From one suicide survivor to another, I love you.
📌 Changing the Narrative on Suicide.
With hope and solidarity,
World Suicide Prevention Day
Tag: Suicide Prevention
September is National Suicide Prevention Month
#BeThe1To is the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s message for National Suicide Prevention Month and beyond, which helps spread the word about actions we can all take to prevent suicide. The Lifeline network and its partners are working to change the conversation from suicide to suicide prevention, to actions that can promote healing, help, and give hope.
In mental solidarity,
May 24th 2019.
Five years ago, I attempted suicide.
I am a suicide survivor.
Cheers to five years of healing, growth, resilience, and courage.
xoxoxo,
Sonique 🫶🏼
👑 Remembering Cheslie Kryst 🕊
April 28, 1991 – January 30, 2022
Civil litigating attorney who often did pro bono work. Fashion blogger who taught women how to dress professionally and affordably for the office. Two-time Emmy-nominated television correspondent. Crowned Miss USA in 2019. Just to name a few. But even with her multiple awards and a long list of prominent accolades behind her smile and success, was high-functioning depression. A battle she unfortunately lost by committing suicide two years ago.
⚠️ Trigger warning. ⚠️
On January 30, 2022, Cheslie died by suicide by jumping from the 29th floor of The Orion, a 60-story apartment building in Midtown Manhattan where she resided.
April Simpkins is on a mission in turning her pain, grief, and loss into purpose. Advocating for mental health awareness all in the name of her daughter Cheslie. I invite you to watch April’s emotional and personal interview back in 2022 with the Red Table Talk. Where April reveals Cheslie’s chilling final text message, her previous suicide attempt, her battle with depression, her heartbreak, and her journey through mental instability.
Thank you so much April for your advocacy and bravery.
Her memoir, By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness, is scheduled for posthumous release on April 23, 2024.
Pre-order here.
Rest peacefully angel. Your advocacy and life were not in vain. May your legacy continue to bless us all.
Meet Officer Kevin Briggs 👑
In 2005, Officer Kevin Briggs prevented a 22 year old man named Kevin Berthia from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. They spent 92 minutes together talking, which ultimately saved Kevin’s life.
A decade later, they reunited under the same bridge, this time under better circumstances.
Kevin Briggs has prevented over 200 people from jumping off of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Thank you Officer Kevin Briggs for being a hero in so many ways. 👑
Bravo Kevin Berthia for turning your pain into purpose. 👑
Out of the Darkness – Metro Detroit Walk
The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance, hope, and support. It unites our communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and the lives of those we love and care about.
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Event Details:
Date: 10/07/2023
Location: Downtown Ferndale: 9 mile and Bermuda St., Ferndale, MI
Check-in Time: 8:00 am
Walk Start Time: 10:00 am
See you there!
xoxo, Sonique 🫶🏼
Two parting words: I survived.
Two parting words: I survived. 🩷
#suicidesurvivor ;
#suicideprevention 🚫
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline ☀️
Sonique Louise Foundation 