Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
Guest blogger Kim knows the pain of loss not once but twice in recent months. In this beautifully-written post, she explains her grief in the analogy of watching movies. Thank you, Kim.
Where’s the Remote?
I am enamored with the way a movie completely removes my mind from the seat in which I sit and brings my conscious to a preferred reality. The lights go dim, the carefully planned cinematography fills the screen, and the sound decibels ...
This week, we're featuring a guest reflection from Sebastian Slovin. As a young child, Sebastian survived the suicide of his father and shares about his extended grief journey.
Living in the Shadow of a Suicide
I was fortunate to have a very privileged upbringing. I grew up in an affluent coastal town in southern California called La Jolla. I spent my early days mixing it up at the beach and in the ocean with my mom, dad, and little sister. ...
The day my dad died was definitively the worst day of my life…right?
A challenging aspect of suicide loss is that life presses on for survivors. While it forces a “new normal,” dark emotions can dominate most days for years to follow.
But, eventually, survivors have to return to work, maintain a household, shop for groceries and keep up with all of the other things life requires. And, just as these things did before the suicide loss, they ...
This post originally appeared on the blog in February 2014. I wanted to share it again because I coincidentally find myself feeling exactly the same way nearly four years later to the date. This time, instead of buying a home in Chicago, my husband and I have made the decision to move our lives to a new state in the Midwest. All of the questions I would have had for my dad are now multiplied and I can't help but wonder what he would have thought ...
Guest writer Trevor returns this week with tips for those who are navigating their “new normal.” Trevor lost a friend to suicide following their shared addiction recovery journey and previously wrote about what the loss taught him. Through his personal experience and learnings, he has made it his mission to help others find ways to cope with their grief.
Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Dealing with Grief
Loss of any kind is devastating, and ...
