The Last Message My Son Sent Before Taking His Life | Steve Phillip

About this episode

A father shares the heartbreaking story of losing his son and the phone call that changed his life forever.

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. This is one of the hardest conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast. In this episode, a father shares the heartbreaking story of losing his son and the phone call that changed his life forever. What started as a normal day quickly turned...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Dickinson

Guest: Steve Phillip

Topics covered

• mental health
• grief
• suicide prevention
• father-son relationship
• personal story

Keywords

• suicide
• mental health
• grief
• father
• son
• personal journey
• heartbreaking story

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