Perspective Day: What Grief and Almost Giving Up Taught Me About Staying | Ep. 128

September is Suicide Prevention Month. And this year I am marking it the only way I know how. By telling the truth.I call it Perspective Day. The time of year when I sit with everything I have survived and everything I almost did not. This episode is the most unfiltered thing I have ever said out loud on this show. And I am saying it because someone listening right now needs to hear it.This is the story of losing my grandfather, my dad, and almost myself. Of getting my affairs in order. Of sitting on my best friend's floor while she told me her cancer had progressed and receiving the perspective that changed my direction. Of a car accident I did not think I would survive and a podcast I launched on my birthday because I did not know if I would see it.Eleven years into this grief journey. Three years post accident. Still here. Still choosing.This episode is for anyone who is carrying something heavy right now and wondering if they can keep going. You can. And I am going to tell you why.If you are in crisis right now please reach out:988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.orgListen on all podcast platforms: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/createdbyginamarie/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginamariefitFollow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ginamariefitWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ginamariefitWebsite and Blog: https://ginamariefit.com/New episodes every Tuesday. Please share this one with someone who needs it.