Grief following suicide sucks doesn't it? I mean nobody really wants to lose anyone they love, rather it is by natural causes or some tragic manner like suicide. But it happens. Death is a part of life. After I lost my father, I was taken on a journey that I never saw coming. I am a planner; someone who likes predictability. Natural death, while extremely sad, is predictable. When I lost my grandmother, a woman who I spent my life ...
Archives for February 2015
Finding FAITH after loss
Happy Monday! We wanted to remind everyone of the power of faith after loss. While faith is not something we can see, feel or touch, it is something that can completely the change the course that you are on. Faith can help us stand again. Faith can get us through the day. Faith can give us hope that tomorrow will be even better than today. We hope you all find a little faith this week. ...
Digging for Details Around a Loved One’s Suicide
When facing the loss of a loved one to suicide, I’ve observed two camps of survivors – those who want to try and understand every detail surrounding the final act, and those who never want to know those details. I happen to fall into the former category.
In the hours following my dad’s death, I became desperate for answers. He never clued us in that anything was wrong or that suicide was something he’d ever entertained. What I knew right away ...
Welcome to Motivational Monday
Mondays can be a difficult time for anyone. We are often thrown back into the "real world" - a place that is often exhausting and overwhelming. To help overcome the "Mondays" we have decided to start Motivational Monday! We hope that the quotes and images posted will help you prepare for the week that lies ahead. ...
Guilt after Suicide
In the past, I wrote this blog post about the Stages of Grief and how guilt impacted our ability to move through each stage successfully. Recent conversation with a family member after the loss of Blackhawk's assistant equipment manager, Clint Reif, motivated me to revisit the topic of guilt after suicide as many questioned, "How did his family not know?"
If you are a survivor, you have likely become very familiar with guilt after suicide. ...