EP. 23 “The Book Three Seventeen: A Suicide Loss Survivor‘s Story. Interview with local author Darren Shell.”

In this episode of the Good Grief Podcast, Jeff Thigpen and Carly Malcolm talk to Darren Shell, a suicide loss survivor and the author of 317: a Suicide Loss Survivor Story. He is also an integrated facilities designer for Cone Health and part of the development team for the peer-to-peer suicide prevention app, We Care. They talk about death by suicide, dealing with grief, and the stigma of suicide loss.

 

[03:08] Why Darren settled on 317 as the Title of His Book

[05:05] Understanding that Grief and Loss is Personal

[06:58] Darren's Reaction When He learned of His Friend's Death

[11:15] Pastor Wallace, Baby Jesus, and The Fire Truck

[15:26] How to Communicate News of a Death By Suicide

[17:30] Suicide Loss Survivors and the Stigma of Suicide Loss

[20:02] God Does Not Give People More Than They Can Handle

[24:17] The Kenny, Paul, and Darren Dynamic

[25:40] Darren Narrates the Worst Day of His Life

[31:41] Coping with Emotions After a Loved One's Death by Suicide

[36:13] Connecting with Veterans and Launching a Suicide Prevention App

[43:01] The Out of Darkness Community Walks