What Is a “Strong Friend”?
There’s this phrase I keep seeing when a tragic and usually surprising suicide makes the news.
Topic: suicide
The Art of Staying Alive
Going to the hospital isn’t fun, but if it keeps you safe, it’s worth it.
We Need Each Other: What I Learned in the Hospital
Without connection, our souls whither. We long to be known.
You Can Say Your Pain Out Loud
When all feels lost, you are still worth fighting for. The help you need, the hope you're trying to feel—we want you to have the chance to find it.
Suicide. Let’s talk about it.
Dear NCAA: Now Is the Time To Make a Change
When It All Feels Like Too Much
Sometimes hope is the thing that convinces us with no shortage of turmoil to stay put as we wait for the tides to turn.
Grief After Suicide Loss: It Doesn’t Get Lighter, You Get Used to the Weight
Hope is powerful and necessary but sometimes that’s not how the story ends. Sometimes, your sister dies and you just have to keep living without her.
The Only Way Out is Up
If I can’t trust my brain to keep me safe, perhaps I can’t always trust it to be honest about me either. Maybe some of the things I have tortured myself with over the years aren’t true.
You Are Not A Burden
Suicide is seen as tragic, but it isn’t something to ridicule, belittle, or demean.
Safe Spaces: More Than a Car
Kiwi was my escape when I was feeling suicidal and didn’t feel safe in my apartment.
Talking About Suicide with Dr. Thomas Joiner
Preventing suicide also means learning about and understanding what makes people consider suicide. Dr. Thomas Joiner helps us do just that.
