Lisa Sugarman is a mom, a parenting author, a nationally syndicated humor columnist, and a podcast host, creating content that helps empower parents, especially moms, by giving them permission to embrace their perfectly imperfectness. She’s also a survivor of suicide loss, losing her father Jim at age ten, and a member and ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. Lisa writes the syndicated opinion column It Is What It Is and is the author of How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids And Be Ok With It, Untying Parent Anxiety, and LIFE: It Is What It Is, available on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, and everywhere books are sold. Sugarman is also the co-host of the podcast LIFE Unfiltered on iTunes and iHeartRadio, and a contributor on Healthline Parenthood, GrownAndFlown, TODAY Parents, Thrive Global, Care.com, LittleThings, and More Content Now. Lisa lives with her husband and two daughters just north of Boston. Visit her online at www.lisasugarman.com. She digs company.
In this deep and informative conversation, Lisa and I dive into:
-The connection between grief work and inner child work
-How grief changes over the life span and in different developmental stages
-the two deaths of her father and how the phases of grief differed
-the way that allowing fluidity in grief leads to grounding, rather than the opposite
-the process of learning to live with the "why?" of death
-why we need to let go of the old 5 stages of grief model
-how attachment and early loss impact nervous system awareness and regulation
-the importance of removing the word "commit" from conversations around suicide
-how grief can become a practice like any other
-you can't do anything if you don't know something is wrong
-the need to collectively care for each other and check in with our people
-the power of saying our people's names
You can connect with Lisa on Instagram @lisa_sugarman and read her nourishing writing at lisasugarman.com
Some Suicide Resources:
The Trevor Project is a national, 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide prevention lifeline for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-24. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 1-866-488-7386. You can also text them at 678-678. Or, visit TrevorSpace.org, The Trevor Project’s safe and affirming online community for LGBTQ+ young people to find connection, explore identity, find support and make friends.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a US-based suicide prevention network of over 200+ crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 9-8-8. It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
The Crisis Text Line is a global not-for-profit organization providing free mental health texting service through confidential crisis intervention via SMS message. The organization's services are available 24 hours a day, every day, throughout the United States, Canada, UK, and Ireland. Text HOME to 741741.
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