Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
Since becoming a survivor of suicide, I feel like I can’t escape the news of more suicides happening around me. I don’t know if that’s really the case, or if it’s that my ears now perk up when I hear the term, but it makes me uncomfortable. I’m reminded of when I was on the brink of becoming engaged, getting married or having a baby and it also felt like everyone around me was going through those particular life stages except me. Every time I’d ...
Similar to last week, we want to remind everyone that there can be life after suicide. I don't know about you, but I feel so much better when I actually get up and get myself ready each day. It somehow gives me purpose. Even when I am home, just taking a shower and changing my clothes makes me feel better. It is almost energizing. So this week we remind you to never give up. And remember to celebrate the small victories. ...
As we continue to share different perspectives on loss, we welcome this week Andrew H., who lost his beloved wife to suicide last fall. He shares about their deep love for each other and what it was like in those early hours after learning of her death. While the relationships we all had with our loved ones is a bit different, we are united by the grief suicide can bring. Someone once told me, “it’s the club nobody wants to join.” Thank you so ...
Following my father's suicide, there were many days where all I wanted to do was throw in the towel. My grief appeared to be stronger than I was. But I didn't. While I might have taken a day to just be, I never quit. I always got up, and tried again the next day. This week don't throw in the towel. You can set it down, but don't throw it in. Remember...you are stronger than your grief! ...
To date, the search words that bring the most visitors to our blog are centered around the Stages of Grief specifically those following a suicide. Every time I see those search terms, I cringe a little. For a couple reasons. One, it saddens me that there are so many people searching for the answer to when their pain will end. Two, because as a society we have given people this notion that grief not only HAS stages, but it has a specified end. ...
