What led to Stacey Radin, Manhattan psychologist, women’s- animals rights author hanging herself at her, Sutton Place home?
A well-known Manhattan clinical psychologist and author has committed suicide at her Sutton Place after hanging herself.
Notice of Stacey Radin‘s death followed her husband discovering the 52 year old woman inside the bathroom of their fifth-floor apartment on Sutton Place near East 58th Street around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday. Law enforcement pronounced Radin dead at the scene.
Radin left ‘multiple notes behind,’ a law enforcement source told via the nypost– with police saying no criminality was suspected in the woman’s death.
‘She has a history of depression,’ the source added.
Radin- a vocal champion of women and animals, founded Unleashed, a program designed to empower young females through advocating for social justice issues such as animal welfare and rights, in 2011 – with an expose of her work in 2014.
She authored Brave Girls: Raising Young Women with Passion and Purpose to Become Powerful Leaders in 2015. The book ‘looks at the world for 51 [percent] of our population from a cultural, social, psychological and developmental perspective and provokes readers to think deeply about what cultural shift must happen to achieve true equality,’ according to her LinkedIn page.
Stacey Radin: Understanding guilt and shame of depression.
Of note, a January 2017 article in Tonic saw Radin discussing the topic of severe depression.
‘Understanding the guilt and shame is helpful,’ the author wrote. ‘As is surrounding yourself with others who can be objective and reflective and offer a voice of reason when you are questioning your own ability to push through and accept the circumstances surrounding the diagnosis.’
Authorities have yet to say what Radin’s multiple notes divulged.
Radin leaves behind a son and a daughter, and multiple pet dogs.
