Like sunflowers turning toward the sunlight, this blog helps survivors of suicide loss find hope, healing, and the path toward life after loss.
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When Grief Waits There’s no rulebook for grief, no matter how much the world around us might suggest otherwise. For those of us who have lost someone to…
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Understanding the Weight of New Year’s After Suicide Loss The transition from one year to the next carries a weight that most people don’t understand when you’re grieving…
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Healing is a journey of a thousand steps forward and numerous slides backwards. It is not linear, it comes in fits and starts, stumbles and gaps. It is…
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The question haunts many couples in the aftermath of losing a child to suicide: Will our marriage survive this? You may already feel the distance growing between you…
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The stack of Christmas cards sits unopened on your counter. Or you’ve been staring at blank cards for days, unable to write a word. Perhaps you’ve received cheerful…
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In the aftermath of losing someone precious to suicide, many of us become detectives of our own devastating loss, driven by an intense need to understand what happened…
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The Festival of Lights may feel impossible when you’re living in darkness after suicide loss. Hanukkah celebrates light persisting against all odds, miracles, and family gatherings. When you’re…
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For those navigating Christmas after suicide loss, the holiday season arrives with its familiar fanfare whether we’re ready or not. For those of us who have lost someone…
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Your Journey Is Uniquely Yours If you’ve made it through the first year after losing someone to suicide, you’ve already walked through some of the hardest terrain imaginable.…
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“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” – Rumi When I came across this quote from the 13th-century philosopher Rumi, I thought it captured something…
6–9 minutes
