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When trauma becomes the foundation for life's work

The mental health nonprofit I started after my son's suicide is helping other families but I still wake up angry at him for leaving.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Transforming personal loss into service for others can interfere with natural grief processes and emotional healing.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Nonprofit and mission-driven organizations as legacy?”

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