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		<title>Talking About Losing My Son to Suicide Was Liberating</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t get to the &#8220;feeling liberated&#8221; part right away. I had to go through terror, pain, and self-doubt first. My son Charles&#8217;s depression, his substance use disorder, and his suicide were all tough topics for which I felt directly responsible. I was not feeling like Mother of the Year. How could this happen in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Child Admitted to Having Suicidal Thoughts. What Do I Say?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suicide Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my child got home after a suicide attempt]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a script for those days or weeks after your child has You may feel terrified and want to call or text your child every half hour and ask them if they are OK. Keep in mind your child is alive now, and not all of us. Don&#8217;t panic. Take a deep breath. After [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>They’re Just Trying to Get Attention. Are Kids 12 and Under at Risk for Suicide?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[People think little kids, especially children under 12, don’t think about suicide. We sometimes make the mistake of thinking that if a young child doesn&#8217;t have the knowledge or ability to carry out a suicide, that there is no suicide risk. A suicide at this age is a more impulsive act, usually activated by a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Breakthrough Virtual Retreat: Grief, The Next Chapter.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief & Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[find purpose after loss of a child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[find purpose after profound loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what do i do after my child has died]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Find Purpose After Profound Loss After Charles, age 20, died by suicide in 2015, I could barely function. As I slowly managed my way through the agony of grief, I struggled with a question that wouldn&#8217;t go away: How do I make meaning out of this? I was desperate to learn more. I wanted to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Recommended Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Books</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The following books are ones I&#8217;ve read. The first two are my books. The rest are ones that I have read on the subject of mental health, suicide, or substance use disorder. I have a link to the grief books, too, for adults and kids. FYI: The links to the books are Amazon affiliate links. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>As a Suicide Loss Survivor, it Can Be Painful to Hear, ‘Suicide is Preventable’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was September 2015, a few months after Charles had died by suicide in June of 2015. As a suicide loss survivor—first my son, Charles, who died by suicide at age 20 in 2015, and then my first cousin Pat, who died by suicide in 2022 at age 57—I know firsthand how painful the message [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why My Comedic Son Never Wanted to Be Alone</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Charles was always the silly one. Making people laugh wasn&#8217;t just something he did—it was his favorite sport. And no one brought him more joy than making me laugh. There were countless moments when I&#8217;d be in tears, doubled over, unable to pull myself together because I was laughing so hard. Those are some of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Forgive Yourself</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Grief & Loss]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[forgiving yourself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to manage regrets]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I know after my son&#8217;s suicide, I spent months, maybe years, blaming myself. “Why didn’t I answer the phone that one last time?” “What if I had gone and picked him up when his voice expressed obvious despair?” “Why didn’t I call him every day he was away after walking out of detox, just to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Sweet Ache of Remembering</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why Happy Memories Can Make You Feel Sad After a Profound Loss Whether you&#8217;re flipping through old photos, attending an event, or being caught off guard by an ordinary moment, memories after profound loss inspire both joy and sorrow. It&#8217;s a strange emotional ping-pong match in your heart, where gratitude for what was and grief [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Dare You Make This My Purpose</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(This 2016 image was my first speaking engagement about my experience of losing a son to drugs and suicide.) When I thought I had finally figured out the direction I needed to go, I was hardcore spitting angry. The price tag was just too high. Why would I have to go through the death of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gun Store Manager Saw Signs of Suicide and Trusted His Gut</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Date</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AnneMoss Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year, it happens, the anniversary date of my son&#8217;s death by suicide, which is June 5, 2015. When it first happened, I could not escape those unrelenting waves of grief. I lost one third of my hair, screamed at the walls, blamed the moon and the stars, broke out in hives, wrote two blogs [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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