by Chalee Welch | Feb 6, 2019 |
Blog: “Why Suicide?”Welcome to my blog, which grew out of my experience as a suicide survivor and my experience writing Why Suicide? On occasion I’ll be posting an essay based on something I’ve read, someone I’ve met, an experience I’ve had, or just a...
by Chalee Welch | Feb 6, 2019 |
Article/Podcast: “A Meditation for Grief”Grief is one of the heart’s natural responses to loss. When we grieve we allow ourselves to feel the truth of our pain, the measure of betrayal or tragedy in our life. By our willingness to mourn, we slowly...
by Chalee Welch | Feb 6, 2019 |
Article: “Coping with Grief after the Loss of a Baby – for Parents”Coping with grief after a stillbirth is very personal but we wanted to share some of the feelings our supporters have experienced when grieving for their stillborn baby, in the hope it...
by Chalee Welch | Feb 6, 2019 |
Article: “Stillbirth Causes a Grief unlike any other”Many things have changed since December 1986, including public attitudes to stillbirth, as well as the care and sensitivity shown by health care professionals to those who endure such a loss. Campaigners...
by Chalee Welch | Feb 6, 2019 |
Article: “Death is not the End: Fascinating Funeral Traditions from Around the Globe”Cultural anthropologist Kelli Swazey shares a different approach to memorializing the dead. In Tana Toraja in eastern Indonesia, funerals are raucous affairs involving the...