I Held a Funeral For My Husband. Now, He Brings Me Flowers.
I held a funeral for my husband, but I was the only one there. It was 2012, and I watched…
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Suicide
I Was Only 8 the First Time I Tried To Kill Myself
The first time I tried to kill myself, I was eight years old. The incessant bullying everywhere I turned literally…
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Ten Warning Signs of Teen Suicide All Parents Must Know
Kate Spade is the most recent celebrity to bring suicide and suicide prevention back into the spotlight. So often people…
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Kate Spade’s Tragic Death Could Have Been My Own
When it seems like someone has it all, seems is the word to key in on. Famed handbag designer, Kate…
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Mom’s Warning to Parents: Kids Find Stuff That’s ‘Worse Than Porn’ on Musical.ly App
"No, you're too young." My 9-year-old groans and stomps away. Again. Same question. Same answer. Day after day lately. I…
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That Day My Brother Died
It’s Saturday in January; you’re getting the family ready for your son’s basketball game. Your mom is coming to cheer…
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Talking Your Struggling Friend Off the Ledge (Because You’ve Been There, Too)
You run into a friend. You have a minute, she has a minute so you stop and talk. She’s a…
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Please Promise Not to Mix Meds and Drugs
I have something really hard to say. I don't know how to say it because I'm still processing it all,…
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It Takes a Village: A Community Rallies Together to Help Three Children After Tragedy
It's been six days. Yet it still seems unreal. Impossible. Unimaginable. But it is the reality for a Kansas City…
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What Can We Learn from Michelle Carter’s Sentencing?
It's a parent's greatest fear. Your baby, now a teenage boy who is taller than you, succumbs to his depression.…
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