283: Moving Through The Lows With Grace - Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month

In this episode of Find Your SPARK, Brooke & Nicole sit down for a conversation in honor of the loved ones they've each lost to suicide. Recorded in their memory, this episode shares the message Nicole and Brooke bring to the people SPARK serves every day: understanding the nature of thought can change how we move through our lowest moments. Sometimes we think of a low mood as a trap with no way out. But if our minds can shift from a good mood to a low one, that same capacity for change works in reverse. When we recognize the feeling we're in for what it is, simply a passing state of mind rather than the truth of our circumstances, we open the door to a new experience. That understanding does not erase pain, but it does offer something people may not feel they have in a low moment: options. Giving ourselves grace starts feeling like a choice we are free to make. This conversation is for anyone who has struggled, anyone who has lost someone, and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how the mind works when things feel hardest. Our hope is that it offers a measure of comfort, and a reminder that things can look different in any moment. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text, 24/7.