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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A few years ago, we were blessed with an opportunity that felt both tender and important, to participate in a short video created by a Montclair State student who…
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The Weight of the Holidays The holiday season can feel like an impossible weight for those grieving the suicide of a loved one. Where others see celebration and…
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Two Roads to Grief Grief after anticipated loss and grief after unanticipated loss follow two profoundly different roads. I know this not from textbooks, but from walking both…
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When The World Feels Shattered When we lose someone we love to suicide, it can feel as though our entire world has been shattered. The pain is overwhelming,…
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The Universal Human Experience of Seeking Connection After losing someone to suicide, many survivors report experiencing what they interpret as signs or messages from the person they lost.…
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As October arrives and Halloween decorations begin appearing in stores and neighborhoods, many suicide loss survivors find themselves facing an unexpected wave of difficult emotions. What was once…
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When The Ground Disappears In the aftermath of losing someone you care for to suicide, it’s natural to feel utterly lost and disoriented. The ground beneath your feet…
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We are starting to see the leaves change colors and the songbirds heading south for the winter. So too must we begin our changes as the cooler months are coming. …
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Act Now Before These Memories Disappear Just like the waves will wash away your footprints on the beach, you should consider long term storage of the digital memories…
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Collecting Photos: Asking Others to Share One of the things that I did shortly after our son’s suicide was to ask people to share photographs of our son with us. …
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