SONJA WASDEN: Suicide attempt, managing bipolar disorder and losing 100lbs

Sonja Wasden is a suicide survivor. She has managed the bipolar, OCD, and anxiety disorder for over 30 years. She has been interviewed on top media, including CBS This Morning and The Tamron Hall Show. Sonja’s award-winning memoir, An Impossible Life, is a lighthouse of hope. Her mental health advocacy work includes doing mental health book clubs in women’s prisons across the country, even Oprah Winfrey participated in one.

We discuss:

managing bipolar disorderenabling vs helpinghow she lost 100lbshow dialectical behavioral therapy helps with suicidal thoughtsreceiving IV's of attivanhow to allow and invite pain instead of suppressing itgastric bypass surgeryhow to ground yourselfhow to manage feelings of being a burden

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

988

Teen Line (Los Angeles)

800-852-8336

The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)

866-488-7386

National Domestic Violence Hotline

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Crisis Text Line

Text "Connect" to 741741 in the USA

Lifeline Chat

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International Suicide Hotlines: 

http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

https://www.nowmattersnow.org/skills

https://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ 

www.suicidesafetyplan.com 

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