My client, someone I had spent many months guiding through the cracks of their life, was gone by suicide. Finding them, was something for which I was not prepared. The grief was immediate and shook my world. The shock, confusion, and guilt were overwhelming and for a long time, I kept replaying every conversation, wishing I had seen something sooner. I felt responsible, not in a logical sense, but in the way, humans carry guilt that has no owner. The trauma seeped into my bon

I wish more people understood that child loss isn’t just being sad and crying. It’s anger. It’s numbness. It’s being shattered into pieces and still having to function. It’s every emotion all at once… and sometimes, none at all. When you lose a child, you don’t just grieve their absence. You grieve the life they should have lived. The milestones they’ll never reach. The moments you’ll never get back. It changes you mentally, physically, spiritually. It drains your energy, you

To all of the Bravest souls that are walking the earth without one or more of your children some of us get a tattoo some of us move some of us put it all in a box some of us keep it all where it was left some of us don't get out of bed some of us take antidepressants some of us take anxiety pills some of us have guilt some of us see a shrink some of us hold it in some of us blurt it out some of us sleep with something that was special to their child we all cry in the shower w

A loved one’s suicide can be emotionally devastating. Use healthy coping strategies — such as seeking support — to begin the journey to...

Tips for grieving adults, children and schools Death by suicide is always a tragic event. It can trigger a host of complicated and...