Mourning Sunshine

Explore my journey through grief after losing my daughter to suicide, alongside insights and strategies for youth suicide prevention. Join me as we navigate healing, resilience, and proactive support for our youth.

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What Was She Thinking? | Beyond the Surface: Understanding Suicide

By pm | Feb 17, 2024

My daughter’s second attempt at suicide was on January 3, 2022. The hospital’s emergency room was overflowing with people sick with Covid, and I’m so grateful a ventilator was even…

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Lessons from Losing My Daughter to Suicide

By pm | Feb 13, 2024

Since losing my 20-year-old daughter to suicide in 2022, I’ve been very transparent on social media about her story and especially vocal about youth suicide prevention. One of my posts…

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My Sunshine | Excerpt from My Eulogy at Cashleigh’s Memorial Service

By pm | Feb 13, 2024

Cashleigh was the light of my life, my ace. I actually cried the entire time I was pregnant with her. I was a single mom and already had three children.…

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