From Heartache to Hope: Navigating Suicide Loss
Hope is what author Wende Gaikema brings. For this critical topic, suicide loss, each one of us might know someone who could desperately need this information. Our guest, Wende Gaikema, is a fabulous leadership coach who empowers businesses and nonprofits to grow their people and organizations. She has also done the hard thing: writing a book about her heartbreaking experience in order to help others. Unexpectedly, she and her husband, Jeff, lost their wonderful son, Matt, to suicide in February, 2018. Her book, From Heartache to Hope: Navigating Choices in Your Suicide Loss Journey is an important resource that those in heartache need. As she states: You didn't have a choice that someone you loved died by suicide, but you have a choice in how you respond.
Wende is the author of "From Heartache to Hope: Navigating Choices in Your Suicide Loss Journey," available now on Amazon in paperback and e-book.
Get the book: "From Heartache to Hope" by Wende Gaikema on Amazon
Connect with Wende: coachwende.com
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:37 Welcome to Parent Compass
01:09 The story
02:59 The unexpected call
03:46 Speaking at Matt's funeral
09:00 The choices you make after loss
16:00 Is suicide an unpardonable sin?
20:00 Scriptures that brought comfort
24:00 Forgiveness after loss
27:00 How to support someone grieving suicide loss
33:00 Coping with holidays and "heaven dates"
38:00 Closing prayer
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