Author Archives: ourvillagewellness

When someone you love dies, the loss of that person is immense. When that person takes their own life and commits suicide you have all the emotions of a death but so many unanswered questions. Unfortunately, my family experienced a suicide death when my 21-year-old nephew, Bobby, took his own life, just a few weeksContinue reading “Bobby’s Story”

Hi. My name is Sarah. I’m an addict. I grew up in a happy family. Both parents. Older sister. Older brother. I never had any self confidence and always felt different. I didn’t love myself. My parents divorced when I was about 12. It was an ugly divorce. I had no control. I was spiraling.Continue reading “Sarah’s Story”

I grew up in a middle-class white suburb.  My parents met in middle school and were married by the time they were 19 and 20. I have a brother who was 5 1/2 years younger then me. On the surface everything looked perfect. Truth be told given my genetics I was an alcoholic before IContinue reading “Katie’s Story”