Surviving Suicidal Ideation: From Therapy to Spirituality and the Lived Experience

Surviving Suicidal Ideation is written for anyone who has thoughts of suicide and wants to heal. It’s also an excellent resource for family and friends who want to help. Co-written by Gina Cavalier who focuses on her own journey living with and healing from suicidal ideation, along with Dr Amelia Kelley, a trauma informed psychologist who offers clinical researc and proven therapies, but together help curtail this preventable condition. The authors provide a combination of analytic and spiritual practices, mindfulness, cutting-edge brain therapy, and compassionate support, therapies and self-help techniques. In this country, more than 49k people died by suicide & an estimated 1.6M people have attempted suicide in 2022. This is the type of statistics that can be prevented. I bought one copy for my friend who has struggled with thoughts of suicide most of her life. Also a copy for myself because I want to understand and be a more supportive friend with a guidebook that helps bring about peace

I was beyond excited to receive my copy of this book. This is such a dynamic pairing of authors. Gina was so brave and brutally honest sharing her experiences and you can really tell how much she cares about her readers. Dr. Kelley Is the best kind of therapist as not only does she have the knowledge to share?But she does it with a deep level of compassion and awareness about the struggle, people go through on a daily basis. I loved how this book laid out so many different therapy tools, Meditations, And really important points to ponder. I especially liked chapter seven that explored forgiveness and had practical ways to move forward in this important area of healing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone struggling, or someone who knows someone who is and wants to understand how to help them!

I was very interesting and helpful! Author made a great job to open the topic of suicide ideation and how to deal with it.

This book is full of mental health strategies and exercises which can benefit anyone, even people not suffering from suicidal ideation.

A light in the dark for anyone deeply struggling with their emotions. Powerful and healing.

Amazing book & I bought it to help me understand my 12 year old daughter’s suicidal ideation & to help her & myself through it.

I met with Gina Cavalier in person, at a book signing, and she is the genuine article. Vulnerable, open, smart, and on a mission to help others believe that life can be made to be worth living if only we can get the worst of our thinking under control. As a a therapist, I always look for "too big a promise" in a book or workshop. Gina speaks from her heart. Is generous with her own experiences, and having written this with a PhD trauma-informed therapist, the book does a great job of explaining all the types of modalities, terms, and how to access them oneself as well as with professionals. Excellent read. Beautifully made book.

Such a beautiful read! As someone who has dealt with self harm thoughts in the past, this book touches on so many points that I wish I had the words and courage to say. The illustrations are incredible! So deep and sincere, you can tell they are handmade, and made with intention. Id hang them on my wall if the author had them printed.