Addiction and Trauma: Shannon's Story - Stacy and Amy

This past September Stacy and Amy lost their sister Shannon in a car crash. As a family, they want to tell her story in hopes that other families don't have go through the same pain, to bring awareness to flaws in the system and make people think before casting judgements on others. Shannon struggled with mental health issues and they only got worse after experiencing a traumatic event. As a result she also began drinking more. Stacy and Amy fight through the grief to bravely tell Shannon's story in full and to give insight from the perspective of a loved one watching someone spiral. What could they have done differently?What regrets do they have? Why did so many systems fail Shannon? And what do they want others to know? Topics in this episode include depression, sexual trauma, addiction, suicide. FOLLOW BUNNY HUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Bunny-Hugs-and-Mental-Health-103055408571486 on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bunnyhugspodcast/?hl=en TikTok https://tiktok.com/@bunnyhugspodcast/ Check out my children book at https://www.amazon.ca/Sometimes-Daddy-Cries-Todd-Rennebohm/dp/0228834678 Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bunnyhugs Bunny Hugs and Mental Health is currently on the Top Ten Best Canadian Mental Health podcasts list! https://blog.feedspot.com/canadian_mental_health_podcasts/ And the Top 100 Best Mental Health Podcasts on the internet! https://blog.feedspot.com/mental_health_podcasts/ This episode is brought to you by Co-op Follow Co-op on social media @CoopCRS on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and @wearecoop TikTok