Lisa Sugarman

Lisa Sugarman is an author, a three-time survivor of suicide loss, and a professional book narrator. She's also a passionate mental health advocate, serving as a crisis counselor with The Trevor Project and as a storyteller with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), using her lived experience to help others find healing through connection and community.

She serves as a facilitator for Safe Place, a virtual support group for suicide loss survivors hosted by Samaritans Southcoast in Boston, where she is also a member of the Board of Directors. A contributor to the Mental Health Television Network (MHTN), her writing has appeared in Calmerry, RecoveryDotCom, Healthline Parenthood, Grown & Flown, TODAY Parents, Thrive Global, LittleThings, The Washington Post, and Psychology Today. A former nationally syndicated columnist, Lisa continues to write widely on suicide, grief, loss, and mental wellness.