5a. Recovery – New Normal

One of the things that we need to address in the recovery period is to come to terms with what is happening now. Are you currently experiencing symptoms that are bothersome to you? It doesn’t matter whether or not they have an assigned diagnosis, but instead, what the specific things are that are bothering you. […]

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Stories of Hope and Recovery: Terry’s Story

SAMHSA and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline produced a series of videos featuring the stories of suicide attempt survivors who share their pain, recovery, and hope. In this video, Terry Wise shares her personal struggles, her dramatic suicide attempt, and the life choices she has made since then in efforts to help others.

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Importance of Resilience – Option B

The concept of resilience is closely tied to post-traumatic growth. Resilience can be described as the “strength and speed of our response to adversity.” Here, Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant talk about loss and resilience as part of their OptionB.org:

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How Men Grieve After Death of Brother or Father – with Franklin Cook

Franklin Cook, with Eric Marcus and Jim Giaccone talk with the Open to Hope program about the male experience of loss and grief.

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Suicide Loss Survivors and Personal Grief Coaching with Franklin Cook

Franklin Cook talks about compassionate responses after a suicide loss, and also covers questions about why someone died by suicide as a special circumstance with suicide loss. He also talks about the importance of peer supports and being a personal grief coach.

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