Tag Archives: stigmas

Will you help me reach my goal? (check out this video)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

What a year this has been. Tons of exciting initiatives have been underway since the beginning of the year. Each has made a difference in reducing the stigmas of suicide and mental illness. These initiatives have included the CTV News … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief, Stigmas, Suicide, Support, Videos, Widow | Tagged CTV News, Getting published, good grief guru, Ignite Waterloo, Shawna Percy-MacDonald, stigmas, Suicide, TED nomination, Ted.com, TEDtalks, TEDxWaterloo, UW, UWL, Widowed.ca | Leave a comment

Another step taken towards breaking the silence & stigma of suicide (video)

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin

Did you miss today’s show on Reconnectfully Yours? Don’t worry. You can watch it now by clicking on this video link, or on the image below. A very special thank you to Host Sahil Dhingra and On-line Community Builder Monique … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Stigmas, Suicide, Support, Videos | Tagged Breaking the silence & stigma of suicide, mental illness, Nominate a speaker, PTSD, Raising awareness about suicide, Reconnectfully Yours, Shawna MacDonald, Shawna Percy, Shawna Percy-MacDonald, stigmas, Suicide, Ted.com, TEDxWaterloo | Leave a comment

Good Grief Guru guest stars on Reconnectfully Yours! (This Thursday!)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin

Don’t miss Reconnectfully Yours this Thursday at 11am as host Sahil Dhingra interviews yours truly, Shawna Percy-MacDonald of Good Grief Guru. What is Reconnectfully Yours? As Sahil best describes it, “The mission of my show is to help people reconnect … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Grief, Stigmas, Suicide, Support, Trauma, Videos, Widow | Tagged good grief guru, grief, Interview with Good Grief Guru, One year anniversary of grief, Reconnectfully Yours, Sahil Dhingra, Shawna MacDonald, Shawna Percy, Shawna Percy-MacDonald, stigmas, Suicide | Leave a comment

I had the most incredible night…

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

It all started yesterday. The sun was setting, and the phone rang. “Would you be free tomorrow night to share your story with a group of teenaged girls?” Would I? Could I? I had to find a way to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Coping, Death, Grief, Hope, Perspective, Redemption, Single parent, Stigmas, Support, Widow | Tagged grief, Hope, Public speaking, stigmas, Suicide, support, widow | Leave a comment

THE POWER OF RISING ABOVE – A father breaks the silence of his son’s suicide

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

Stigmas can hold many people in bondage. Out of fear, when someone dies by suicide, I have witnessed first hand, individuals who hold that information closely to them, praying no one will ask them how the person died, or find … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Stigmas, Suicide | Tagged death, Globe & Mail, Millben, Sandalwood Heights Secondary School, stigmas, Suicide, Third suicide prompts Brampton school | 3 Comments

COLLATERAL DAMAGE – what suicide does to the left-behinds

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin

Today is the day I realized why some people feel suicide is selfish. Today is the day I saw the collateral damage caused to the left-behinds. Over the past few weeks I have met with a number of individuals who … Continue reading →

Posted in Closure, Coping, Death, Grief, Stigmas, Suicide, Support | Tagged bereavement, collateral damage, grief, stigmas, Suicide, support groups, widow | Leave a comment

THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT STIGMAS

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

“Penis. Vagina. STD. Breasts. Groin. Sex.” These are some of the words that I was appalled to see posted on the lunchroom wall of an elementary school. I was not only appalled. I was embarrassed. ‘Is this what our education … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Grief, Stigmas, Suicide, Support | Tagged awareness, education system, grief, sexual assault, stigmas, Suicide, widow | Leave a comment