Lisa Sugarman

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Contributor at Mental Health Television Network

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WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Navigating the holidays when we’ve lost someone

Dec 4, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

Warning: This column mentions suicide and may be triggering for some readers. Losing someone we love changes us. To our core. It changes everything from our perspective on life and our relationships to our sense of purpose and our priorities. It can also have a profound impact on our ability to find joy when the person we’ve lost isn’t there to experience that joy alongside us. And one of the times we feel that loss most acutely is when we’re celebrating milestones and holidays.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Let’s trade FOMO for JOMO

Nov 5, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

As human beings, we’re innately social creatures who are designed to form and cultivate new connections and live together as a part of a greater community. It’s just the essence of who we are. I mean, sure, in the veeeeery beginning, our social nature was driven by our need to survive, so, we relied heavily on each other just to exist.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: September is National Suicide Prevention Month, so let’s look out for each other

Sep 4, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

These days, it seems like every month (or week or day) we’re encouraged to honor, recognize or acknowledge a different cause. Whether it’s cancer or domestic violence or ALS or Pride, these days are critical in helping to rally support, push powerful stories out into the mainstream, and encourage a deeper understanding of the issues that affect our day-to-day health and wellness.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Talking about death is hard, but we kinda have to

Aug 6, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

AUTHOR’S NOTE: What I’m about to say isn’t designed to put you in a panic, yet it very well might. So let me just apologize up front and suggest that if you’re not in a headspace to talk about death, this might not be the read for you. At least not today. But it’s a truth we all need to face at some point or another, so I’m here for it and I hope you are, too. I’ve lost a lot of people in my life.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Facing our own limitations can be hard

Jul 2, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

I’ve always been an active person. Like super active. To the point where sitting still isn’t really part of my top-tier skill set. (Or any tier for that matter.) But that’s just how I’m wired. And I know I’m not the only one. But what happens when we can’t be active in all the ways we’re used to? Like when either our bodies or our minds — or both — start to fail us.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: And I’m proud to be queer — Lisa Sugarman

Jun 4, 2024 | lisasugarman.com | Lisa Sugarman

In full transparency, I was terrified to acknowledge that I was somehow different. Because being different can be scary as hell. And for a young person who’s not only trying to fit in but also trying to find themselves at the same time, that place of questioning and uncertainty can be a terrifying place. In my case, though, one of the big reasons why I stayed hidden was because the language just didn’t exist for me to make the connection to who I truly was on the inside.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: And I’m proud to be queer

Jun 4, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

Well, if you read my column’s headline, then the proverbial cat is outta the bag. Because when you combine the title of this piece with the timing of Pride Month, you should have all the context clues you need to know where this conversation is headed. Yup, you guessed it. I’m not straight. In other words, I’m queer. What you don’t know, though, is why, exactly, I’m sharing this ultra-personal factoid with you, especially in such a public way.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Running is the perfect metaphor for mental health

May 1, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

Back in the winter of 2018, in the early years of writing my original column It Is What It Is, when I was running lots of marathons and up to my eyeballs raising my daughters, I wrote a piece titled, “Here’s why running is the perfect metaphor for parenting.” And you know what, it really was. At the time, I drew so many beautiful parallels between raising kids and running.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: How do we offer lifesaving help to someone who wants to die?

Apr 2, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

OK, friends, I think now is as good a time as any to have one of the harder conversations I’ve been wanting to have here in this space. Honestly, I feel like we can’t afford not to. But it’s going to be a tough one, so I want you to know exactly what you’re getting into if you choose to keep reading so you can make the best choice for your personal mental well-being. Because today, I’m talking about what to do when someone we love is having suicidal ideations and wants to die.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: We can’t run from grief because we’re not supposed to

Mar 12, 2024 | marbleheadcurrent.org | Lisa Sugarman

I make no secret of the fact that I’ve spent most of my life accompanied by grief. Because I have, since I was 9 years old. That was when I was introduced — all too personally — to loss when my 18-year-old cousin died by suicide. And grief and I have been together, whether I’ve liked it or not, ever since. Surprising as it may sound, though, I’ve come to appreciate grief for the unexpected gifts it gives us, despite it being one of the hardest human emotions to allow ourselves to feel.

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Lisa Sugarman

Articles

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Navigating the holidays when we’ve lost someone

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Let’s trade FOMO for JOMO

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: September is National Suicide Prevention Month, so let’s look out for each other

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Talking about death is hard, but we kinda have to

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Facing our own limitations can be hard

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: And I’m proud to be queer — Lisa Sugarman

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: And I’m proud to be queer

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: Running is the perfect metaphor for mental health

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: How do we offer lifesaving help to someone who wants to die?

WE ARE WHO WE ARE: We can’t run from grief because we’re not supposed to

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