Suicide Loss and Healing Through Writing with Wendy Juergens

About this episode

Jill McClennen talks with Wendy Juergens about grief, dying, and healing through writing, focusing on the loss of her son to suicide.

Send us Fan Mail On Seeing Death Clearly, death doula and funeral celebrant Jill McClennen talks with Wendy Juergens about grief, dying, and healing through writing, including end-of-life planning and conscious living. Wendy shares the story of her son Nick, a Navy veteran who died by suicide nearly 14 years ago at age 32, and how writing her book, Hey, It’s Me, helped her stay connected to him, learn more about his life, and support others facing suicidal crisis or suicide loss. They...

People in this episode

Host: Jill McClennen

Guest: Wendy Juergens

Topics covered

• grief
• suicide loss
• healing
• writing
• end-of-life planning
• conscious living

Keywords

• suicide
• grief
• writing
• healing
• end-of-life
• Navy veteran
• conscious living

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Navy

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