#104 A Pastor's Wife Who Has Contemplated Suicide? (ft. Heather Funk Palacios)

Life After PTSD Podcast: Healing From Trauma

English - September 14, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
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Previous Episode: #103 PTSD Is An Antiquated Term: How Our Learning About Trauma Has Changed (ft. Allen Kanerva)

Next Episode: #105 An Air Force Staff Sergeant Turned Counselor Was Unfairly Blamed For A Suicide While In The Service (ft. Cynthia Knowles)

In this episode we welcome Heather Funk Palacios, a pastor's wife who has battled thoughts of suicide nearly her entire life. Heather shares of some of the criticism she has received at times for needing a lifeline for mental health, as well as how she has remained on purpose in spite of some of the naysayers. Often times in churches and faith communities there's a predisposition to thinking that mental health and mental wellness are givens for people of faith and that it is a sign of weakness or even "sin" should someone need to reach out for help. Heather helps destroy that notion on this episode.

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