A family healing from suicide — told by a mother and her three children with fresh, poignant art


NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2017 - Books reviewed and recommended as resources by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) click here to read reviews
2017 - Won 1st place Midwest Book Award for memoir/biography by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association (12-state region)
2018 - NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance On Mental Illness) became our fiscal sponsor qualifying us for tax deductible status as a partner program
2018 - Developed the Healing After Suicide Loss: All Ages Workbook + Activity Guide to accompany the book set
2019 - Awarded the highest level Minnesota State Arts Board Grant in partnership with NAMI MN to further develop our Story Portrait™ workshop for Suicide Loss Survivors and our professional workshop Trauma Transformed Through Art and Narrative for mental health, medical practitioners, bereavement specialists and first responders. CEUs provided ~ click here to learn about workshops
“These beautiful books... show that it is not only possible
to survive a loved one’s suicide, but also to find beauty in their shortened
lives and to thrive after they are gone.”
- Henry Emmons, MD, author of The Chemistry of Calm and The
Chemistry of Joy
- John R. Jordan, Ph.D., Taskforce on U.S. National Guidelines for Suicide Postvention
“As a family therapist specializing in grief, I was most
impressed with the way this series captures the internal world of a particular
family grieving a suicide death.”
- Janice Winchester Nadeau, PhD, LP, RN,
Bereavement Specialist
"In
this artfully crafted set of books, the Anderson family has courageously shared
the experience of
their healing process from the trauma of the death of a loved one from
suicide. Through the use of storytelling
and art, their individual stories have been organically infused with hope,
while coping with their unimaginable loss."
- Sue Towey, APRN, CNS, MS, Integrative Mental Health Practitioner, Retired Licensed
Psychologist
- David Morris, PhD,
Licensed Psychologist