Losing My Husband to Suicide: Shalini Tuscano
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Published 2021-12-20
In this interview, we talk about:
- Shalini’s childhood and growing up in a family where domestic violence was present
- Shalini’s attempted suicide at 18 and what led her to that point
- Losing her husband Anand to suicide and her life after that
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Time Stamps:
0:00 intro
1:37 Overview of Shalini’s life story
12:38 Advice to a child experiencing domestic violence in their household
16:00 Did your personal traumas lead to bad behavior in school?
21:00 Did you ever fear physical or verbal abuse from your father as you protected your mom?
25:50 Can you speak about your attempted suicide at 18?
32:15 Advice to someone feeling suicidal right now
35:25 How did you feel ready for marriage, especially after seeing your parents situation?
41:20 Can you give us context on Anand’s attempted suicide earlier in his life?
48:11 Was there a change in Anand’s behavior months before he passed?
55:37 How was the week of Anand going missing?
1:02:15 How was the grieving process after Anand’s death?
1:04:48 You decided to be honest about Anand’s death and not call it an accident. Talk about that decision.
1:10:22 Advice for supporting a loved one whose lose someone to suicide.
1:111:53 Advice to someone who has lost someone to suicide
1:16:32 What advice would you have to someone with a significant other dealing with mental health issues?
1:23:42 How has transitioning to widow life been? Are you open to dating?
1:27:30 Did you deal with guilt after losing Anand?
1:30:15 Anything else you wanted to talk about?
1:30:40 Most positive memory of Anand?
1:34:08 Were you honest with young relatives of Anand, like nephews and nieces?