Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is one of my favorite books, even though I hate how it ends. The novel focuses on the topic of suicide, and is about an adventurous, rich man named Will Traynor who ends up becoming a quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident. He struggles with accepting the challenges of being ...

A lot of folks are really angry about people making posts via social media that encourage reaching out for help, and providing resources such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Crisis Text Line. While I agree that we need to check in on our loved ones when we think they may be struggling, some ...

Physician-assisted suicide is only legal in a handful of states, and most of society seems to be firmly opposed to allowing an individual the right to make decisions concerning when and how their life should end. Regardless of the symptoms that the ill person is having, how much they are suffering, or how deteriorated their ...

“We all want to be, want to be somebody Right now, we’re just looking for the exit.”   Many people experiencing depression, mental illness or suicidal feelings are feeling alone. They feel like an outcast, like they don’t matter, like they are not providing anything positive to society and that the world would be better ...