Today (September 14) is the final day to download my new book, The Healing Place: Navigating Grief and Healing After Suicide, FREE on Kindle. This book is my deeply personal account of navigating sudden loss and the many forms grief can take — from the shock of...
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The Healing Place: Changing the Narrative on World Suicide Prevention Day
Today, September 10th, is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). Each year, the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) invites us to pause, reflect, and act together. The 2025 theme is: Change the Narrative. For too long, the narrative around suicide...
Supporting a Loved One After a Suicide Attempt
There are moments in life when words fail. When the weight of an experience is so immense, so shattering, that no phrase can fully capture its depth. Being the loved one of someone who has attempted suicide is one of those moments. You may find yourself caught between...
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🚀 Breathe Launches Tomorrow! 🚀 The wait is over! Tomorrow, March 8th, Breathe: A True Story About Marriage, Faith, and Attempted Suicide officially launches! 🎉 This book has been years in the making—not just in its writing but in the journey that brought me here. It’s...
Taking Back My Story – The Truth About My Publishing Journey
There are moments in life that shake us, that rob us of breath and clarity, that make us question everything. Writing Breathe was not one of those moments. I had to write this story. What I didn’t know then was that publishing this story would become an experience...
Read the Preface to the Second Edition of Breathe
A decade has passed since my book Breathe: A True Story About Marriage, Faith, and Attempted Suicide was first released. Looking back, I see the arc of my journey in new and complex ways. Breathe was never just a book—it was a piece of my soul, raw and vulnerable,...
What I Wish I Knew About Suicide Prevention Before It Hit My Family
What I Wish I Knew About Suicide Prevention Before It Hit My Family Suicide Prevention Wasn’t Something I Thought My Family Needed I never thought suicide would touch my family the way it did. I had my own struggles with suicidal thoughts at different points in my...
Introducing Breathe: A Story of Marriage, Faith, and Survival
There are moments in life that change us forever. Moments that break us wide open, shake the very foundation we stand on, and leave us questioning everything we thought we knew. Breathe is the story of one of those moments. It is the story of one of my moments. On...
The Working Mind: Strengthen Mental Health in Your Workplace
Mental health impacts every workplace—but too often, it’s treated as an afterthought rather than a priority. Stress, burnout, and mental health challenges don’t just affect individual employees; they shape workplace culture, productivity, and retention. The good news?...
The flashpoint of resilience
Resilience is often misunderstood as merely bouncing back from adversity. However, it’s more complex, involving our environment, social structures, and systemic issues. Fostering resilience requires personal grace, seeking support, reframing challenges, and societal efforts toward equity and compassion. It’s not just an individual’s capacity but a collective endeavor integral to building a stronger community.
THE GREAT RELEASE: Why stress tolerance shrunk post-pandemic
Welcome to The Great Release. Not great as in good. Great as in massive. If you’re wondering why people are so stressed post-pandemic, this article may help explain why.
Plan to Protect your kids as they go to camp!
You’ve got your kid’s camp checklist all ready. But, what’s missing? What do you need to know before they go? How can you help increase their safety when they’re away from home? What is a Plan to Protect policy, and why do we encourage surprises not secrets?