Hope in the Aftermath of Suicide

This book offers simple, easy-to-read suggestions for surviving in the immediate aftermath of suicide. When people die by suicide, confusion, misunderstanding, conflicting emotions, and undeserved shame can paralyze those who loved them. When these survivors learn they are not alone, they can begin to take one moment at a time, to breathe, to take care of themselves, and to heal. Friends who want to help and even professionals who work with survivors can use this book to gain insight into what it really means for suicide to destroy lives and what it takes to help someone begin again. The journey is long, but healing is possible. Hope in the Aftermath of Suicide provides good first steps in finding a unique path through this kind of complicated grief.