International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. Since I heard about it, about two weeks ago, I have been trying to write a blog post. Every night I sit…
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I stopped reaching for the phone.
Dear Mom, It has been 1 year, 2 months, and 24 days since you decided to leave us. For the first 1 year, 2 months and eh… 6-ish days, I…
How I’ve dealt with the first year of grief
Oh, grief. I have pondered over this word more in the past year than ever before in my life. On April 14, 2017 I lost my mother to suicide. Grief,…
It’s not your fault.
Do you ever cry while doing the dishes? Yeah, me neither, never. (insert facial expression that screams “yeah right”) This writing session has been long overdue. Much like the shrapnel…
When I see you again…
I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again… I’ll tell you how they grew, I’ll tell you the funny things they said & all the times they…
On losing my mom & Hurricane Irma
The past 5 months have been some of the hardest of my life to date. Most of you know that I lost my mom to suicide 5 months ago. In…
Becoming a Recovering Perfectionist
When I became a mom I quickly realized my need for perfection. I was working from home with a newborn, and drowning in the stress of being all things to…
I hope I never understand.
There’s been a lot of talk on social media about suicide lately after the tragic death of Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. I see it all, I read it all,…