness | With La Toya Bond, Suicide Preventionist

Summary

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode Paige Bond interviews LaToya Bond, a podcast host focused on suicide prevention. 

LaToya shares her story and discusses her podcast, Speaking of Love, which aims to remove the stigma around suicide and educate others. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Risk factors and warning signs of suicide

  
  



• The importance of compassionate listening and how to seek help. 

  
  



• The responsibility as a caring bystander 

  
  



• What to do after a hospital stay from a suicide attempt.

  
  

La Toya Bond is a legal professional, entrepreneur, suicide preventionist, and interventionist. She is also the host of a weekend podcast show called, “Speaking Of Love”. La Toya created this podcast as a platform for spreading love in honor of her dad who died by suicide in 2020. For reasons unknown, her dad murdered his wife moments before taking his own life. In an effort to raise mental health awareness and suicide prevention, La Toya has dedicated her life to helping individuals like her dad who are struggling with the affects of mental health challenges; which often leads to suicide.

Resources from this episode

988lifeline.org

For 24 hour free crisis counselling in the United States, the number is 988.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode:

“Isolation is the biggest factor for suicide and people feel alone. Just letting them know that you are not alone is the one thing they need to know. That somebody somewhere cares.”

Connect with La Toya Bond

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakingoflovepodcast/

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.beautifultoy.net/ 

Connect with Paige Bond

Instagram: @paigebondcoaching

Facebook: @paigebondcoaching

Website: www.paigebond.com

Paige Bond hosts the Stubborn Love podcast, is a Licensed Marriage Therapist, and is a Polyamory Relationship Coach. Her mission is to help people-pleasing millennials navigate non-monogamy so they can tame their jealousy and love with ease. Her own journey from feeling lonely, insecure, and jealous to feeling empowered and reassured is what fuels her passion to help other people-pleasers to conquer jealousy and embrace love.

Free Jealousy Workbook: 

⁠⁠http://www.paigebond.com/calm-the-chaos-jealousy-workbook-download⁠⁠

Free People Pleasing Workbook: 

⁠⁠https://www.paigebond.com/people-pleasing-workbook⁠⁠

Disclaimer: This podcast and communication through our email are not meant to serve as professional advice or therapy. If you are in need of mental health support, you are encouraged to connect with a licensed mental health professional to receive the support needed.

Mental Health Resources:National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling.
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