Dr. Richard Heckler traveled the United States during a three year period, interviewing people who attempted suicide and who, through their own hard work and the assiduous care of others, recovered to where their lives were happy and fulfilled, their work and relationships nourishing and rewarding.
He did this because he felt that an essential piece of the human narrative – how people overcome tremendous emotional challenges – was missing in our conversations. Some years ago, he wrote the book, Waking Up, Alive: The Descent, the Suicide Attempt and the Return to Life, and, in the process,
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