Summary:
Suicide has a stigma for grievers that only adds to the already horrifying burden. A sense of guilt, shame, and disgrace we cannot imagine makes grief even more unbearable. Alexandra Wyman chats with me today to help me, and you, better understand how complex this issue can be.
Notes:
Alexandra Wyman is an advocate and public speaker for resources in the aftermath of suicide. After she lost her husband to suicide in August of 2020, Alexandra found a need to change the language around suicide, and decided to write about it in her memoir, The Suicide Club: What To Do When Someone You Love Chooses Death.She has spoken at a variety of conferences including Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit 2022, 2023 Northwest Conference on Childhood Grief, and has been accepted to present at the 2023 Military Social Work & Behavioral Health Conference and the International Association of Suicide Prevention Conference 2023 in Piran, Slovenia. Alexandra has her own podcast called, The Widow’s Club, practices pediatric occupational therapy and lives in Colorado with her son.
Contact:
www.asiliveandgrieve.com
info@asiliveandgrieve.com
Facebook: As I Live and Grieve
Instagram: @asiliveandgrieve
To Reach Alexandra:
Website: https://www.forwardtojoy.com
Credits:
Music by Kevin MacLeod
To learn more about Alexandra and her work, visit her website atwww.forwardtojoy.com.
Copyright 2020, by As I Live and Grieve
The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.
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