Suicide doesn’t follow a calendar. Neither do we

Update: 2025-09-30

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Show Notes

Trigger Warning: Suicide, ideation, grief, loss

September ends — but lives don’t.

In this launch episode, Elaine “The Dark Pollyanna” Lindsay introduces 24‑7‑365 Keep Hope Alive, a campaign with its own rock song, designed to extend suicide awareness, care, remembrance, and community beyond a single month.

We unpack five pillars of sustained presence — Speak it. Check in. Share lifelines. Make space. Remember. — and offer practical monthly action items so listeners can show up, even when it feels small.

I also share my own reasoning, frustrations, and vision for how we transform awareness into movement. Because “not a moment, but a movement” is more than words — it’s a life‑or‑death framework.

What You’ll Hear:

💥 Why suicide prevention can’t be seasonal

💥 Concrete actions you can take now and every month

💥 How we’ll build a Wall of the Remembered

💥 The urgency of checking in and staying present

Links & Resources :

Monthly “Keep Hope Alive” Action Guide (PDF / downloadable)
Link to submit names & stories to Wall of the Remembered
Lifelines & crisis resources
Ways to partner or collaborate
More from the Suicide Zen Forgiveness podcast

📞 If You’re in Crisis:

In North America, text 988, 24/7.

Elsewhere, please reach out to your local suicide prevention or mental health line. You are not alone.

💬 If this episode landed hard, share it. Rate it. Someone might need to hear your echo.

#KeepHopeAlive #NotAMomentAMovement #YouMatter #ConverSAVEtions

Bio

I’ve died three times — collision, suicidal ideation, and still I choose hope.

I’ve lost everything — child, pregnancies, family, closest friends, yet I’m still here. Six suicide losses before I was 30

Malpractice nearly destroyed me — three failed stomach surgeries, two deaths on the table, and my esophagus diverted out my neck after the surgeon slit my throat.