Friends for Survival, Inc.

08/31/2025

08/28/2025

Our In Person California Support Group meetings are open for pre-registration.
https://friendsforsurvival.org/meetings

08/26/2025

Our September Virtual Support Group meetings are open for pre-registration.
https://friendsforsurvival.org/meetings

08/21/2025

Be sure to come see us at the Out of the Darkness Walk this year - we will be at the State Capitol in October.

08/12/2025

Some truths cut straight to the heart. Some words capture what we can barely whisper. Some poems hold space for the reality that healing doesn’t mean the missing stops.

This is for everyone trying to make the best of it in a world that feels forever changed. For those who know that love doesn’t end with loss – it just learns to live differently.

You’re not alone in this heartbreak. You’re not alone in this love that has nowhere to go. You’re not alone in learning how to carry both grief and hope in the same breath.

The world feels different without them. And that’s okay to say. That’s okay to feel. That’s okay to carry.

We see you. We understand. We’re here.

👉Find support and connect with others on our Community Forum at https://forum.allianceofhope.org/(or LINK in BIO).

❤️‍🩹Access healing resources in the Find Support section of our website, https://allianceofhope.org/find-support (or LINK in BIO)

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08/05/2025

There’s no timeline for healing after losing someone to su***de. Some days, the pain is subdued, a quiet ache that reminds you they’re gone. Other days, it crashes over you like a wave, leaving you breathless and wondering how you’ll find your footing again.

Healing isn’t about making the pain disappear; it’s about learning to carry it with compassion for yourself.

You don’t have to navigate this alone. Your grief is valid, your love endures, and your healing happens at your own pace.

👉 Find support and connect with others on our Community Forum at https://forum.allianceofhope.org/(or LINK in BIO).

❤️‍🩹 Access healing resources in the Find Support section of our website, https://allianceofhope.org/find-support (or LINK in BIO)

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07/31/2025

Pre-register for the In person Support Group meetings at https://friendsforsurvival.org/meetings

07/29/2025

Pre-registration is open for our August Virtual Support Group Meetings.
go to: https://friendsforsurvival.org/meetings

07/22/2025

When the world around you seems to move on while your pain remains overwhelming, finding those who truly understand can feel like finding oxygen when you can’t breathe.

The path forward is one you don’t have to navigate alone. It can be the hand that reaches back to guide you — from someone who has walked these same difficult steps – that could become the lifeline most needed.

Join our community of survivors who understand exactly what you’re experiencing. Your story matters.

👉Join the conversation & find support: forum.allianceofhope.org (or LINK in BIO)

❤️‍🩹 Explore healing resources: allianceofhope.org/find-support (or LINK in BIO)

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07/15/2025

Prepping for tomorrow night’s talk as part of Coping After Su***de’s 2025 Educational Series. Tammy Sperr and I are co-teaching Learning to Live with the Loss of a Child.
Register to join us live 7-8 pm ET or watch the recording later: https://www.copingaftersu***de.com/2025-educational-series Coping After Su***de | 2025 Educational Series

07/09/2025

https://allianceofhope.org/viewing-through-a-different-lens/

After the shock of losing her husband, Amber Roberts found forgiveness for herself and him by viewing life through a different lens.