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A guide to recovery and healing in the aftermath of a loved one's suicide.

Too often people suffering the aftermath of a suicide suffer alone. As the survivor of a person who has ended his or her own life, you are left a painful legacy--and not one that you chose. Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One will help you take the first steps toward healing. While each individual becomes a suicide survivor in his or her own way, there are predictable phases of pain that most survivors experience sooner or later, from the grief and depression of mourning to guilt, rage, and despair over what you have lost.

You may be torturing yourself with repetitive questions such as "What if...?" and "Why didn't we...?" and "Why, why, why?" Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One will steer you away from this all-too-common tendency to blame yourself and will put you on the path to healing and recovery. Remember, your wounds can heal and you can recover. Filled with case studies, excellent information, valuable advice, and a completely up-to-date reading list and directory of suicide support groups nationwide, this valuable book will give you the strength and hope to go on living.

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Smolin and Guinan offer advice to the friends, relations, and parents of suicide victims, while Williams (writing under a pseudonym) shares her personal experience, hoping that other parents can prevent their teens from taking their own lives.In Smolin and Guinan's guide, the voices of many suicide survivors (a term used for those who have lost someone through suicide) speak about their feelings of denial, guilt, depression, shame, and grief. Coping techniques are suggested as well as specific notes for those who have lost a parent, child, spouse, or sibling. Appended is a national list of support groups.Williams has written anonymously to protect her daughter, Rachel, who attempted suicide. At 13, bewitched by the "Romance of Death" in movies, literature, and other cultural influences, and distraught by her mother's divorce, Rachel, although resembling her peers, was also very troubled by depression and at risk for suicide. Williams' frank recitation of their troubled years is augmented by advice on distinguishing typical rebellion from serious warning signs and getting the right help. The blend of memoir and counsel is invaluable. ~--Denise Perry Donavin

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Ann Smolin has a P.h.D. in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University. She is the co-author of Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One.