Day 25: Don’t Wait for a Crisis
We tend to think we need a reason to check on someone. We wait until they look upset. We wait until they stop answering messages. We wait until something seems obviously wrong. We wait until there is a crisis. But what if we stopped waiting? What if checking on the people we love became part…
Day 24: One Conversation
We talk a lot about warning signs, prevention and knowing what to look for. We talk about asking the hard questions and paying attention when someone doesn’t seem like themselves. But sometimes I wonder if we make suicide prevention feel more complicated than it has to be. Sometimes it starts with one conversation. Not a…
Day 23: Remember Their Life Too
When someone dies by suicide, there can be so much focus on the ending that we forget there was an entire life before it. There were years of birthdays, holidays, family gatherings, inside jokes, ordinary afternoons, favorite things and moments that probably didn’t seem important at the time but become precious after someone is gone.…
Day 22: Don’t Reduce Someone to How They Died
When someone dies by suicide, it can be easy to let the circumstances of their death become the story we tell about them. The word suicide can become the first thing people think of, as if the way someone died somehow erases everything about the person they were while they were alive. It doesn’t. They…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Shannon. Previously a stay-home mother, I went to work full-time about 2 years ago. When I’m not working, I spend most of my time with my kids and husband over at Rockin’ A Ranch. This blog is for my love of life and sharing my favorites with you!
