From tragedy to supporting others (feat. Lynn from Sashbear)

On June 17th 2011, Sasha Courey lost her battle to Borderline
Personality Disorder (BPD) and died by suicide at the age of 20.
Sasha was a scholarship athlete and a gifted student with a
promising future. The pain associated with the BPD was too great
and the system failed to support her needs.  Sasha struggled
to understand why the treatment that was “air to breathe” was so
expensive and difficult to locate. 


Sasha's family created the Sashbear Foundation in her legacy, and
have been changing lives through advocacy and skills training
ever since Sasha's tragic passing. 


In this episode Sara and Laurie chat with Sasha's mom Lynn
(Sashbear's Founder and President) about founding the Sashbear
Foundation, how they support families, and her perspective of
Sasha's story. 


Particularly moving is Lynn's reflections on how she would have
done things differently with the skills she has been able to
learn in the last decade. 





To learn more about Sashbear, please visit:
https://sashbear.org/en/


For US based Family Connections supports please visit: 
https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/family-connections/



This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a
co-host of this project. You can find her at
https://www.laurieedmundson.com and on IG @laurieanned where you
will find ways to access The Super Feelers Club and other
projects she works on.


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