Circle of Grief: Inspired Survivor Speaks Openly About Suicide

• By: Barbara Felton Survivor of a Loved One’s Suicide
• October 1st, 2020
• anorexia, childhood trauma, fall 2020 issue, grief support, pain, shame, stigma, suicide, support groups, survivor
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I walked into the “survivors of suicide” group physically aching and emotionally doubled over in pain. The group – people who’d had a loved one die by suicide – sat in a circle of folding chairs in a pleasant if nondescript meeting room. This was my first visit, a trial effort at relief...