Life is a series of transitions. While many changes bring growth and opportunity, others create stress, instability, and loss. Divorce, retirement, and moving are three major life events that can significantly increase the risk of suicidal thoughts. The relationship between suicide risk during major life transitions and mental health is complex, but understanding it is essential for prevention. These transitions...
Suicidal thoughts often emerge from deeply painful life experiences, traumatic events, or overwhelming internal narratives that leave individuals feeling trapped. When a person sees no alternative story about their life beyond despair, hopelessness can take hold. The role of narrative therapy in rewriting suicidal stories is to help individuals step outside of these limiting narratives and discover new ways of...
Each September, we pause to reflect, remember, and recommit during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This annual campaign shines a light on suicide, its impact on individuals, families, and communities, and reminds us that prevention is possible. This month is not only about recognizing the warning signs of suicide. It is also about fostering open dialogue, breaking down stigma, and...
You wake from a dream feeling unsettled. You remember only fragments ... a staircase that leads nowhere, an old friend whose face you haven’t seen in years, a glowing object just out of reach. The dream lingers like fog, leaving you with the distinct sense that it meant something, even if you can’t quite say what. In a place like...
It's 3 AM and you're lying in bed, mind spinning with tomorrow's presentation, next month's rent, and that conversation from last week that you can't stop replaying. Your body is tense, your breathing is shallow, and despite being exhausted, sleep feels impossible. You're caught in what feels like an endless anxiety loop. Your mind is jumping between past regrets and...
Your heart pounds as you join the crowd gathering to protect a neighbor from deportation. Your shoulders carry the weight of generations of struggle. Your breath quickens as sirens approach. Your feet know the rhythm of marching for justice, even if your mind feels overwhelmed by the complexity of the moment. Your body is not just present at the protest—it...
You wake up to news of another ICE raid in your community. Immediately, different parts of you spring into action: one part wants to drop everything and join the protest, another part reminds you of the work deadline that can't be missed, while yet another part just wants to turn off the phone and hide under the covers. By noon,...
As Pride flags flutter in the warm June breeze and rainbow crosswalks gleam under the California sun, many in our LGBTQ+ community find themselves holding a complex mix of emotions. Joy and grief. Celebration and vigilance. Progress and setback. Community and isolation. These tensions aren't contradictions to resolve; they're multiplicities to honor. Pride month invites us into the fullness of...
This is a post from associate therapist Corinne Crone. Corinne is a West Marin, California therapist who uses relational, transpersonal and integrative approaches to working with clients on challenges including trauma, life transitions, grief, existential themes such as meaning and purpose, spiritual inquiry, and non-ordinary states. You can learn more about Corinne from our recent therapist interview. You might also enjoy...
This is a post from associate therapist Corinne Crone. Corinne is a West Marin, California therapist who uses relational, transpersonal and integrative approaches to working with clients on challenges including trauma, life transitions, grief, existential themes such as meaning and purpose, spiritual inquiry, and non-ordinary states. You can learn more about Corinne from our recent therapist interview. How Do We Begin...