Talk Together

Discover the heart behind Alessa Martin and Liz Swenson’s Trying, a supportive guide through infertility and family building. The road to parenthood is often paved with unspoken challenges and quiet endurance. In this behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming book Trying, authors Alessa Martin and Liz Swenson share the deeply personal origin story of their collaboration.

Author Lisa Sugarman shares her story of suicide loss, navigating loneliness and hypervigilance to find a life of purpose and hope. Lately, as the release of my memoir Surviving: Finding Hope After Suicide Loss approaches, I keep coming back to the ten-year-old girl I used to be. The girl who lost her father to suicide

Telling the truth about suicide can feel impossible. Lisa Sugarman shares how honesty reshaped her grief and healing. For most of my life, I believed my father died of a heart attack. That’s what my mother told me when I was ten, on the day our life changed forever. That’s what our family told people;

Struggling to find the right words? Talking about tragedy doesn’t have to feel impossible—use these simple steps to guide healing talks. When something heartbreaking happens—whether it’s a personal loss, a national tragedy, or a difficult event in your community—families often wonder how to handle the conversations that follow. Talking about tragedy with children, teens, or