In this series, we have talked about suicide prevention, suicide bereavement and heard the sad story of Natalie, who at thirteen lost her dad to suicide. This final episode takes a different approach. This is John Cooper’s story of considering suicide after being incarcerated for a white-collar crime. Many of you have asked me how anyone can choose to end their life. It doesn’t seem rational, and it’s not.

Listen to John’s story of loss (of freedom, reputation and his family) which included shame and embarrassment while serving time in prison, a world he never thought he’d live in. This may provide you with new insights into the mind of someone who has considered death by suicide. John states that he couldn’t see how he was “going to do this anymore”. When he asked the chaplain why the prison didn’t just have a suicide bo ...