Episode 17: Walking through The Chaos of Grief with Licensed Therapist Sue Foster
When it comes to walking through the chaos of grief, the journey is always a difficult one. This is especially true of suicide grief, when we lose a family member or friend to suicide. That is why we are so blessed to have Licensed Marriage and Family therapist, Sue Foster, on today's episode.
Sue shares her own story of suicide grief and what her life looked like as she walked through that grief. She also shares how suicide grief impacted her faith, and how she found support groups and resources that helped her process that grief.
Sue walks our listeners through the signs we can be looking for in someone who might be debating taking their own life, what to do in the immediate aftermath of a suicide, handling emotions like guilt or shame in the aftermath, and how to create a deep, faith-based support system to help you through this journey.
Who is Sue Foster?
Sue Foster is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist with over 20 years’ experience working with clients on a variety of issues including: Relationships, anxiety and depression, women’s issues, abuse, stress and burnout, setting boundaries, and grief and loss.
Sue's years of counseling experience have included working with several people who have lost loved ones to suicide. Anyone who has dealt with a suicide knows this is a loss that can be more traumatic than other types of losses and the healing process is longer and more complicated.
In addition to counseling survivors, Sue has co-authored a book for survivors from a faith-based perspective, Finding Your Way After the Suicide of Someone you Love. She now also leads support groups for survivors and has spoken at conferences and workshops on suicide.
Resources:
Our listeners can purchase Sue's book, Finding Your Way After the Suicide of Someone you Love, at the Amazon link here: www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-after-Suicide-Someone/
You can also contact Sue's office directly at 303-484-1948
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