Overview

Do you feel guilt and shame because your loved one took their own life? Does it feel like you will never feel joy and happiness again? If you've lost a loved one to suicide, you may feel like your life is over-or that you want to crawl in a hole and hide. Our beloved's death is both unexpected and painful. Sadly, we then sometimes go through life as if we died too. Life as a survivor of suicide can be devastating, but there is hope for recovery. Cathie Godfrey's choice to live after her husband's death by suicide will show you how you, too, can choose to live, feel joy, and find a new purpose for living. Overcoming trauma and grief not only takes time, but also effort and intention. Cathie's inspirational and thought-provoking story will show you that resiliency and good decision-making play a big part in creating a new life for yourself without your loved one. Reading this book can help you . . . Navigate your way through grief. Create a new normal. Choose to live a life worth living. Find joy in love and laughter once again. Suicide catalyzes change. Know you're not alone on this journey.

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Your Suicide Didn't Kill Me is an important resource for readers trying to navigate the unique grief and mourning that follows the suicide of a loved one. Cathie Godfrey weaves her personal story about losing her husband Brian together with wise words and advice that will help all of us who have been touched by suicide. Her honesty, courage, and warmth are reflected on every page. --Carla Fine, author of No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One and Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss If death is taboo, suicide is a hundred times more so. Cathie bravely pulls back the curtain on the suicide of her husband Brian to reveal the intimate and personal details of dealing with the suicide of a loved one. She provides insights, information, and a lived experienced that will help the reader understand what surviving a successful suicide is truly like. --Reverend Stephen Garrett, MA, Death Educator and End of Life Coach, author of When Cancer Came Knocking: How One Family Answered and When Death Speaks Cathie does what is necessary. She does not sugarcoat suicide. She describes a detailed, raw glimpse into the painful experience of a survivor. Cathie's story provides comfort and understanding. Her book is a powerful read for any survivor of suicide grappling with grief and unanswered questions. --Dr. Peggy Doherty DeLong, Psychologist, Speaker, and author of I Can See Clearly Now: A Memoir about Love, Grief, and Gratitude and Feeling Good: Thirty-Five Proven Ways to Happiness, Even During Tough Times

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Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Cathie Godfrey always felt called to make a difference in the world. She studied social work, and then became a Certified Teaching Parent, mentoring kids as they made their way through the child welfare system. Cathie's husband of fifteen years, Brian, worked alongside her running a group home for dual-diagnosed teens. Ten years after leaving the group home and facing many burdens, including financial constraints and a herniated disc, Brian died by suicide. With two children to raise, age ten and fourteen, Cathie changed careers to become a software trainer and corporate coach. Determined to alter her family's legacy so suicide would not be repeated, Cathie attended grief therapy, as well as numerous personal development courses where she walked on fire twice. Her life purpose is to raise the vibration of love in the world. As part of this declaration, she opened her heart to love once again and remarried in 2014. By sharing her story, Cathie gives hope and inspiration to all survivors of suicide loss. ""We are part of a club we never asked to join,"" she says. ""Together, we can help each other heal and choose to live a life worth living.""

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