Rob Hlavaty
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Dana Cea - Breaking Down Barriers (LGBTQ+ Community and Suicide) | E14
Dana Cea - Breaking Down Barriers (LGBTQ+ Community and Suicide) | E14
Dana Cea - Breaking Down Barriers (LGBTQ+ Community and Suicide) | E14
Tuesday 14th February 2023
Dana Cea discusses her journey from losing her father to advocating for LGBTQ+ mental health in 'Writing on the Walls'. Tune in for insights on inclusivity.
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Get the buttons here!Dana Cea: Navigating Grief and Advocacy in the LGBTQ+ Community
I think what we have come to see as a privilege that these males hold actually is a disservice to them in building resilience and the ability to bounce back from issues that they've experienced.
What happens when personal tragedy reshapes your life's mission? For Dana Cea, losing her father to suicide in 2011 was a turning point that transformed her career and advocacy efforts. In this episode of 'Writing on the Walls', host Rob Hlavaty sits down with Dana, an adjunct professor at Eastern Carolina University and owner of Panacea Mental Wellness, to discuss the unique mental health challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community. Dana's story is both heartbreaking and inspiring.
She opens up about her father's suicide and how it redirected her path towards mental health advocacy, especially for marginalized groups. Dana's work with organizations like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) underscores her commitment to creating safe spaces for transgender and gender non-binary individuals. One of the key themes in this episode is the disproportionate impact of suicide and mental illness on the LGBTQ+ community.
Dana sheds light on why these issues are so prevalent and discusses the importance of decolonizing mental health care to make it more inclusive and effective. She also emphasizes the need for better training for clinicians to support survivors of suicide loss. If you're curious about how to be more inclusive in your own life or want to understand the intersection of mental health and LGBTQ+ issues, this episode offers valuable insights.
Dana's journey from personal loss to becoming a mental health advocate is a testament to the power of resilience and the importance of community support.