Keeping the Suicide a Secret with Michelle Anhang

On this episode, Ameé speaks with Michelle Anhang, a coach and suicide survivor, and hears her story of grief and healing after the death of her husband by suicide. Unlike some of the other survivor stories told on One Broken Mom, Michelle shares with everyone the decision to keep the truth behind her husband’s death a secret from everyone, including her children, for over ten years and the toll it ultimately took on her. 

In this show, you will hear: 

• An overview of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia?
• The overwhelming statistics regarding suicide in the United States
• The reasons behind keeping her husband’s suicide a secret
• The impacts and consequences of keeping the secret for so long
• Talking with her children about mental illness and their father’s suicide
• Her journey to coaching and working with others

Resources:

Website: https://www.michelleanhangcoaching.com/

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleanhangcoaching/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-anhang/

https://afsp.org/suicide-statistics/

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