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Kristen is a registered nurse and Jeff is a Senior VP of Digital Health and Life Sciences at a software company. The two of them have four daughters.

In January of 2016, Jeff and Kristine’s daughter Meg unfortunately passed away due to suicide.

In this interview, they talk about:

- Meg’s story and how they discovered she was having mental health troubles

- How they helped as parents by having Meg enter therapy, counseling and a treatment center

- The events leading up to her passing

- Advice for other parents who may have a child dealing with mental health issues

- Advice for other parents who have a lost a child to suicide

I really want to thank Kristen and Jeff for being vulnerable and being willing to reflect on their life story.

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Kristen and Jeff's Email: mfoursquad@verizon.net

Grateful Living Info:

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Approximate Time Stamps:

0:00 - 1:25 Intro to the podcast

1:26 - 2:38 Setting the scene for the Durand family

2:38 - 4:14 Describing Meg as a child

4:15 - 5:12 The first time the Durands found out Meg was dealing with mental health issues

5:12 - 6:25 How they approached the situation

6:26 - 7:56 How Meg responded to therapy and the Durands thought on therapy

7:57 - 10:16 Meg’s distrust of adults, being bullied and the Durands house being targeted

10:16 - 12:21 Meg’s senior year of high school mental health journey and her first time attempting suicide

12:22 - 17:11 Meg's relationship with her parents, entering a treatment program

17:12 - 20:59 Meg's relationship with her friends

21:00 - 31:59 Meg's experience at college and circumstances leading up to her passing

32:00 - 35:59 Durands on finding out Meg had passed

36:00 - 37:59 Funeral

38:00 - 40:59 Advice to parents

41:00 - 50:59 Reflecting on Meg's battle

51:00 - 1:00:59 How you think about Meg now and do you want to talk about her

1:01:00 - 1:14:07 Positive stories of Meg