Friends For Survival, Inc » Suggested Readings http://www.friendsforsurvival.org A National Outreach Program for Survivors of Suicide Loss Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:07:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Words I Never Thought To Speak, Stories of Life in the Wake of Suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/words-i-never-thought-to-speak-stories-of-life-in-the-wake-of-suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/words-i-never-thought-to-speak-stories-of-life-in-the-wake-of-suicide#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:58:34 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=116 by Victoria Alexander,

published by Lovington Books, (1991)

First person accounts of parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, lover and therapist as they struggle through the pain-laden conflicted months and years of bereavement after a suicide of a loved one.

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/words-i-never-thought-to-speak-stories-of-life-in-the-wake-of-suicide/feed 0 Eric’s Story: Surviving A Son’s Suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/erics-story-surviving-a-sons-suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/erics-story-surviving-a-sons-suicide#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:58:01 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=114 by Sandra Underwood,

published by Xlibris Corp.,

Sandra shares her journey of grief, depression, and hope as she deals with the death of her only son, Eric.  This book also includes family pictures and poems written by Sandra.

http://www.Xlibris.com

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/erics-story-surviving-a-sons-suicide/feed 0 Dawning Of A New Day:A Journey Out Of Darkness http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/dawning-of-a-new-daya-journey-out-of-darkness http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/dawning-of-a-new-daya-journey-out-of-darkness#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:56:54 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=112 by Carolyn M Deleon,

published by Inkwater Press, (2004)

This is a story of healing after a spouse’s suicide death.  Using her journal writings, Carolyn shares her intimate reflections and personal experiences about walking through the valley of grief.  She shares her struggles with faith and ultimately how she came to a new day in her life.

http://www.inkwaterpress.com

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/dawning-of-a-new-daya-journey-out-of-darkness/feed 0 Walking Through The Valley Of The Shadow:When A Jewish Child Dies http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/walking-through-the-valley-of-the-shadowwhen-a-jewish-child-dies http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/walking-through-the-valley-of-the-shadowwhen-a-jewish-child-dies#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:55:55 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=110 by Mort Schrag,

published by Mort Schrag,

This beautifully designed and thoughtful booklet is a tribute to a father’s love and his concern that very little is written for grieving Jewish parents.  This is a wonderful contribution.

Email: sabamortla@aol.com

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/walking-through-the-valley-of-the-shadowwhen-a-jewish-child-dies/feed 0 When Suicide Comes Home:A Father’s Diary And Comments http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/when-suicide-comes-homea-fathers-diary-and-comments http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/when-suicide-comes-homea-fathers-diary-and-comments#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:54:46 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=108 by Paul Cox,

published by Bolton Press Atlanta, (2002)

Paul Cox, a truck driver by trade, wrote this, his first book, at night sitting in the cab of his truck devastated by the suicide death of his son in 1998.  This is a man’s book, emotional and candid, full of plain talk and an indomitable spirit.

http://BoltonPress.com

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/when-suicide-comes-homea-fathers-diary-and-comments/feed 0 Grieving A Suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/grieving-a-suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/grieving-a-suicide#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:53:49 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=106 by Albert Y Hsu,

published by InterVarsity Press, (2002)

A loved one’s search for comfort, answers and hope.  After his father’s death by suicide, Albert Hsu wrestled with the intense emotional and spiritual questions surrounding suicide.  The book is biblical, well reasoned, clearly presented, thoroughly researched and very personal.

http://ivpress.com

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/grieving-a-suicide/feed 0 The Sun Can Shine Again http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/the-sun-can-shine-again http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/the-sun-can-shine-again#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:52:53 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=104 by Orrie Snyder, RN, BS, MA,

P. O. Box 41326, Sacramento, CA 95841, (1997)
The story of a son much love. Told by his mother, this is the story of a young man’s struggle with the torment of a Bi-polar illness, his felony conviction and his resultant incarceration and suicide in one of our state penal institutions. It brings the reader through the terrible pain and consequences of his illness to the grace of God’s abiding and forgiving love.

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/the-sun-can-shine-again/feed 0 Suicide Survivors:A Guide For Those Left Behind http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/suicide-survivorsa-guide-for-those-left-behind http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/suicide-survivorsa-guide-for-those-left-behind#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:52:05 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=102 by Adina Wrobleski

published by Afterwords Publishing, Minneapolis, MN (1991)

Helpful and insightful for suicide survivors, honest and open, easy to read.

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/suicide-survivorsa-guide-for-those-left-behind/feed 0 Stronger Than Death, When Suicide Touches Your Life http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/stronger-than-death-when-suicide-touches-your-life http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/stronger-than-death-when-suicide-touches-your-life#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:51:27 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=100 by Sue Chance, M.D.

published by W. W. Norton & Co., NY

A psychiatrist shares the life and suicide death of her only child and her personal struggle to cope with this tragic event.

]]> http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/stronger-than-death-when-suicide-touches-your-life/feed 1 Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/silent-grief-living-in-the-wake-of-suicide http://www.friendsforsurvival.org/silent-grief-living-in-the-wake-of-suicide#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:50:51 +0000 admin http://66.147.242.83/~frienec5/?p=98 by Christopher Lucas and Henry M. Seiden, PhD.,

published by Bantam Books, NY (1989)

A survivor and a psychologist offer support and advice for getting past the grief – and moving on. This book also deals with the multitude of reasons people don’t talk about suicide. C. Lucas lost his mother to suicide.

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