Episode 113
Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, D.A.A.E.T.S. – How to Help Suicide Loss Survivors & the Traumatic Impact of Suicide
April 24, 202047m 34s
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Show Notes
It was a pleasure to have Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, D.A.A. E.T. S. join me on The Healing Place Podcast to address the impact of suicide and the hope found within post-traumatic growth. Please join us as we discuss:
- Barbara’s personal story of suicide loss
- how to help suicide loss survivors
- Thanatology
- suicide survivor grief
- the impact of traumatic loss
- her book “But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide”
- post-traumatic growth
- and more!
Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.
Bio:
“Today, we welcome BARBARA RUBEL, who is joining us to discuss HOW TO HELP SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS. Have you personally been touched by suicide? Do you know someone who had a loved one die because they took their own life? Or are you a professional who wants to provide support to a suicide loss survivor? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this program is for you. Barbara Rubel is a suicide loss survivor and leading thanatologist. Thanatology is the scientific study of death. As a thanatologist, Barbara Rubel specializes in suicide loss survivor grief and educating professionals about traumatic loss. The third updated and revised edition of her book, But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping families after a suicide, just launched on Amazon.”
Postvention Resources
- After a Suicide: A Postvention Primer for Providers: lifegard.tripod.com/After_a_Suicide.pdf
- A Guide for Medical Examiners and Coroners: Best Practices for Talking with Families About Suicide https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a0415f_3160611bae3f4be69c8e86b1ec7ed4ce.pdf
- Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors: allianceofhope.org
- American Association of Suicidology (AAS): suicidology.org
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): afsp.org
- Befrienders Worldwide: befrienders.org/
- Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/suicide-prevention/understanding-suicide-and-grief/supporting-a-loved-one-after-they-have-lost-someone-to-suicide
- Breaking the Silence in the Workplace: http://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate/library/Breaking%20the%20Silence%20Final.pdf
- California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions: After Rural Suicide: A Guide for Coordinated Community Postvention Response: https://www.cibhs.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/after_rural_suicide_guide_2016rev.pdf
- The Catholic Charities: Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide: https://www.catholiccharities.net/GetHelp/OurServices/Counseling/Loss.aspx
- Center for Suicide Awareness: https://www.centerforsuicideawareness.org/
- Clinicians as Survivors: After a Suicide Loss:/pages.iu.edu/~jmcintos/basicinfo.htm
- Compassionate Friends: Surviving Your Child’s Suicide: https://www.compassionatefriends.org/surviving-childs-suicide/
- Cope Foundation: copefoundation.org/
- Davenee Foundation: daveneefoundation.org/
- The Dougy Center: National Center for Grieving Children and Families: dougy.org/
- Friends for Survival: Offering Help After a Suicide Death: friendsforsurvival.org/
- Griefwork Center, Inc.: suicide postvention speakers bureau www.griefworkcenter.com
- The Gift of Second: http://thegiftofsecond.com/
- The Glendon Association: glendon.org/
- Heartbeat: https://www.heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicide.org/
- Hope Squad: hopesquad.com/postvention/
- How to Talk to Kids About Suicide: https://drrobynsilverman.com/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-suicide-with-dr-dan-reidenberg/
- International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP): info/postvention.php
- The Jason Foundation: www.jasonfoundation.com
- The JED Foundation: jedfoundation.org/
- LOSS Team: lossteam.com/
- A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace: suicidology.org/Portals/14/docs/Survivors/Loss%20Survivors/Managers-Guidebook-To-Suicide-Postvention.pdf
- NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, Postvention: A guide for response to suicide on college campuses https://www.naspa.org/focus-areas/mental-health/postvention-a-guide-for-response-to-suicide-on-college-campuses
- Our Side of Suicide: http://www.oursideofsuicide.com/
- Parents of Suicides/Friends & Families of Suicides: pos-ffos.com/
- Pastoral Postvention: https://theactionalliance.org/sites/default/files/fhl_competencies_v8_interactive.pdf
- Reach Out.com: ie.reachout.com/loss-and-grief/supporting-a-friend-after-someone-dies-from-suicide/
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE): https://save.org/
- Suicide: Finding Hope: suicidefindinghope.com/
- Suicide Grief Support Forum: suicidegrief.com/
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC): sprc.org
- Support After a Suicide: supportaftersuicide.org.au/
- Surviving After a Suicide Loss Blog: https://survivingafterasuicide.com/blog/
- Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS): https://www.taps.org/suicidepostvention
- United Suicide Survivors International: https://unitesurvivors.org/
Website: www.griefworkcenter.comLinkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbararubelNEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Third edition of But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping FAMILIES After a Suicide (3rd ed.) is now available
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Links:
- E-Mail: [email protected]
- Website: barbararubel.com
- Rubel, B. (2020). But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping families after a suicide, (3rd ed.), Kendall Park, NJ: Griefwork Center, Inc. https://amzn.to/2FwS6JI
- Rubel, B. (2015). Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Helping individuals cope. (4th ed.). SC Publishing, Western Schools, westernschools.com
Learn more about Barbara and her mission at:
Peace to you all!
Teri
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