{"product_id":"saving-ourselves-from-suicide-before-and-after-how-to-ask-for-help-recognize-warning-signs-and-navigate-grief-9781734409680","title":"Saving Ourselves from Suicide - Before and After: How to Ask for Help, Recognize Warning Signs, and Navigate Grief","description":"A CARING UP-CLOSE LOOK AT SUICIDETHE HELP THAT COULD HAVE SAVED MY SONTHE GUIDANCE WE NEEDED FOR GRIEF AND TO RELEASE GUILT\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Pacha is refreshingly transparent, holding nothing back in this moving and uplifting help book. With the detailed table of contents, you will refer back to her recommendations and warm advice time and time again. Read warning signs in her son's last text messages that are labeled for you. Learn what Nick could not feel or understand: the options and hope that were still there. And if suicide has already happened, she will help you move forward in your grief, release any guilt or anger, and find the hope in life again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacha is an attorney. Her undergraduate degree and postgraduate studies are in psychology and clinical psychology, respectively. Linda public speaks about suicide prevention and the grief process through the nonprofit she founded, Nick's Network of Hope (nicksnetworkofhope.org). She's known for her unfaltering honesty, which is appreciated by many. Pacha is a parent who has been through the worst and shares everything to help others in pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSUICIDE PREVENTION\/SELF-HELP\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reasons to stay; you are not alone; how to make a safety plan; yell for help and then allow it; you are not a burden; people care more than you think; how to reach out when hope is lost; risk factors and warning signs with real-life examples; bullying is a reflection of them, not you; and what Nick would want you to know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHOW TO HELP OTHERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING\u003c\/strong\u003e: Okay to ask if suicidal; listen and ask open-ended questions; don't be a cheerleader if more is needed; believe the behavior more than the words; and the importance of seeking professional help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGRIEF AND LOSS\u003c\/strong\u003e: Why push on; release guilt and anger; emotions of the first year; the second year and beyond; grieving individually and together; new family dynamics; getting back into society; answering difficult questions; parenting surviving kids; keeping your marriage intact; what to avoid; siblings of suicide; and physical effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHOW TO HELP THOSE WHO LOST SOMEONE TO SUICIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e: Don't avoid; listen but don't try to fix; remember and talk about loved ones; and allow to work through birthdays and anniversaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSTIGMA\u003c\/strong\u003e: Complexities of mental health; why stigma exists; misconceptions of selfishness, cowardice, and lack of faith; how stigma of mental health morphs and attaches to survivors; and ways to reduce stigma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eREDUCING PRESSURE\u003c\/strong\u003e: What is the pressure and ways to reduce it; recommendations for parents and schools; and how to make lunchtime and gym more inclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTIPS FOR BETTER TOMORROW\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ways for a kinder world; how to reduce bullying; how to teach kids to live with more compassion; and how you can make a difference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Net Proceeds from Book Sales Go Toward Suicide Prevention\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Pacha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Autumnbloom Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734409680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacha, Linda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Pacha has firsthand knowledge of the devastation caused by a loved one's suicide and the excruciating pain from losing a child. In 2013, her teenage son, Nick, died by suicide while away at college. Using the insights gained from his painful life, his tragic death, and her personal grief journey, Linda founded Nick's Network of Hope, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides resources, support, education about life challenges with an emphasis on mental health awareness, suicide prevention, and grief and loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda is an attorney who practiced law for several years before raising her family. Her undergraduate degree and postgraduate studies are in psychology and clinical psychology, respectively. Linda public speaks about suicide prevention and the grief process through her nonprofit charity, Nick's Network of Hope (nicksnetworkofhope.org). 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