Today is the annual World Suicide Prevention Day, and according to the International Association of Suicide Prevention website, the point of today is “to focus public attention on the unacceptable burden and costs of suicidal behaviours with diverse activities to promote understanding about suicide and highlight effective prevention activities.” Such activities include learning how to […]
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We were so proud to spend this week partnered with Too Damn Young to start the #TellUsAboutThem campaign. With #TellUsAboutThem, both Germ Magazine and Too Damn Young encouraged those who have lost a loved one to share stories, funny moments, or even just the name of the person they lost — all with the hashtag #TellUsAboutThem. […]
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“Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.” — Viktor Frankl. Man’s Search For Meaning
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Jordan Emmons, a writer at Too Damn Young, created this lovely video for the #TellUsAboutThem campaign, sharing about the lives of those she’s loved and lost. In the description box, Jordan explains more about the campaign itself: If you have lost a friend, family member, or loved one: In partnership with Germ Magazine, Too Damn Young […]
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I picked up All the Bright Places toward the end of January 2015. I was over a month out from my birthday, weeks out from Christmas, and exactly two weeks out from my mom’s death anniversary. The winter holidays are always a hard time for me because it’s an avalanche of dates and emotions and […]
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