Surviving Suicide: A Boatload of Miracles with Donna Thistlewaite ep 90

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes:After a workplace conflict detonates Donna Thistlewaite’s confidence, intrusive thoughts spiral fast and end in a suicide attempt from Brisbane’s Story Bridge. Donna survives in a chain of near-impossible events and, years later, uses her story to shift stigma, build hope, and teach practical tools for wellbeing. This episode explores suicide prevention, anxiety, shame, catastrophising, nervous system overload, and why you cannot “think your way out” when your brain is in fight-flight.TopicsWork stress, humiliation, imposter thoughtsAnxiety, sleep loss, nervous system overloadSuicide attempt and survivalWhy the suicidal brain feels “rational”Lifeline volunteering and the power of being heardRecovery routines: exercise, cycling, gratitudeStorytelling, shame, privacy and telling familyHope: emotional states are temporaryEpisode SpecificLinksDonna Thistlewaite about: https://donnathistlethwaite.com.au/Australian Story episode featuring Donna (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jpy9RBEDtgLifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114?q=get-help/services/131114Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/surviving-suicid…f-miracles-ep-90/Related Episodes# 20  Blindsided By Benzos - Deke Ludwig# 94  How My Mother's Suicide Changed My Life Forever with Alice Hanna# 18, 19, 21, 22, 24 and 25 with Toni about her journey with mental health:Support the show Links To Love (newsletter +++): https://shithappy.com/resources/