Month: July 2022

Finding hope

Finding Hope

It could be said that suicide means that a person has given up hope…of things getting better, of problems going away.  In Episode 58: Losing Two Brothers to Suicide, Part II, our guest, Dennis Gillan, described the despair he felt after losing his two brothers to suicide and how he found hope again. In this blog we want to acquaint you with a tool we really like for times like these. It’s called a Hope …

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A Family History of Suicide

A Family History of Suicide

In Episode 57: Losing Two Brothers to Suicide, Part I, we learned of Dennis’s tragic experience. He lost not one, but two brothers to suicide. If one suicide has long-lasting effects on a family, we can easily imagine that a second would be even harder on the loved ones left behind.  It is commonly said that suicide can be contagious–that one suicide can lead to others.  In this blog we want to discuss what is …

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