suicide
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Once More Into the Breach
Oh hey! It’s me! Let’s go on a little ramble, you and I, because if there’s one absolute, indisputable truth in this world, it’s that you love it as much as I love writing it. (That’s what I’m telling myself at least, so play along, please and thank you.) I’ll start with… Every few days,…
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Why Do You Walk?
Every year that I put together a fundraising team for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) Out of the Darkness Walk, I’m asked “Why do you walk?” My answer is always some variation of, “I walk to remove the stigma surrounding suicide. I walk to honor my husband who was my best friend and…
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A Story of an Oaf and A Silly Woman
To tell this story, I need to share some background – a prologue, if you will – that tells you a little bit about me and a little bit about someone else. Details that may assist you in understanding why I later might refer to someone as an “oaf” “clod” “buffoon” or even a “bombastic…
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AFSP Austin Walk – 2024
On July 9, 2016, we said goodbye to a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend… my best friend, my favorite person, and my husband, Jay . This could have been the final period on a tragic story. However, together our team, The Jay Walkers, successfully raised close to $20,000 for the American Foundation for…
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Storytelling, Burdens & Grief
So, you may have noticed (or not, it’s ok) that I went out, changed the look of my blog, announced it, and then let it sit. Is anyone really surprised by this? Yeah, me either. It’s kind of on point for my spotty writing over the last eight years. But today I decided to take…
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Every Year…
Every year she comes back and asks us to donate to AFSP. Blahblahblah. Hand outstretched yet again. We get it. Your husband died. But that’s your cause that ain’t mine. “Please donate to our walk.” “Please help end the stigma associated with seeking help for mental health.” “Please help end suicide.” I’ve heard that request…
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Four Years, Two Months & a Handful of Days
This is one of the rare posts that I’m not sharing on Social Media. I recognize that when I do, it’s with the intent to alert my family and friends that I’ve been writing again and I really need some “Likes” (watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix (it’s well-done) and then blame the platform developers…
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I Won’t Be Silent
Fundraiser: Support The Jay Walkers for the AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk
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Words Matter
My husband Jay died by suicide. It was not romantic or noble or beautiful or any other positive feeling you might have seen portrayed in a movie. Mozart’s emotionally stirring Requiem didn’t play softly in the background, nor did a dove take flight in slow motion during the event that changed our lives. No, what…
The Big Blue Mess 