A mother tries to make sense of her son's suicide
This week in the KindnessCan podcast, psychologist Paul Bushell and Jane Linley-Thomas talk to Durban-based journalist, Glynis Horning, whose son, Spencer, committed suicide two years ago.
The hole gapes still. It always will. And I fall in periodically.
Glynis and her husband Chris woke up one morning to the devastating
discovery of their 25-year old son, Spencer, dead in his bed.
Two years later, Glynis has released her personal account of loss and grief in her
book, 'Waterboy' - published ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10
September.
“If this book can help one person avoid suicide, or bring
new understanding to those who have lost someone, it will have achieved its
goal,” Glynis tells Paul and Jane.
In this podcast, Glynis talks through the devastation and agony of
losing a child to a suicide.
Through her own personal experience and
research as a mental health journalist, she offers insights into mental
health and suicide prevention.
This podcast will touch anyone who has directly or indirectly experienced this ultimate heartbreak. Glynis' wisdom and insights are moving and extraordinary.
If you, or someone you love, is suffering from depression or having suicidal thoughts, please contact the South African Depression and Anxiety Group here.
Meanwhile in the last episode, Paul Bushell and Jane Linley-Thomas caught up with Cami B - from Connect with Cami Be Yoga - to talk about the importance of connecting with oneself, especially during stressful and busy times.
Connection doesn’t care about the laws of the land. Your soul will be pulled where it belongs.
Cami B is the founder of Connect with Cami Be Yoga ZA and Yogi Bears ZA.
In this KindnessCan podcast, she talks about the importance of connecting with
oneself, especially during stressful and busy times.
As
counter-intuitive as this sometimes feels in a busy world, there is
healing and restorative value on slowing the world down for a moment.
Jane and Paul learn about how yoga is a tool that we can all add to our
emotional coping toolbox. It's also a great skill to be teaching young
people.
And although yoga for children might be very different for
adults, the lessons and value are much the same.
Learn more about how you can incorporate stretching, breathing and affirmations into your daily routine.
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