I have an army behind me. It’s an invisible army. But it’s there. My army is a community of other suicide loss survivors. They get it. All of it. They personally and intimately understand the emotional energy expended fighting through the grief battle. They too have been wounded by the words and actions of [...]
Losing a loved one to suicide is often confusing and surreal. A great deal of energy is expended churning through a whirlpool of questions - especially the whys. I’ve heard it countless times from other survivors of suicide loss – why did my loved one do this when they were the first in line [...]
*Trigger Warning* A friend tagged me in a post on a private Christian page showing a video in which a student asks Ravi Zacharias a question: "does suicide send you directly to hell?” I am unsure why my friend tagged me; I assume he thought I would want to discuss Mr. Zacharias’ response. I watched [...]
Unfortunately the posted image was a response that we received to one of our posts on FB. I wanted to share it with you in the hopes of educating others. I was going to respond to this individual but my husband wisely told me not to waste my time and energy, it wasn't worth it. [...]
I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer in 2012. After fighting for my life, I came to understand the terrible mental toll that I had paid through that season. I wrote the following post to the women in our private Facebook support group, Booby Buddies, in 2014: [...]
Imagine your son or daughter comes home. They sit you down and they tell you they are gay or transgender; what is your reaction? How do you respond? Do you believe they are evil, that they are being deceived by the devil, that they are a sinner? Do you love and accept them, and tell [...]
© Biker3/Adobe Stock To watch or not to watch? I belong to a private Facebook support group for sibling survivors of suicide and that is the question that currently seems to be the most common concern for its 1,595 members. Have you also been struggling to decide whether or not to watch [...]
I’ve always considered myself a “late bloomer.” I have never had any real passions. I am not athletic, artistic, and I have come to acceptance I will never be an engineer for NASA. However, something changed inside me when I turned 40 last year. Something cathartic. Something that moved me to take action. I am [...]
Let's face it, being a parent is hard work. It's probably the hardest job you will ever have. Adding special needs to parenting can make it seem almost impossible. To the mother facing that challenge I have a message: you are not failing, nor are you a failure. I remember days when my son Jake [...]
Suicide, what happens when you hear or read that word? Does it strike fear in you? Do you judge the person as selfish who died by suicide? Are you someone that has thought about suicide but have been afraid to talk about it. If so, why? Is it because you don’t want to be judged? [...]
