Episode 176: Leanne Payne Tressler, Active LDS, Husband and Oldest Son Died by Suicide

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English - September 20, 2019 02:45 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 812 ratings
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Next Episode: Episode 177: Travis Steward (Gay, former Mission President) and his dear wife Margaret Steward

My friend Leanne Tressler (mother of 7 children) joins us to talk about her journey ‘living her worst nightmare’ with her husband Spencer (age 39, died Oct 2015) and her old son Kaden (age 16, died April 2019) both completing suicide. Leanne has been sharing valuable lessons and insights on her Facebook page. Check out these posts:

https://www.facebook.com/leanne.paynetressler/posts/10157779753572022

https://www.facebook.com/leanne.paynetressler/posts/10157659894277022

Please listen to his podcast. Leanne has remarkable things to say.

It will give you more hope to stay. It will give you more tools to help others. It will help all of us talk openly about suicide so we can better solve this tragedy in our community. I’m grateful for Brother Reed Blackburn (Seminary Teacher at Cottonwood High and a cousin to Leanne) for facilitating this podcast.

Leanne: We love you and your family. Thank you for the courage to share your story