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Elaine Lindsay, is @TheDarkPollyanna. A wealth of scars annihilated any self-confidence Elaine may ever have possessed, yet she has never lost her sense of humour. Torn between suicidal ideation and Pollyanna’s Glad Game, life has been an ongoing battle.

Reinventing herself became a necessity. Each rebirth took her in another direction-uniquely positioning Elaine to speak to the concepts ‘one more try’ and ‘it’s all possible, modified’.

Polymath • Podcaster • Speaker @TheDarkPollyanna

With a heaping helping of soul-searching, research, learning, a great spiritual advisor and a soul-coach to set her firmly on the path to evolve her life, Elaine claimed her ability to live in gratitude every day.

A transformational speaker. Elaine has a lifetime of experience on what NOT to do. Elaine’s history of adapting and reinventing herself like the phoenix rising from the ashes… comes from being granted multiple second chances in life. There is NO quit in her…

Elaine speaks to mental health issues, Working on her TED talk, “The Insanity of Vanity: killed me twice”, Elaine’s keynotes: “The futility of being an army of one”, and “WE NEED our tribe to support us”

On her Podcast, Suicide Zen Forgiveness, Elaine Lindsay shares guests’ stories of suicide loss, ideation and mental health to lighten the burden, and offer hope to both guest and listener.

Suicide Zen Forgiveness is on a mission to normalize the difficult conversations, so we can do better at suicide prevention, as we lose way too many people every day.

Join Elaine’s Mission:

Let’s end the Silence, Stigma and Shame about Suicide Loss, Ideation And Mental health

What People say…

Elaine, You Honour All of Us

  I truly think what you are doing is amazing.  I see myself as pretty resilient, but until you started this podcast, I had no idea what I had bottled up inside me. 
I’m so blessed to know you.

Angela Sutcliffe • Suicide Loss Survivor • Small Business Advisor

Elaine’s Favourite Books

There are certain books that stay with you. ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’, ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’, and ‘Think and Grow Rich’ to name only a few. Certain writers who remain in your heart. The latest is Life on Your Terms – Rex Sikes. A profoundly life changing book I highly recommend.

Psycho Cybernetics

One of those authors, Maxwell Maltz, seemed an odd duck. I was in my teens when my Godmother gave me her well worn copy. Aunt Kathleen urged me to “really read it”. That didn’t actually happen until the early 2000’s when it popped up in an old box. That was part way to my heart-centered re-birth and I am so thankful she gifted me with this tome.

The Little Engine That Could

This is my most cherished book. It was a gift from my BFF Jackie (RIP) on my 50th birthday. Jackie had been in my life for all the highlights and the trauma and pain. This gift was a confirmation that I had come through the worst of it and was still going!

Life on Your Terms

Rex’s book sat on the shelf for a few months. I would bring it from room to room as I wondered to myself why I could not seem to read it. Over this last Christmas holiday, as I thought over 2023, and began making my plans for 2024, I found myself picking up the book. I read chapters two even three times! I have stopped to do the work. I am at chapter Nine. There is deep work to be done within the book and skipping over these exercises, I believe would be a huge mistake. I am fairly humming about 10 feet off the ground as the final pieces in the puzzle of my life fall into place for me… the creator of my Best Life going forward On MY Terms!

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