18: Charlotte Maya: Surviving Suicide Loss and Learning to Love Again

I was terrified that I would be ostracized from my community because of how Sam had died, and what I found was actually the opposite.

I found that w- because I was just very honest and transparent about the fact that Sam had died by suicide, people were really drawn to having those conversations.

It is stunning to me how many people have a very close connection to having lost someone to suicide, but we don't talk about it.

That's why it's stunning to me, even though now I know the statistics.

And suicide's the 10th leading cause of death in this country, but we don't like to talk about it, but talking about it is what makes a difference.

So w- I just kind of learned that by talking about it.

[Instrumental music] Well, everybody, welcome back to Success Rewritten.

I'm your host, Emily Lamenzo Washkovic, and today's conversation is with author Charlotte Maya.

I'm so honored to have her here today.

This book alone is an amazing resource for anyone who's navigating loss, but it really is so special for the topic of suicide and suicide loss.

For everyone listening today, we do have some other episodes that they can dig into, but I'm just so grateful that you wanted to, to share your journey and talk about it, and I'm excited for people to hear more about what this has looked like for you and how it can help people, whether they're struggling or they know someone in their life that they think is struggling.

I'm just honored that you're here, so thank you for joining me.

Well, thank you for hosting me because, um, talking about suicide is the number one thing that helps, and so hosting this conversation is everything.

I feel like we can just jump right in because that's how I felt when I read this book.

I was terrified that I would be ostracized from my community because of how Sam had died, and what I found was actually the opposite.

I found that w- because I was just very honest and transparent about the fact that Sam had died by suicide, people were really drawn to having those conversations.

It is stunning to me how many people have a very close connection to having lost someone to suicide, but we don't talk about it.

That's why it's stunning to me, even though now I know the statistics.

And suicide's the 10th leading cause of death in this country, but we don't like to talk about it, but talking about it is what makes a difference.

So w- I just kind of learned that by talking about it.

[Instrumental music] Well, everybody, welcome back to Success Rewritten.

I'm your host, Emily Lamenzo Washkovic, and today's conversation is with author Charlotte Maya.

I'm so honored to have her here today.

This book alone is an amazing resource for anyone who's navigating loss, but it really is so special for the topic of suicide and suicide loss.

For everyone listening today, we do have some other episodes that they can dig into, but I'm just so grateful that you wanted to, to share your journey and talk about it, and I'm excited for people to hear more about what this has looked like for you and how it can help people, whether they're struggling or they know someone in their life that they think is struggling.

I'm just honored that you're here, so thank you for joining me.

Well, thank you for hosting me because, um, talking about suicide is the number one thing that helps, and so hosting this conversation is everything.

I feel like we can just jump right in because that's how I felt when I read this book.