About this episode

Wende Gaikema discusses the difficult questions parents face after the suicide of a child, drawing from her personal experience.

In the second half of my conversation with author and speaker Wende Gaikema, our discussion turns to some of the most difficult and deeply personal questions parents face after the suicide of a child. (If you haven't listened to the first half of our conversation yet, please click HERE to do that!) Drawing from her own experience following the death of her 24-year-old son, Matt, Wende continues walking through the choices outlined in her book, From Heartache to Hope: Navigating the Choi...

People in this episode

Guest: Wende Gaikema

Topics covered

• child loss
• suicide
• grief
• hope
• parenting
• personal experience

Keywords

• heartache
• hope
• suicide of a child
• grief
• parenting after loss

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