September 10, 2019Blog, Grief and Loss, Suicide, The Book Suicide Prevention for Suicide Survivors Today being World Suicide Prevention Day, I am reaching out to those who’ve been bereaved by suicide. As someone whose brother took […]
August 27, 2019Blog, Grief and Loss, Suicide, The Book If a Loved One is (sometimes) suicidal… Fifteen years ago, I lost my younger brother, Steve, to suicide. In the early months and years that followed, I often felt […]
January 13, 2019August 15, 2019Blog, Grief and Loss, Questions, Suicide Is it true that suicide rates spike in the new year? Unfortunately, yes. In the past, it was commonly believed that suicide rates spiked at Christmas, but studies reveal that they drop during […]
November 2, 2017November 8, 2017Blog, Grief and Loss, Suicide How Can I Sustain a Relationship with my Departed Loved One? Today is Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in Mexico. While it coincides with Hallowe’en, it is not about fright […]
October 18, 2017October 18, 2017Blog, Grief and Loss, Suicide, The Book My loved one died 20 years ago and I still feel grief-stricken at times. Shouldn’t I be over it by now? If there’s one thing that can’t be slotted into a timetable, it’s grief. Many of us are not able to deal with […]