I'll Write Your Name on Every Beach: A Mother's Quest for Comfort, Courage and Clarity After Suicide Loss

by Susan Auerbach

Written by a mother who lost her 21 year old son to suicide, this book deals with the themes of suicide loss through the lens of the author's personal grief. Addressing the process of post-traumatic growth, this memoir provides the bereaved with therapy exercises and creative activities to help them come to terms with their loss. Although it deals directly with losing a child, much of the book pertains to grief generally, especially complicated grief after a sudden death, and thus provides comfort to any reader who has lost a close one to suicide or anyone interested in young people struggling with mental health. Organised thematically, it addresses the many issues and stages involved in the grieving process and ends each chapter with a variety of beneficial yoga, breathing and therapy activities. This allows readers to dip in and out of the book, and go at their own pace - replicating the fact that grief is not a linear journey but an iterative one that goes back and forth. This book is a lifeline for anyone struggling to process loss.

Genres: Grief

219 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 21, 2017

Reviews

[AJ Foiret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like Susan, I also found my relative (in my case, mum not son) after they had hung themselves in the garage.

This book is so well written, balances the grief with heartwarming and humorous moments, and gives you both mental and practical advice on how to cope with a suicide. A must read for any survivor.

[Freddy Mercury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartfelt and pragmatic.