Without Tim: A Son's Fall to Suicide, A Mother's Rise from Grief - Couverture souple

Schenke, Lisa

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ISBN 10 : 0989295109 ISBN 13 : 9780989295109

Editeur : Lisa Schenke, 2013

Synopsis

“Then don’t” were the last words Lisa Schenke spoke to her eighteen-year-old son, Tim, as he walked out the door, saying he would not return. Tim died by suicide less than an hour later when he stood in front of a moving train. Follow Lisa through the years just after Tim’s death as she grieves and rebuilds her relationships with her family, other struggling youth, the community, God, and—most difficult of all—herself. The small but significant signs Lisa receives from Tim motivate her to help herself and others. Lisa also explores Tim’s past—his numerous accomplishments and his sincerity, as well as his depression and drug use. Lisa’s journey is made all the more challenging by an unprecedented number of teenage suicides in her small seaside community that follow Tim’s. With these deaths, Lisa becomes an accidental counselor to others who stand in the ripples of suicide. Without Tim was written with the mission to help other families, to provide encouragement and inspiration to parents and all individuals who are grieving as a result of suicide, as well as to support teens and young adults who are struggling with their own sense of self-worth.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lisa Schenke was a longtime systems analyst turned personal fitness trainer, but with her son Tim’s suicide in 2008, she took on another line of work. She became passionate about getting the message out to struggling teens and young adults to celebrate and embrace life, and assisting others through the grieving process after a loss of a child or loved one. Lisa began by reaching out to her own community, and then realized she had a larger voice. Lisa is an entrepreneur at heart who works for herself and loves to organize and promote uplifting activities. In the summer of 2012 she implemented You’re Designed to Shine, a program to inspire young women to identify their dreams, have faith, and develop the tools to achieve their goals. Lisa was very active in fundraising and promoting the first annual Jersey Shore American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk in 2011, where she spoke as a suicide survivor. This walk was awarded the Most Outstanding First Year Walk by the AFSP at the national level. Lisa was involved in the Hold On suicide prevention fundraising efforts in 2009 and 2010 to benefit 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline, a statewide New Jersey program. In 2012 she spoke at a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey suicide postvention training program to teach counselors how to work with family members in the immediate aftermath of a suicide. She’s been featured everywhere from the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s leading newspaper, to MSNBC.com, to the American Association of Suicidology newsletter. A New Jersey native, Lisa currently resides in Point Pleasant, about two miles from the ocean, with her husband and two younger sons. Readers can contact her via the web at www.withouttim.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lisa Schenke
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0989295109
• ISBN 13: 9780989295109
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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