"One Day at a Time" Son Reflects on His Father's Suicide 42 Years Later

About this episode

Jeff Irwin shares his personal story of losing his father to suicide and aims to help others recognize warning signs.

Jeff Irwin lost his father Gary to suicide on his 22nd birthday in February 1984. Now, 42 years later, he's telling the story — and writing a book — to help farm families recognize the warning signs and find the resources that didn't exist when his family needed them most.

People in this episode

Guest: Jeff Irwin

Topics covered

• mental health
• suicide awareness
• farm families
• family stories
• grief
• resources

Keywords

• suicide
• mental health
• farm families
• grief
• warning signs
• resources
• book

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