Local mental health advocate Lisa Sugarman attended the Recreation and Parks Commission meeting Tuesday night to promote the Walk Talk Collective, an event she recently launched to encourage people to come together for an early morning walk and engage in meaningful mental health conversations. As a crisis counselor for the LGBTQ+ youth hotline The Trevor Project, Sugarman … [Read more...] about Walk Talk Collective is discussed at Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
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New collective can walk the walk and talk the talk
Lisa Sugarman is forming a new walking group called the Walk-Talk Collective. The group will be dedicated to walking and talking about what is weighing on participants' minds as a way to normalize the idea that mental health is just as important as physical well-being. Sugarman explained that for a while now, she has wanted to create a community that harnesses the power of … [Read more...] about New collective can walk the walk and talk the talk
Lisa Sugarman shares her Pride
Lisa Sugarman, an author and columnist, has worked as a crisis counselor for the Trevor Project's lifeline for almost two years, as a storyteller with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and as a grief group facilitator and mental health advocate. She has made an impact in conversations around the LGBTQ+ community and helped to decrease the stigma of suicide. Sugarman … [Read more...] about Lisa Sugarman shares her Pride
Lisa Sugarman provides a lifeline to those in need
When she was just 10 years old, Marblehead’s Lisa Sugarman experienced the loss of her father. She was told that he had died after suffering a heart attack. At such a young age, especially during a time when conversations involving mental health were not yet normalized, she didn’t question his cause of death. She knew that though he lived an active lifestyle, he was a … [Read more...] about Lisa Sugarman provides a lifeline to those in need