Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
This week, we welcome guest blogger Katherine Sargent to our site. Katherine talks about the many innuendos in society that cause a great deal of pain for survivors of a suicide loss. I know that I personally cringe when I see and hear them used in a joking matter. Thank you Katherine for speaking up, and helping educate society on what is and what isn't ok.
This blog title is very deep and may even elicit a response like, “Why would ...
I like to think about grief in phases, instead of stages. To me, the first stage is when we are focused on the suicide itself. How did this happen? Why did this happen? Each day you awake to the reality of the situation; your loved one is gone, and they are not going to come back. It is a difficult time as you search for answers, search for meaning, and search for the ability to acknowledge the reality of the situation. Then comes phase ...
This week, we welcome guest blogger Heather who touches on the loneliness that can follow the loss of a sibling to suicide. In the wake of her grief, Heather has found new meaning in life and hopes to give back and help others.
More Meaning than a Piece of Paper
In October of this year I will start a PhD program...my second. Having declared this to be the case, a number of my nearest and dearest, having lived with the nightmare that was me ...
In the aftermath of my father's death I heard time and time again, "You are so strong." I didn't have the energy or ability to even think about these comments at the time. I was in a daze, still trying to figure out what just happened in my world. As the months passed, and the comments continued I remember thinking, "If you only knew." I felt like a fraud. Nobody saw the person I was when nobody was around, or could hear the voice in my ...
As a grief therapist and survivor of a suicide loss I often struggle with the word acceptance. I have yet to meet another survivor who doesn't ask me about acceptance. Suicide leaves you in a state of disbelief. How did this happen? And most importantly, "How did this happen to ME?" When I am asked about acceptance, I often turn the question around, asking the person what acceptance means to them. In my opinion, acceptance means something ...
