EP.12 What Suicide Teaches Us About Prevention

About this episode

A conversation with Anna Ulinski about her experience with her husband's suicide and the lessons learned for prevention.

Today’s episode is not about headlines, It’s not about statistics. It’s about the quiet moments at home. The subtle shifts. The silence we feel but can’t quite name. In this deeply vulnerable conversation, I sit down with Anna Ulinski , a law enforcement spouse who lost her husband, Ohio State Highway Patrol Sergeant Jared Ulinski, to suicide nearly five years ago. Anna is not a clinician. She is not an expert. She is a wife. A mother. A widow. And she is choosing to speak so that other families might not have to learn this the hard way In This Episode We Discuss: The subtle behavioral shifts that are easy to dismiss Silence and emotional withdrawal at home Drinking patterns that slowly increase Guilt carried by suicide widows Why “He would never do that” can become a dangerous assumption How stigma keeps officers silent How spouses can speak up without shame What prevention actually looks like in real life At Code Forty4, we believe prevention begins at home. Recognize. Respond. Support……. Before the line breaks. If you are listening and thinking, “This feels familiar…” You are not overreacting, you are not imagining things, And you are not alone! If you or someone you love is…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Cortez

Guest: Anna Ulinski

Topics covered

• suicide prevention
• mental health
• family dynamics
• grief
• law enforcement
• emotional support

Keywords

• suicide
• prevention
• mental health
• law enforcement
• grief
• family support
• emotional withdrawal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ohio State Highway Patrol, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

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