I’ll be offering up chapters of my memoir/self-help book. In it, I discuss those things particular to the grieving and healing process when you lose a loved one (in my case parents) to suicide. Please feel free to comment or offer suggestions as this is still a work-in-progress. But be advised, I reserve the right to delete cruel, hurtful or just downright nasty remarks, especially those directed at the author or anyone mentioned in the book. Thank you.

After much soul-searching, and input from a coach and mentor, I’ve decided to change the working title of my book to better reflect its focus. I welcome your thoughts on the change.

Here’s what I’ve published so far:

Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Chapter 2, Part 1: Why Suicide?
Chapter 2, Part 2
Chapter 3: Living Our Own Lies
Chapter 4: Forgiveness and Estrangement
Chapter 5: How Much Love is Enough?

Chapter 6: Memories Viewed from a Distance
Chapter 7: Introspection to Epiphany
Chapter 8: Turning Chaos Into Purpose
Chapter 9: Focus on Forgiving
Chapter 10: Could I Have Prevented Their Suicide?
Chapter 11: Life Lessons Learned from the Dead

 

 

Disclaimer: This is a memoir. That is, a collection of thoughts, feelings and experiences either as I perceived them or as they were shared with me, as opposed to a fact-checked work of historical veracity. It is also a chronicle of my own process of healing and accepting things as they played out, and admittedly, I tend to focus on the positive wherever possible. The same events, when viewed by others from their own experiences and perceptions may differ slightly or significantly. Each of us is entitled to our own perceptions. Each of us is entitled to share those perceptions as they see fit.