Charles loved super heroes. The “man of steel” was his favorite. All super heroes have some pain in their past and I think now he identified with that.
He was always intrigued with super powers and used to talk of mechanical hands and flying as late as eighth grade. I think he hoped a super power could fix him. And maybe a super power did.
This S is for Suicide Awareness. Thank you all for helping me spread awareness of a subject cloaked in silence.
I am an emotionally naked TEDx speaker, and author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind. I raised two boys, Richard and Charles, and lost my youngest son, Charles to substance use disorder and suicide June 5, 2015. I help people foster a culture of connection to prevent suicide, reduce substance misuse and find life after loss. My motivational, training and workshop topics include suicide prevention, addiction, mental illness, and grief.
As talented and funny as Charles was, letting other people know they matter was his greatest gift. And now the legacy I try and carry forward in my son's memory.
Professional Speaker Website. Trained in ASIST and trainer for the evidence-based 4-hour training for everyone called safeTALK.
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3 thoughts on “Super Heart – #griefheart number 45”
As always your grief heart touches my heart deeply. You are amazing. Sending you kind and healing thoughts. Hope you feel them. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing yourself and your beautiful son with us.
I find comfort in knowing that maybe you doing this is helping you through your grief, not to mention the legacy that you’re leaving to your son 💔💙💔
It is helping. And from the letters I get from young adults who suffer from a mental illness, it’s helping them, too. 🙂 So thanks to people like you who share, I am able to reach people like Lauren who reach out to their parents for the first time ever. https://www.annemoss.com/2016/05/20/many-lives-can-save/
As always your grief heart touches my heart deeply. You are amazing. Sending you kind and healing thoughts. Hope you feel them. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing yourself and your beautiful son with us.
I find comfort in knowing that maybe you doing this is helping you through your grief, not to mention the legacy that you’re leaving to your son 💔💙💔
It is helping. And from the letters I get from young adults who suffer from a mental illness, it’s helping them, too. 🙂 So thanks to people like you who share, I am able to reach people like Lauren who reach out to their parents for the first time ever. https://www.annemoss.com/2016/05/20/many-lives-can-save/