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One reason why people may want Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga together
With all the Hollywood award season chatter about "A Star is Born" and its characters, I decided to take the leap and watch the movie last night. I don't regret doing so, ...
With Celebrity Suicides, A Call for Us to Lead Consistent Mental Health Conversations
Like so many people, we were deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of designer and household name, Kate Spade, to suicide. Survivor Kimberly Starr pens a reflection on the impact of new and high profile suicides on those of us navigating the "everyday survivor" grief journey.
Celebrity Suicides and the Need for Consistent Attention on Mental Health
Kate Spade. Robin Williams. Chester Bennington. Chris Cornell.
All famous individuals who ...
Uncovering the Why But Never Accepting It
One of the first and most common sentiments survivors of suicide loss will share is that they don’t know how a loved one could have taken their own life, or why they did. On the surface, there appeared to be no signs or symptoms. And, the idea of suicide was never mentioned. Many times, the person who took their life was by all accounts the life of the party – a happy go lucky individual who had everything.
When I am sharing my story, I always ...
How celebrity suicides left me feeling worse about my own loss
Celebrity suicides in the news can unearth mixed emotions for “everyday” survivors. As a huge fan of the late musician Chris Cornell, I’ve struggled with how to grieve or talk about his death. This is because I am dealing with it from two perspectives – one as the longtime fan who hangs on to memories of concerts and mourns the loss of his work yet to come – and second as someone who has lost a family member to suicide and knows and dreads the ...
Why Didn’t I See the Signs of Suicide?
More often than not, I’ve heard survivors say they were blindsided by their loved one’s choice to take their own life. I said the same after my dad’s death. Sure, he seemed to be a little down but we never would have imagined something so extreme was on his mind. He was functioning at full capacity and never mentioned he was feeling suicidal. He had even “warned” us decades earlier as kids that there was nothing so bad in life that we would ever ...