Heal Together

Does hiding the truth protect children—and yourself—from grief? Join Lisa Sugarman in this gentle guide to talking about suicide loss with kids. There’s no good time to tell a child that someone they love has died by suicide. There’s no perfect sentence. No script that makes it hurt less. And no magical combination of words […]

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;