AFTERMATH: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide

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The unthinkable has happened.

Painful. Crushing. Traumatic. Confusing. Complicated.

No chance to say goodbye. No final embrace, kiss, or touch. No opportunity to clear the air, ask and give forgiveness, or make amends. A life gone.

The tsunami has come, and now you're left standing amid the aftermath.

What do you do?

Reach out and grab the hand of multiple award-winning author and grief counselor Gary Roe. Let him walk with you through this uncharted, forbidding territory. You need a companion who can be a source of comfort, perspective, hope, and healing. Let Gary journey with you through the aftermath and help you pick up the pieces and begin to rebuild your heart and life.

Aftermath was written to...

Connect with your heart in all the pain, grief, and confusion.
Be a companion for you in this unwanted, heart-crushing process that has been thrust upon you.
Be a source of comfort, perspective, healing, and peace.
Provide practical tools to help you pick up the pieces and begin to rebuild your heart and life.

In Aftermath, you can discover how to...

Be kind to yourself and patient with yourself during this incredibly hard time.
Manage the racing thoughts and volatile emotions that come.
Deal with other people and the unhelpful words and weird reactions that come your way.
Navigate the tough spiritual issues and faith questions that confront your soul.
Grieve in healthy ways that honor the one you lost, take your own heart seriously, and express kindness and compassion to those around you.
Abandon the notion of quick fixes, self-medicating relief, and the lying voice of addiction as a way out.
Latch onto the truth that no one is beyond repair and that anyone can heal - including you.
Use your grief as fuel for good and make this death count by living with more purpose and meaning than ever before.
Save lives and become part of the solution to this raging suicide epidemic.

You didn't choose this road. You woke up on day and found you were on it. You're left standing in amid the aftermath.

But you are not alone. Far from it. Let Aftermath become a understanding companion for you in the days ahead.

“In Aftermath, Gary Roe offers hope, validation, acceptance, and an understanding of the "aftermath" that is the grief journey for someone who's loved one died by suicide. All too frequently, the stigma associated with suicide hinders one's ability to rebuild and recognize what is healthy (even if it is painful) in grief. Through the loving, straightforward, practical, and open style of Aftermath, the stigma is removed, and only hope and love remain.”

– Glen Lord, CEO, The Grief Toolbox; President, Board of Directors, The Compassionate Friends.

“I wish I had this resource five years ago. Aftermath provides exactly what is needed for family and friends who are grieving a suicide loss. These pearls of affirmation, encouragement and perspective lift the emotional fog and direct grievers towards healing.”

– Dr. Charles W. Page, MD, author of A Spoonful of Courage for the Sick and Suffering, Podcast Host at www.drpagepodcast.com.

”Aftermath is sensitive, compassionate, straightforward, and thorough. Gary addresses the incredible tsunami a single suicide death unleashes on the hearts, minds, souls, bodies, and relationships of family members, friends, and coworkers. Though the subject matter is heavy, Aftermath is an easy and practical read. Readers will find comfort, hope, and healing in its pages.”

– Paul Casale, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist

“In Aftermath, Gary Roe has created a masterpiece for healing the hearts of so many devastated people who have been crushed by the suicide of a loved one. Aftermath answers so many questions that plague those left behind. This book offers hope, healing, purpose, and inspiration. I strongly recommend Aftermath to anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide and to anyone who has ever contemplated suicide.”

- Doug Vance, PhD, President, Brazos Valley Coalition on Suicide Prevention; President, Doug Vance Juvenile Justice & Corrections Consulting Firm

“Aftermath by Gary Roe is a must have in your library if you are a helper or have been touched by the tragic loss of suicide. The ongoing guilt expressed by survivors is described well on these pages, as well as how to navigate this rocky road. Thank you for addressing an area of grief that is filled with guilt and shame.”

- Carrie Andree Gardner Licensed Professional Counselor

“Aftermath is a remarkable piece of writing. It thoroughly captures the comprehensive scope of the human experience and its collision with suicide. The author’s authenticity is evident and will touch readers in a holistic way. Aftermath will certainly touch many hearts who hunger for hope and healing after a suicide death.”

– Dr. Craig Borchardt, PhD, President & CEO, Hospice Brazos Valley; Assistant Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine