Episode 88 Dallas Defense Attorney Terry Bentley Hill : In Memory of Hallie

Stop Minding Your Own Business

 ***Trigger Warning: Death by Suicide conversation***

 We want to ring in the New Year and welcome on the great Dallas Attorney Terry Bentley Hill to our ATO Family.

Terry turned her personal tragedy into a new mission in speaking on the very uncomfortable topic of a person taking their own life.

She can speak from the unique perspective of being someone left behind not once but twice in her life as both her former husband and 14-year-old daughter suffered from depression and died way too young.

Terry started her career in journalism, and she married Amarillo District Attorney Danny Hill who prosecuted some very high-profile cases and took on all of the pressure and anxiety that accompanies that role.

On Palm Sunday in 1995 The Hill family suffered tragedy as Danny’s battle with depression came to an end as he took his own life as the children slept and Terry was left as the sole parent to pick up the pieces to move forward.

Less than a decade later, in 2004, Terry’s 14-year-old daughter Hallie, who like her father suffered from depression, also died by suicide. Terry’s grief was compounded.

At the time of her daughter’s suicide, Hill was in law school at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, where she earned her degree in 2008. Today, Hill practices criminal defense law in Dallas, Texas, is remarried, enjoys time with her family and dedicates much of her life to helping others dealing with mental health issues.

Now Terry’s mission is to keep people from minding their own business as she tells her story so that it will bring awareness and education to recognizing to the red flags that lead to this tragic loss of life.  Also, her story can help understand the extreme grief and loss that can accompany the void that’s left in families.
We also are thrilled to welcome on special guest cohosts Lt Lisette Rivera and new ATO License Professional Counselor, Johanna Wender. Johanna specializes in first responder trauma.

Terry Bentley Hill you have the ATO’s stage and our undivided attention.

Critical Incidents Discussed:

Palm Sunday 1995 in Amarillo Texas.

Terry’s husband, District Attorney Danny Hill, suffers death by suicide.

2004 Terry’s daughter, Hallie, passed away at the age of 14.

WWW.TERRYBENTLYHILL.COM

www.stopmindingyourownbusiness.org