The Therapist Diaries

  Hello and welcome back to The Therapist Diaries!   September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time when we are collectively reminded of something that should never leave our hearts: every life matters, every story is still unfolding, and every person deserves the chance to keep writing their journey. This month can feel heavy. It brings awareness to a topic many of us find difficult to sit with, let alone talk about. Suicide is one of the most complex human struggles, it can carry layers of mental health challenges, trauma, societal pressures, isolation, grief, and silence. Yet, at its very core, suicide prevention is about hope. It’s about remembering that no matter how many painful chapters you have endured, your story is not finished. As a therapist, I have seen how powerful it can be when people begin to believe their narrative is worth continuing, even if right now it feels full of hardship. Healing rarely looks like erasing the past or pretending the pain didn’...