Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
A struggle we all experience in the aftermath of our loved ones' suicide is wondering if we could have done anything differently to change the outcome. What if I would have called my loved one that day? What if I would have stopped by? What if I would have helped them get the assistance they needed? What if, what if, what if?! We have all been there. Some still are, as they try and figure out where it all went wrong. Here is the problem ...
A few weeks back, my sister and her husband had to have a conversation with their daughter that no parent wants to have. The day had come; it was time to tell their oldest daughter how Grandpa really died. With the advent of social media, it has become increasingly difficult to keep information away from our children. While we dread having to tell our children something that might bring them pain, it is better for them to hear it from us, than ...
The below article was written by Darci Sims, a bereaved parent and child, a grief management specialist, a nationally certified thanatologist, a certified pastoral bereavement specialist, and a licensed psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. I have always challenged the The Stages of Grief, arguing that they do not apply to those who have tragically lost a loved one. Darci, challenges the way we view grief in the article below.
The New Language ...
I myself am guilty of believing that suicide is a selfish act. Then I lost my father to suicide, and my belief system has completely changed. People who die by suicide have an illness; a disease of the brain. It just doesn't manifest itself like other illnesses, making it difficult for those to see the depth of the individual's pain. John's Mom lost her son to suicide at the young age of 25. We wanted to share her grief story as it ...
This quote made me smile, and I wanted to pass it along to our readers. While there isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss my dad and wish he were here, I like to think that he has finally found his peace. For that is what he hoped to accomplish the day his life ended. I believe that is what every person is trying to accomplish when they end their life. The thought of him being happy, free from the demons that filled his head, has brought ...
