Grief and Suicide Prevention

This week on Two Mothers, One Aché: A Grielf Dialogue, we hold space for what’s hardest to say. Dionne C. Monsanto and Yvette Love Dávila are joined by Dr. Denisse Centeno-Lamas, whose work in suicide prevention is rooted in culture, faith, and lived experience.

This episode moves beyond facts into the body of grief itself—migration, loneliness, burnout, depression, and the silence that keeps people from asking for help. Dr. Denisse shares how loss, community trauma, and her own mental health journey shaped her calling, while the hosts name the harm of stigma in faith spaces and the myth that prayer alone can heal everything.

Together, they remind us: mental health is health. Language matters. Culture matters. And talking—honestly, compassionately—can save lives.

The conversation closes with a Moment of Aché, speaking names, honoring ancestors and loved ones, and offering grief the dignity of being seen.

Come breathe with us. Come name it. Come heal it.

Aché.

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