Author : James Arthur
Publisher : Signal Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781550655223
"Complicated histories that parents pass on to their children."--
Author : J. David Pincus
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 36,62 MB
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781733828703
Sons of Suicide weaves themes of life-shattering tragedy and life-affirming friendship in a moving memoir. Rick and David meet in high school and soon realize they share a heartbreaking secret: Each of their mothers took her life just a few years earlier. Feeling lost and abandoned, they bond instantly. Decades later, they learn that two other close friends had also lost parents to suicide. Over time, each of the four sons opens up about how his parent's decision changed him and the course of his life. They soon discover that they are more than friends. They are brothers. Tom: "I talk to almost nobody about Dad's suicide and my feelings. But with you guys, I'm comfortable talking about any and all aspects of what I went through..." Dennis: "When she killed herself, I immediately thought that I had not done enough to help her..." David: "Have I forgiven my mother for taking herself from me? I don't know. Is suicide a selfless or a selfish act? Again, I don't know ... and probably never will." Rick: "Forgiving is hard, but possible ... eventually. Forgetting is impossible ... always." All net proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to nonprofits focused on suicide prevention, grief counseling and mental illness.
Author : Rebecca Tervo
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 2017-05-23
Category :
ISBN : 9780692906293
True story of one mother's journey through unbearable grief back to a life of joy after her 17 year old son died unexpectedly of suicide.
Author : Leroy Aarons
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0061951951
Bobby Griffith was an all-American boy ...and he was gay. Faced with an irresolvable conflict-for both his family and his religion taught him that being gay was "wrong"-Bobby chose to take his own life. Prayers for Bobby, nominated for a 1996 Lambda Literary Award, is the story of the emotional journey that led Bobby to this tragic conclusion. But it is also the story of Bobby's mother, a fearful churchgoer who first prayed that her son would be "healed," then anguished over his suicide, and ultimately transformed herself into a national crusader for gay and lesbian youth. As told through Bobby's poignant journal entries and his mother's reminiscences, Prayers for Bobby is at once a moving personal story, a true profile in courage, and a call to arms to parents everywhere.
Author : Richard Boothby
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1635422612
This powerful memoir follows a father’s journey to make sense of his world after losing his son to addiction and suicide. Fifteen years ago, Richard Boothby received a fateful call from his ex-wife that their twenty-three-year-old son, Oliver, was dead. Although Richard had been dreading this news, given Oliver’s prolonged struggle with drug dependency, nothing could have prepared him for the devastating shock. He became obsessed with uncovering the truth of why Oliver shot himself—had he been self-medicating an undiagnosed mental illness?—and what they could have done to prevent it. In an attempt to stem the pain, Boothby turned to psychoanalysis. He was no stranger to the concept—as a professor of philosophy, he had focused his career on the intersection between psychoanalytic theory and contemporary philosophy—but this was far from an academic exercise. Through his time in talk therapy, as well as psychedelic experiences in a research study on psilocybin, he would gradually find a sense of acceptance of the unknown, and a renewed appreciation for life. Exploring the epidemics of substance abuse and gun violence from an intimate perspective, Boothby’s poignant account of grief shows how the death of a loved one can in some ways bring us closer to them and ourselves.
Author : Rick Warren
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310329337
Discover and fulfill your God-given purpose by joining the more than thirty-five million others who have embarked on a spiritual journey that started with this #1 New York Times bestselling book by Pastor Rick Warren. Before you were born, God knew what your life had in store for you. His hope for you is to discover the life he created just for you--both here on earth, and forever in eternity. Let Rick Warren guide you as you learn to live out your true purpose. The Purpose Driven Life is more than a book; it's a road map for your spiritual journey. Combining thoughtful verses from Scripture with timely stories and perspectives from Warren's own life, The Purpose Driven Life will help you discover the answer to one of life's most important questions: What on earth am I here for? Throughout The Purpose Driven Life, Warren will teach you to spend time getting to know yourself and your creator in order to live your life to the fullest. Unlocking your true purpose will also reduce your stress, simplify your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and, most importantly, prepare you for eternity. Designed to be read over the course of forty-two days, The Purpose Driven Life will help you see the big picture, giving you a fresh perspective on the way that the pieces of your life fit together. Every chapter of The Purpose Driven Life provides a daily meditation and practical steps to help you uncover and live out your purpose, starting with exploring three essential questions: The Question of Existence: Why am I alive? The Question of Significance: Does my life matter? The Question of Purpose: What on earth am I here for? Each copy of The Purpose Driven Life also includes thoughtful discussion questions, audio Bible studies that go along with every chapter, and access to a supportive online community, giving you the opportunity to dive even deeper into each life-changing lesson.
Author : Robert A. King
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2003-08-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780521622264
Experts from all areas of mental health care address the questions of prediction and prevention of suicide in young people.
Author : Darla Isackson
Publisher : Bitterroot Mountain Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2010-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780981787435
Addresses the following topicss. Where are they now? Forgiving the one who died and forgiving others. Reclaiming live. Rebuilding on Christ, the Rock. The light returns, life goes on. Other important insights and resources.
Author : Yiyun Li
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1984801651
A fearless writer confronts grief and transforms it into art, in a book of surprising beauty and love, "a masterpiece by a master” (Elizabeth McCracken, Vanity Fair). "Li has converted the messy and devastating stuff of life into a remarkable work of art.”—The Wall Street Journal WINNER OF THE PEN/JEAN STEIN AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Parul Seghal, The New York Times • NPR • The Guardian • The Paris Review The narrator of Where Reasons End writes, “I had but one delusion, which I held on to with all my willpower: We once gave Nikolai a life of flesh and blood; and I’m doing it over again, this time by words.” Yiyun Li meets life’s deepest sorrows as she imagines a conversation between a mother and child in a timeless world. Composed in the months after she lost a child to suicide, Where Reasons End trespasses into the space between life and death as mother and child talk, free from old images and narratives. Deeply moving, these conversations portray the love and complexity of a relationship. Written with originality, precision, and poise, Where Reasons End is suffused with intimacy, inescapable pain, and fierce love.
Author : James T. Clemons
Publisher : Capital Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 42,90 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781892123541
A unique collection of deeply moving stories by survivors of suicide attempts who decided to choose life instead. With a foreword by singer-songwriter, Judy Collins, herself a survivor of a suicide attempt
