Suicide Prevention Month
Hi! I know it’s been a while since my last post.
For all you newcomers… My name is Razina. I am 24 years old and a mother of twins… hence the long hiatus I have been on.
Welcome to Live Thrive Die Company! Live Thrive Die Company is a lifestyle brand that I created to inspire people to live life on their own terms and experiences rather than living through someone else’s views. I truly believe that social media, pop culture, and social norms influence people to be something that they are not.
Growing up - I always tried to be someone or something I was not. I would “keep up with the Joneses”, I was never truly happy with myself, and I was always looking for some form of validation from other people. It wasn’t until after I had graduated high school that I realized I needed to stop doing what other people are doing and I needed to focus on how I could better myself and what truly makes me happy… to do things that helped me find my inner-self and do things that benefited me and not other people.
I know some people may find this state of mind to come off selfish, but at the end of the day… the only person you have to fall back on is yourself. If you’re not happy with yourself… you will NOT make the people in your life or the people around you happy and that’s a fact. The energy you give off to others is reciprocated back to you in some shape or form.
My dying wish for Live Thrive Die Company is to promote endless self-love and self-care for ourselves, so we can better our relationships with ourselves, with others, and for the future generations.
Break The Silence
So, let’s talk. We are now in the month of September 2019.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month.
I know it’s a dark and tragic topic, but it’s time to break the silence.
The number of people who have committed suicide has risen to a 30-year high.
Suicide can stem from the lack of self-love, self-care, or self-happiness. Suicide can also stem from illnesses… it can be mental, physical, or emotional distress. Lastly, suicide can stem from lack of support from others. We need to be aware of the signs. We need to constantly check in on our friends and family. We need to let those know who are struggling that there is help and resources out there to aid to recovery.
On average, 121 people commit suicide in a day in the United States. That equals to over 44,000 people each year that commit suicide. When viewing the numbers from a global standpoint - that number increases to over 800,000 people that commit suicide. These are the numbers that we know. Unfortunately, there are numbers that haven’t been reported due to the stigma that surrounds suicide.
We need to break the stigma.
In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, I am doing a campaign and fundraiser as an Agent of Impact (AOI) through Hope For The Day. Hope For The Day is a non-profit organization founded in 2011 by Jonathon Boucher to promote suicide awareness for all and proactive suicide prevention for those in need. Hope For The Day has plentiful resources, tools, and support for suicide awareness and suicide prevention. Please, feel free to check out more information through their website at: hftd.org.
I am aiming to raise over $400 to fund a proactive prevention workshop for 30 students with Hope For The Day. For the month of September, for every purchase made through Live Thrive Die Company - every $5 of each purchase will be donated to Hope For The Day.
I will be releasing a new, small line on Sunday, September 8th. This line will consist of one unisex hoodie for these up and coming chilly months and two women’s tank tops for my ladies to layer over or to rock at the gym! Even if you decide not to purchase anything from the new line - your $5 donation will still be donated if you decide to buy other items from Live Thrive Die Company’s shop at livethrivedieco.com/shop!
If you decide you don’t want to purchase anything from Live Thrive Die Company’s shop, but still want to help out my fundraiser - you can make a donation as little as $1 on my Agent of Impact website at: my.hftd.org/livethrivedieco.
Thank you in advanced for all your help and support!
-Razina Rintharamy
Live Thrive Die Company, LLC
Meet The TWINS!
So, I had thought about doing a “Hospital/Birthing Vlog” when it was time for the twin beebs to make their arrival. I’m actually glad I did not choose to do so. It was overwhelming enough being a first time mom: recovering from the c-section surgery, tending to newborns, and learning how to breastfeed. Finally, 4 months later… I sit down and talk about a gist of my hospital experience and I formally introduce to you my twins! Enjoy!
-Razina Rintharamy
Live Thrive Die Company, LLC
Heavy Shoulders
Life really just flies by when you have babies. I can’t believe my 24th birthday is just in a few days and I can’t believe the twins are going to be 4 months old towards the end of this month. “Mom Brain” is a very real thing because unintentionally I am always forgetting to do things.
I do not like sugarcoating anything. I am as real and honest as I can be. I have no shame writing how I feel because that’s how I express myself as best as I can. Writing has always been an outlet for me aside from venting to people that actually have interest in what I have to say.
Becoming a mom has been one of the most challenging, but most rewarding experiences in my life. A new, “young” mom. A mom of multiples.
I was out running errands the other day and as I was strolling along my duties - I was told twice by different people: “Oh twins? That’s unfortunate.” or “I feel bad for you.” Well… don’t. Having twins is an absolute blessing. Even my OBGYN told me that whatever higher power you believe in or whatever is out there chooses people to have twins because they will figure it out. Nothing is more rewarding than being able to push through almost 4 months and counting successfully, exclusively breastfeeding them. Seeing their huge smiles and hearing their cute little laughs is what lights up my days. My bond with my babies is incredible.
I promised myself that if I were to ever have a baby, or babies in my case, then I would stay home and not even bother with daycare or a babysitter because I don’t trust anyone. Also, it’s not worth it to me to be working full-time to just have a good chunk of my money go towards having someone else watch my kids. Growing up - I watched my cousins and even my own siblings being raised by anyone but their own parents because the parentals were too busy working and/or trying to get their life together. I resented my parents for never being around.
But - I’m tired. I’m absolutely fucking exhausted. My hair is falling out like crazy. I’m sorry I am not painting a pretty Instagram post in your head. I am just being real with my feelings. I don’t know how you “stay at home moms” do it. Taking care of babies is a full-time job. It’s so stressful being responsible for human life… two especially. I barely ever have time for myself. If I’m not feeding or caring for the babies - I’m playing catch-up with daily chores such as doing dishes; Or doing loads of laundry and then not having it folded and put away for next 3 days until it’s time to do more laundry again. Somewhere in between there I am trying to feed myself since the twins breastfeeding literally sucks all the life out of me. A whole 20 minutes passes by instantly and one twin is already getting fussy because he/she wants attention or is wanting to be fed.
I don’t have friends that will drop what they’re doing to come over and help me. My family members are too busy taking care of their own lives and my mother lives almost 2 hours away from me. My boyfriend is always working. If he’s not working, then he’s off doing some project to make more money. If he’s not doing that, then he’s sitting on his phone until it’s time for bed. When I complain that I’m tired - he always wants to compare and says “well why don’t you go work full-time and I’ll take care of the kids.” No, that’s not how it should work. There needs to be some sort of balance, but we have yet to find it.
I never have time for myself and especially now with kids I truly never will. I hate trying to find a sitter for a little amount of time because I hate burdening people. I hate being away from them for a long period of time. My time off from my twins is when they go down at night and I have 3 hours before I have to pump milk and go to bed. I also work my two days a week just to have a face-to-face social life and make a little money for myself.
I really hope I can find some balance for myself and my new mom life.
I am not trying to scare anyone out of starting a family and becoming a mom, but I feel as if no one talks about the hardships. There are a lot of days where I am on the verge of a mental breakdown and I want to cry. I know the baby phase won’t last forever.
I just want this weight and stress to lessen off my shoulders.
-Razina Rintharamy
Live Thrive Die Company, LLC
Pregnant with TWINS?!
At first, when I started Live Thrive Die Company - I tried so hard to keep my personal life separate from my “business life”. I wanted to come off as professional. I wanted people to take me seriously since I actually went through the process of getting an LLC for my brand.
After watching countless amounts of entrepreneurs and small business owners do their thing in person and on social media - I slowly learned that one of the steps of having a successful business is to make people’s experiences personable, so they can either relate to or have something to look upon from a different view.
I’ve made a lot of sacrifices and have had to put a lot of things on hold in the past year that had to do because of events going on in my personal life… No, it does NOT mean I’m stopping myself from doing what I love - which is continuously learning the meaning of living my best life, inspiring others, and sending out positive vibes when I can.
I have to prioritize and find another way to do what I have to do to get back out on my feet again, but now as a badass MOM.
In this video - I sum up and share with you guys my personal story and personal experiences with my very first pregnancy. Yes, I am expecting TWINS! Due for December 21st, 2018.
Hope you guys enjoy, thanks for keeping up with me, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
-Razina Rintharamy
Live Thrive Die Company, LLC
"My Relationship with A Drug Addict" Series
With a lot of down time on my hands being on maternity leave, I have been doing a lot of self-reflecting and writing. I hope y’all know it took a lot for me to open up and publicize this. I created this two-part series of “My Relationship with A Drug Addict” in hopes to spread awareness about addiction and the broken record of a relationship it can be; And when enough is enough - you need to step up, be the better person, learn when to walk away, and realize you are not responsible for other’s actions.
Part 1 of 2:
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Please make sure to give the social media accounts a follow: @livethrivedieco and help get my subscriber count to over 100 on my YouTube channel, so I can clutch my URL name to livethrivedieco!
Thanks guys and enjoy my new content!
-Razina Rintharamy
Live Thrive Die Company, LLC
PROJECT JENNA Raised Over $600!
Our beloved family & friend Jenna DallaValle was living a normal 21-year-old life working & teaching dance, laughing & hanging out with friends, and enrolled in school to obtain her Occupational Therapy degree when suddenly she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma back in March of 2018.
Jenna’s life became filled with emotional, mental, & physical distraught, doctor’s visits, surgery to remove the infected lymph nodes in her neck, and up to 6 months of chemotherapy to fight back and be cancer-free.
With the help of family, friends, strangers, and other cancer fighters & survivors - PROJECT JENNA sold over 80 shirts and raised over $600! PROJECT JENNA was created by Live Thrive Die Company to raise money to donate to Jenna & The DallaValle Family. Shirts were created and printed locally right in the heart of the Northwest Corner of Connecticut. With every shirt purchased, every $8 was donated to the cause. The project was an honor to have and to see a high demand for shirts that sent out a message and helped out a lovely family couldn’t have made it any better!
Rally with Jenna! The GoFundMe page created by the Casey Family has so far raised over $12,000 out of their $15,000 goal! Amazing!
As of July of 2018, Jenna officially finished her chemo treatments and had no more signs of active cancer!
Today, Jenna continues her education, working & dancing, spending time with her loved ones, and most importantly continues to fight cancer; As well as raising awareness to others to donate & to support cancer research.
Thank you to everyone that has been so supportive through Jenna & The DallaValle Family’s journey! We love you Jenna!
-Razina Rintharamy
Live Thrive Die Company, LLC