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The Faces of Fortitude

The Faces of Fortitude

Celebrate the Survivor: Creating a Safe Space around Suicide

September 25th, 2019

Sep 25, 2019

Sep 25, 2019

The Faces of Fortitude

I am one of the SIX

They say six people are deeply impacted by every one suicide. If we’re counting family members, friends, colleagues, neighbors (the list…

Apr 28, 2019

I am one of the SIX

Apr 28, 2019

The Faces of Fortitude

Monique — Session After thoughts

I went into my Faces of Fortitude session prepared to share my story, but I was not prepared for the reaction I got afterwards. I was…

Mar 2, 2019

Monique — Session After thoughts

Mar 2, 2019

The Faces of Fortitude

Xico — Taking Inventory

You may have heard that Seattle has been a bit of a, shall we say, ruthless, frigid bitch these past few weeks. It has already been…

Feb 21, 2019

Xico — Taking Inventory

Feb 21, 2019

The Faces of Fortitude

Angie’s Story — 11 yrs after her Fathers suicide

In 2007 my father killed himself.

Feb 13, 2019

Angie’s Story — 11 yrs after her Fathers suicide

Feb 13, 2019

The Faces of Fortitude

Marika — Vulnerability Hangover

I was born with a brain that has never been remotely interested in things that are good for me. If my brain was an actual person, that…

Feb 6, 2019

Marika — Vulnerability Hangover

Feb 6, 2019

The Faces of Fortitude

Music heals, well today it was Van Morrison

I am a 90/10 person. I have 90% of me that is the eternal cheerleader. Survivor mode. Fight mode almost all the time. Someone is down near…

Dec 18, 2018

Music heals, well today it was Van Morrison

Dec 18, 2018

The Faces of Fortitude

Heather — a Face of Fortitude

As this school year began I sat in a staff meeting. The school counselor clicked and a slide showing behaviors and warning signs of…

Oct 30, 2018

Heather — a Face of Fortitude

Oct 30, 2018

The Faces of Fortitude

Liam — in his words

Every morning I sense a feeling of guilt, from where this emotion comes from is unknown and at times extremely confusing. My brain seems…

Oct 18, 2018

Liam — in his words

Oct 18, 2018

The Faces of Fortitude

Viola — A Survivors Story

My earliest memory of grappling with the concept of suicide occurred when I was 9 years old; the night before my first day back to school…

Oct 2, 2018

Viola — A Survivors Story

Oct 2, 2018

The Faces of Fortitude

The Faces of Fortitude

Their stories, their words — the subjects from the Faces of Fortitude project — talk about suicide; be it loss, survival, ideation, first responders.

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