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Support for Survivors of Suicide
JANUARY 2022
English Language Titles / Títulos en inglés
After suicide loss : coping with your grief
by Bob Baugher and Jack Jordan

This is the second edition of this highly popular book. It has been expanded from 67 to 156 pages which includes a chapter on helping children cope with a suicide loss. Readers have described this book as:...a practical guide for coping with suicide, from the first few days through the first year and beyond. Another reader stated: I encourage anyone who has experienced the pain of suicide, even if it was many years ago, to read this book, share this book, and then read it again.
Griefland : an intimate portrait of love, loss, and unlikely friendship
by Armen Bacon

Provides an intimate portrait of what tragedy does to the human soul, how it changes one's life, and how it can be survived
Healing after the suicide of a loved one
by Ann Smolin

Discusses feelings of denial, guilt, depression, and shame that come to families and friends of suicide victims, and suggests coping techniques
Heartbroken open : a true story of coming alive again after profound loss
by Kristine Carlson

This book is a courageously honest memoir. It is the true story of a wife, a mother, a woman forced to come face-to-face with fear, insecurity, and the painful but ultimately precious teachings Kristine Carlson discovered along the way. This wise little book offers a timeless message of inspiration, empowerment, and courage for anyone who has experienced loss or hardship of any kind.
I'll write your name on every beach : a mother's quest for comfort, courage and clarity after suicide loss
by Susan Auerbach

Written by a mother who lost her 21 year old son to suicide, this book deals with the themes of suicide loss through the lens of the author's personal grief. Addressing the process of post-traumatic growth, this memoir provides the bereaved with therapy exercises and creative activities to help them come to terms with their loss.
Journey Through the Shadows : Hope for Healing After Someone You Love Has Died by Suicide
by Paraclete Video Productions

This program "offers ways to help survive your grief after someone you love has committed suicide and shows you that you are not alone and that you can make it through this life-changing experience."--Container.

DVD
My Son...My Son : A Guide to Healing After a Suicide in the Family
by Iris Bolton

At bottom, life and death are our greatest teachers--if we shall but listen. Iris Bolton's personal story of her son's suicide is a deeply moving, poignant one. It is a story of both a devastating tragedy and an exquisite triumph--and the agonizing, relentless, conflicted process connecting these two oppositional pulls. We in our Western, ultra-scientific and technological society are just beginning to discover that death, from the beginnings of time, has always been present. Life and death are inextricably bound together in the process of living. All of us have known this all the time, but we have pretended that we didn't know what we knew. Until recently, we have chosen to keep death in the shadows and separated from the light of life. As a result, we have made ourselves more vulnerable to its pain and destruction. That this is true is well documented in this book. I celebrate our growing consciousness that death is a Presence always present in all our lives. And living life in this manner of awareness gives us a new sense of personal power and freedom. We are better enabled to live, explore, experience, and know God's universe and Love as He intended--and thereby be more adequately prepared for the final journey . . . Home. Iris Bolton's book is a powerful step in that direction.
No Time to Say Goodbye : Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
by Carla Fine

Drawing on her own ordeal following her husband's suicide, as well as the experiences of other survivors and the knowledge of professionals, the author offers guidance through the various stages of the process of grieving and reconciliation. Reprint.
Silent grief : living in the wake of suicide
by Christopher Lukas

Silent Grief is a book for and about "suicide survivors" - those who have been left behind by the suicide of a friend or loved one. Author Christopher Lukas is a suicide survivor himself - several members of his family have taken their own lives - and the book draws on his own experiences, as well as those of numerous other suicide survivors. These personal testimonies are combined with the professional expertise of Henry M. Seiden, a psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. The authors present information on common experiences of bereavement, grief reactions and various ways of coping. Their message is that it is important to share one's experience of "survival" with others and they encourage survivors to overcome the perceived stigma or shame associated with suicide and to seek support from self-help groups, psychotherapy, family therapy, Internet support forums or simply a friend or family member who will listen. "Silent Grief" gives valuable insights into living in the wake of suicide and provides useful strategies and support for those affected by a suicide, as well as professionals in the field of psychology, social work, and medicine.
Touched by suicide : hope and healing after loss
by Michael F. Myers

The author of No Time to Say Goodbye and a leading clinician draws on original research to provide compassionate advice for readers affected by suicide, addressing a wide range of questions, including the possible genetic tendency toward suicide, the relationship between suicide and depression, and the role of medication in preventing or causing suicide attempts. Original.
Voices of Healing and Hope : Conversations on Grief After Suicide
by Iris Bolton

Iris Bolton's new book, VOICES of HEALING and HOPE: Conversations on Grief after Suicide, addresses phases of grief after suicide. With helpful stories and tools, each chapter helps define different aspects of the grieving process. A reader struggling with a particular issue can go directly to a related chapter for immediate guidance. Important issues include: Why, Guilt, Shame/Stigma, Anger, Emotional/Physical Pain, Fear, Depression and Faith. Chapters deal with these aspects and many more. "My intention in writing this book is to assist people touched by suicide loss." says Iris Bolton. "I share my own journey following the suicide of our twenty-year-old son Mitch many years ago, as well as my bereavement process as a parent, counselor, and lecturer." According to an informal survey of family members impacted by suicide, eight issues were identified to be among the most difficult. They are: Why, Guilt, Shame, Anger, Pain, Fear, Depression, and Faith. Chapters in the book and on the DVD deal with these areas and many others. More than 25 suicide loss survivors share their poignant stories of trauma, healing, and hope related to one of the above eight issues. Their courage and resilience are deeply touching. --Amazon
Títulos en español / Spanish Language Titles
Cuestiones de suicidio
by National Film Board of Canada presenta ; producción Jacques Menard ; dirección Lisa Fitzgibbons

El tema que aborda este DVD es recomendado como apoyo en el tratamiento y comprensión de personas que han perdido a alguno de sus padres por suicidio.

DVD
Esperanza del cielo : ocho mensajes reconfortantes de Dios a un padre afligido
by Alan M. Hallene

Este es un libro muy diferente sobre el cielo. En Esperanza del cielo, un padre recibe la seguridad de volver a reunirse en el cielo con su hijo, mientras el hombre acuna el cuerpo de su hijo después de su suicidio.
Al Hallene descubrió el cuerpo de su hijo, estudiante universitario, después de que Alex se hubiera ahorcado. Mientras Al esperaba a que llegasen las autoridades, tuvo diez minutos a solas con Alex. Durante ese tiempo desgarrador, Dios le dio a Al ocho«visiones» de consuelo y seguridad del cielo, donde padre e hijo se reunirían algún día. A medida que Al relata esos alentadores momentos, a los lectores se les recuerda la dulce esperanza del cielo que todos compartimos.


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