March 8, 2018

abovetherug

I’m honored to write that I’ll be speaking at the American Association of Suicidology in Denver this April for their Healing After Suicide Loss Day. Then the following year, at their 2020 conference in Portland, I’ve been asked to exhibit my art and have an auction where the proceeds will go back to support the AAS. I was afraid my future would always be nothing but agony and complete despair with the absence of my late husband. Now, almost four years later, I look forward to sharing how I found purpose in my pain and hopefully provide support to others, like my support group SASS-MoKan – Suicide Awareness Survivor Support and Through This Togetherhas selflessly given to me. This is surreal.
#itsnotyourfault
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Published by abovetherug

After my husband ended his life I was completely devastated and felt as if I was torn into pieces that could never be put back together. How could life go on? The emotional pain he ended was unknowingly passed onto me. I knew I needed help quickly. I joined a support group called SASS (Suicide Awareness Survivor Support) who supports the ones left behind after a loved one's suicide and also helps raise mental health awareness. I will never get over my husband's death, but I now know that I can get through it, thanks to SASS. I sweep nothing under the rug. By starting an open and honest conversation I hope to help break down the stigmas and start raising mental health awareness. Together we can stay above the rug!

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