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September is National Suicide Awareness Month

August 31st, 2020

As summer comes to an end, September welcomes cooler days and a return to some sense of order in our new reality.   September is also National Suicide Awareness Month and September 10th is National Suicide Awareness Day. For myself and for the Brian Dagle Foundation, it is a month to highlight the mission of the foundation through an increase in community education, awareness, and trainings.It also allows me to share my story, with the hope that no one else has…

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Notes to my Younger Self

July 7th, 2020

2020 is proving to be a year filled with challenges. We are being tested in ways none of us could’ve ever imagined. And also happens to be a new decade for the world and for me! As I begin a new decade of my life, I find myself reflecting on the lessons learned and the challenges I’ve faced. Below some of my reflections, thoughts, and advise I would give to my younger self.  My Dear Ann, Be present. The good, the…

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Anxiety & COVID-19

March 20th, 2020

Dear Friends and Supporters, I hope this message finds you and your family safe-doing the best you possibly can at this moment in time. As we pass an entire month of “sheltering in place”, I find my thoughts drifting to so many of you who have touched a special place in my heart. People who have lost a loved one and gave themselves permission to be vulnerable, sharing openly about their grief. I’m grateful to the many communities and schools…

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A message about hope

November 5th, 2019

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all. — Emily Dickinson Recently, I spoke about hope. It seems to be front and center in my life lately. On October 19, the Brian Dagle Foundation celebrated five years of “Anchored in Hope”. It was both a celebration and an opportunity to honor and thank all of the people who have given me hope. It is also what…

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