Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
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. ...
When facing the loss of a loved one to suicide, I’ve observed two camps of survivors – those who want to try and understand every detail surrounding the final act, and those who never want to know those details. I happen to fall into the former category.
In the hours following my dad’s death, I became desperate for answers. He never clued us in that anything was wrong or that suicide was something he’d ever entertained. What I knew right away ...
Mondays can be a difficult time for anyone. We are often thrown back into the "real world" - a place that is often exhausting and overwhelming. To help overcome the "Mondays" we have decided to start Motivational Monday! We hope that the quotes and images posted will help you prepare for the week that lies ahead. ...
In the past, I wrote this blog post about the Stages of Grief and how guilt impacted our ability to move through each stage successfully. Recent conversation with a family member after the loss of Blackhawk's assistant equipment manager, Clint Reif, motivated me to revisit the topic of guilt after suicide as many questioned, "How did his family not know?"
If you are a survivor, you have likely become very familiar with guilt after suicide. ...
After losing a loved one to suicide, survivors often embark on a journey that one never imagined. What often makes the grief journey so difficult is the unexpectedness of it all. The death of our loved one often catches of guard. In an instant our somewhat predictable life becomes one that is often unrecognizable. Although our blog is devoted to loss by suicide, we wanted to share a blog post by, Clare Saumell, a woman who unexpectedly lost ...
