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Bridge to Wholeness | Volume 2 Issue 6 June 2015
Welcome to the June 2015 Issue of the Agape newsletter, Bridge to Wholeness! Our monthly newsletter is the best way for you to keep up with what is going on around Agape, with events and updates, and articles written by our counselors. We hope it will help bring you a little bit closer to emotional, mental, and spiritual wholeness! In this issue (click to read individual articles): When A Loved One’s Desperation Turns to Thoughts of Suicide by Kristy Cobillas, MEd, PLPC Conflict Avoidance: Always Speak the Truth Even If Your Voice Shakes by Kathyrn Manley, MS, LPC, CST Technology & Your Kids: How to Set Appropriate Boundaries by Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW…
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When A Loved One’s Desperation Turns To Thoughts of Suicide
by Kristy Cobillas, MEd, PLPC Recent statistics reflect the sad truth of the desperation many swim in today; on a daily basis, 105 suicides are completed in the United States and for every completion, approximately 25 attempts are made. Thanatos is a word taken from a figure in Greek mythology, and coined by Freud to describe a death or destructive impulse. This impulse often surfaces and beckons the grieving and disgraced, the desperate and the pained. The desire to end ongoing suffering can lead one into such a dark place that this impulsive act seems as though it is the only way out. Most do not really wish to die…
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