Thursday, November 19, 2009

Siobhan & Her Thoughts as a Suicide Survivor

This is Siobhan. Click below to hear her talk about growing up with her sister, Deirdre Eitel (photographer for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Greg Mortenson's Central Asia Institute), and the pain of unexpectedly losing her sister to suicide in October 2008. You can see some of Dierdre's photographs from her time at the Chronicle as well as her trips to Pakistan and Afghanistan by googling "Deirdre Eitel" and clicking on "images".





Carol & Her Thoughts as a Suicide Survivor

Meet Carol. Click below to hear Carol's story of losing her daughter to suicide during her struggle with anorexia and how God has brought other women into her life who have struggled with eating disorders.





Julio & His Thoughts as a Suicide Survivor and Americorp Vista Volunteer for Suicide Prevention

Julio finished his undergrad degree in psychology this past year and is now spending a year volunteering as an Americorp Vista volunteer with Montana Mental Health, specializing in suicide prevention. Click below to hear what he has to say about suicide in Montana and about how his family has reacted to the loss of his cousin to suicide.





Julia & Her Thoughts as a Suicide Survivor

Meet Julia. Click below to hear her share about the healing work God is doing in her life since she lost her father to suicide in March 2008.





Kelly & Her Thoughts as a Suicide Survivor

This is my friend Kelly, who is also a photographer. Click below to hear her story about her relationship with her dad before she lost him to suicide.





Scott & His Thoughts as a Suicide Survivor

This is Scott, Katie's other son. Click below to hear some of his best memories with his brother, Zane, who he lost to suicide, and about how he has had to continue in life despite finding his brother after his suicide.






Katie & Her Thoughts as a Suicide Survivor

This is Katie, a woman who has lost her son and her mother to suicide. Click below to hear what she has to say about suicide and the difficulty of losing a child.