Happy Monday! We wanted to remind everyone of the power of faith after loss. While faith is not something we can see, feel or touch, it is something that can completely the change the course that you are on. Faith can help us stand again. Faith can get us through the day. Faith can give us hope that tomorrow will be even better than today. We hope you all find a little faith this week. ...
Mental Health Resolutions for 2015
I came across a great article, 7 Mental Health Resolutions for 2015, in Time Magazine that highlights the importance of caring for our mental health. When I sat and thought about it, I couldn't think of a single person who had set a New Years resolution pertaining to their mental health. Or maybe people do, and just don't talk about it out of fear of judgement. We focus so much time and attention on our outer self, why not our inner? In my ...
Eradicating “I’d Kill Myself” Innuendos
Prior to losing my father to suicide, it was not terribly uncommon for me to dish out the phrase, “I’d kill myself” in conversation (at the thought of sitting through a particularly long meeting) or make the gun-to-head gesture while telling a story about something annoying. Similarly, I didn’t think twice when those around me did the same. That’s because the notion of suicide was so far from my reality that these innuendos felt perfectly ...
What Does it Mean to be a Survivor of Suicide?
Throughout my life, I’ve been defined as a daughter, a sister, a wife, a friend - and today, a survivor of suicide. The latter is one descriptor I never even knew existed, let alone thought I’d take on until two years ago. In the wee hours following my father’s death in August 2011, unable to sleep, I took to my computer, looking for support, for answers. While the city and world around me was resting quietly, I was grasping for anything that ...
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