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 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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The Power of Music to Express What We Feel Sometimes a songwriter captures a feeling that just touches your soul. For those of you who do not know…
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One of the most painful aspects of surviving a suicide loss is the haunting sense that you should have known. That you should have seen something. That you…
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“Awareness is about remembering, honoring, and breaking silence — not about asking survivors to relive guilt.” The Complicated Reality of September Each September, communities across the country observe…
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The End of Summer and the Weight of Transitions Labor Day weekend marked the official end of summer. For many survivors, this summer flew by as they were…
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When we lose someone we love to suicide, the world suddenly feels tilted off its axis. In those first raw moments and the difficult weeks that follow, our…
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Eight Years Later: A Personal Reflection Here is a personal Facebook post that I shared over 8 years ago. It was the eight anniversary of our son’s death.…
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