- No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved one. By Carla Fine. Carla discusses the difficulty talking about it after her husband died by suicide in 1989. As someone who wanted to end my life, I find that those who survive a loved one’s suicide also to through similar emotions. Anger, hurt, guilt and confusion.
- Shattered: From Grief to Joy After My Son’s Suicide. By Rebecca Tervo. She lost her son to suicide. Rebecca shares the difficulty, how it shattered pieces of her life. the impact on the school and finding joy again.
- My Father before Me: A Memoir. By Chris Forhan. He’s an author and poet. His father died by suicide.
- Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Matt shares several conversations with himself as a youth. Talks of his mental health problems and how he discovered hope. How he learned to reach beyond depression and had a new outlook on life. - The Recovery Letters: Addressed to people Experiencing Depression, by Olivia Sagan and James Withey. They share letters by people living with depression. As they describe the book “you’ll find heartfelt and comforting letters.” They also shared something I feel strongly about, “you are not alone.”
- The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, by Andrew Soloman.It is filled with detailed research that covers treatment for depression, suicide and much more. It touchs on things from personal, cultural and though as the book describes, “through a scientific lens.” He talks of the many complexities, both moral and ethical and why you can feel a sense of hope.
