Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
Life after losing two loved ones to suicide can forever change a survivor. This week, guest blogger Amanda Blue shares about the ongoing “flight” she’s on to stay above the clouds – particularly after the loss of her teenage son.
Sometimes You Stall
Adjusting to life after losing a child is like shooting at a moving target. Just when you believe that you have leveled up in the game, you fall through a trap door and you're back at level two. ...
Carrying on with life as usual after the loss of my dad to suicide was one of the most difficult challenges I have faced. I received four, I repeat four, days offs to mourn his death. Luckily, I had accumulated a good amount of vacation days, that allowed me to take a full two weeks off to go back to Colorado to bury my father. While I was surrounded by close friends and family in those first couple months, life still continued. I was not the ...
After the fog lifts and the finality of your loved one's death sets in, many struggle with the belief that they have become depressed. We live in a society that expects someone to "get over it" quicker than we are capable. I see many survivors of a suicide loss criticize themselves for not moving forward in the allotted time that those around them expect, leading them to question whether they have become depressed. Even clinicians who are not ...
Many readers wonder how to broach the topic of suicide [prevention] with their kids after the loss of a loved one or when learning their child is at-risk. Today’s guest blogger, Sarah, became a prevention advocate after watching her daughter struggle with suicidal thoughts and addiction and offers tips for initiating a careful discussion.
“Teens keep suicidal thoughts a secret from their parents for all kinds of reasons. It wasn’t until a few ...
Goodbyes are hard. Goodbyes after a loss by suicide? Even harder. How can you say, "Goodbye" to someone that you never wanted to let go of? Goodbyes occur at the end of something. A conversation, a relationship, a season of our life. There is a story behind the goodbye; a reason why we are saying it. One of the many aspects of suicide that make it so difficult is the fact that no why exists. A story doesn't necessarily exist, and if it ...
