Good news: It's time to talk about suicide. Sounds grim? It's not. Talking can save lives. Surley that's worth it? This excerpt (words in the image) is from today's newspaper The Courier-Mail. You may have noticed that I have a personal interest in suicide prevention. Decades ago, my pregnant mother died from suicide leaving 10 children behind. The ramifications are devestating. Aged 11, when mum died, I didn't grieve. How can you when you're told to 'stay strong', and once buried, your mother is not spoken of again? Bewildered, rudderless and motherless, I stumbled through life. I am not alone, still today MANY are shattered by family suicide. Perhaps you are too? Media restricts reporting. Journalists avoid you. Yet suicide numbers increase. Is suicide the final taboo? This UK appointment is a good start. As is the excellent work an Oprah Winfrey Ambassador, Chris Lowe is doing in the wake of her son's suicide. In Hudson's memory, across the US, this brave bereaved mom educates stadiums of teens on suicide prevention. When my memoir Juliette's Angel: Death Desire Destiny was released, many hadn't realized that my mother died from suicide. Even then, conversations stalled. Suicide IS difficult to talk about. It's time. With the UK's bold lead, let's change the conversation so people are unafraid to talk about suicide. And journalists can do thier job. #suicideprevention #mentalhealth #journalist #thecouriermail #brisbane #UK #USA #fallforward (at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoyeBibnkUo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4r11n5aoxdh0