To reach a different shore we must have the courage to let go of the one we know.

There are a number of important chapters in our lives that require us to metaphorically die, to let go and abandon who we were, to become who we must become.

The transition between childhood and adulthood, between being single and paired, and famously the midlife crisis.

What does it mean to metaphorically die? When our personality, our life, our hormones and lifestyle aren’t working for us, but are working against us, causing our inner child to slowly drown in stress, there comes a point where something has to give, the breaking point or the mid life crisis.

Like a seed that’s been buried in the the dirty, your inner spark got covered by piles of adult responsibility, stress and seriously sleep deprivation posing as the success you imagined adulthood meant. And that childlike spark inside you can die, but it can also transform into the birth of something else, the real authentic you, that’s not just a child wanting fun and love, but a fully formed powerful healthy adult with a love of life that you’re fully willing to fight for and protect.

Suicide, suicidal ideation, or ‘radio suicide’ is our inner self, calling for real, radical and permanent change. What we can learn from this voice, is that we require change so badly that we’re willing to do anything to make it happen. Also that we simply don’t care what anyone else thinks about us, or what were doing. We don’t feel loved or important. But all of that is potentially exactly the right soil for you to fundamentally change who you are.

The idea of Suicide is teaching us not to care about what anyone else thinks, about societal norms. That we can actually plan exit strategy no matter the pain of the current situation.