Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
If I could contribute one thing to the world, it would be to assist with ending the stigma surrounding mental illness. I was not always so passionate about this topic. I haven't always been open about mental illness, nor have I always had the need to bring awareness to the subject. Slowly I have become more passionate, and it became more of a life mission after the loss of my father.
When I was in college, I dreamt of a life in corporate ...
I recently read a Huffington Post article a friend posted on Facebook titled “The Questions That Will Save Your Relationships”. Here is the link and I’d highly recommend reading it. In the article, the author, a stay-at-home mom of three, discusses the struggle to effectively communicate with her working husband on occasion. They realized that asking each other, "How was your day?" after 12 hours apart was quite a loaded question and left both ...
Time Magazine posted today a video on suicide rates among professionals in the U.S. What caught my attention was the headline, “Lawyers are committing suicide at an alarming rate.” This is because my dad was in the field of law. The two-minute video segment explains that lawyers are 3.6 times more likely to suffer from depression than non-lawyers, partially due to the stress that comes with being in a career surrounded by conflict. They deal with ...
The title of this post is a bit misleading. Any survivor will explain that feeling normal again after a suicide is something that never happens. We often talk about our “new normal” – the way we adapt to live on after being rocked by such a traumatic experience. Emotions, traditions and even the way we move about our day changes. However, the old adage “time heals” does ring true for us, too. By no means am I suggesting that I am “over” my ...
My mother-in-law recently sent me this article, "Compassion Needed for the Suicidal," which provides a new perspective on suicide. I wanted to share this article with our readers. What I love most about the article is the perspective it gives on suicide and those who have died by suicide. So often in society we hear that the act of suicide is a choice. Suicide is viewed as a selfish act, as it leaves behind family members and loved ones asking ...
