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When Jo Lambert first found out that one of her loved ones was feeling suicidal, she felt terrified.

"I was so panicked by the grief I might experience if my loved one died that it prevented me from giving my loved one what I needed [to]," says Lambert, 54, who lives in London.

That was back in 2017. Over time, through trial and error, Lambert says, she learned she had to put her own feelings aside in the moment and focus on the person in front of her. "As soon as I detached myself from the outcome, I made this about the person in the crisis — fully. That was when I got the hang of it."

From poem to film

As Lambert matured in her role as a caregive

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