Depression

Who Remembers the Lost? A Poem by Larry Schatt

Who Remembers the Lost? Those sad few who were with us only moments before yet now, are as gone as history past   Who remembers the lost? Those who left because they felt The absence they’d leave would be noticed by no one Never knowing how in error they were.   Who remembers the lost? [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:29:31-07:00May 22nd, 2018|

My Army – By Carly Fleege

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 [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:29:00-07:00January 4th, 2018|

My sister saved a life but took her own By Carly Fleege

  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 [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:28:44-07:00December 14th, 2017|

In response to Ravi Zacharias: Does suicide send you to hell? 

*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 [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:20:28-07:00November 13th, 2017|

In Response to the Ignorant Facebook Reply…….

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. [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:06:14-07:00October 21st, 2017|

My Journey with Cancer & Depression by Jan James

            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: [...]

By |2017-10-01T23:12:11-07:00October 1st, 2017|

To the Parents of the Child that is Gay or Transgender: Your Reaction Matters!

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 [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:28:22-07:00August 4th, 2017|

Changing Attitudes by Megan Oliveri

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 [...]

By |2017-05-01T09:23:16-07:00May 1st, 2017|

To the mom of the child struggling with mental illness: you are NOT failing

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 [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:27:58-07:00April 24th, 2017|
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