Reasons to Live: A Guide to Practices that Support Healing Beyond Suicidal Thoughts and Emotional Overwhelm

Resisting the Call of the Void

Instead of letting suicidal thoughts tell you who you are, redefine them with powerful research and inspiring stories of Reasons to Live

Find your way through the hopelessness. Thoughts of suicide can be all-consuming. Whether you or a loved one are suffering from it, the constant despair can feel like it’s too much to live with. But what if there was a way to change that despair into awareness? Reasons to Live offers an informative lens that explores the complexities of emotional and mental health. Using effective practices, research, and illustrations that depict the truth about suicidal thoughts, you too can take easy action for lifelong happiness and fulfillment you are worthy of having.

A source for knowledge and connection. As a guidebook and emotional companion, this self-love workbook helps you explore any thought, question, or feeling you may have about suicide. And with personal stories and global resources to use, you can be connected with a community that experiences the same emotions and thoughts as you do. So instead of being alone in your healing journey, you can overcome any crisis by connecting with the support and affirmations you deserve.

Inside Reasons to Live, find helpful ways to overcome the call of the void, including:

• How to recognize cautionary signs
• Effective prompts to reduce negative self-talk
• How survivor’s guilt can play a major role in suicidal thoughts
• Why self-love is a powerful therapy tool
• Illustrations and diagrams of how depression can impact your mental health
• Emergency numbers and references to use

So, if you looking for a wellness book like Nothing to Fear, Reasons to Stay Alive, or It's OK That You're Not OK, you’ll want to read Reasons to Live.

Juliana Jane Bruno, CTC is a wellness professional and content creator with a focus on helping people overcome social and mental health challenges. Having graduated with Master’s in Educational Psychology, she went on to lead several non-profits and academic environments before opening her own organization, Social Refugees. Through artistic and community engagement, as well as speaking on various radio and podcast shows, Juliana has been able to help hundreds of people affected by depression, anxiety, and discrimination. She currently lives in Richmond, California.

Dr. John Duffy is a Chicago-based clinical psychologist, bestselling author, keynote speaker and national media expert. He has been in vigorous private practice for twenty-five years, specializing in work with adolescents, young adults and their parents. He has consistently provided the tools young people need to thrive through his empathy, knowledge, experience and practice. He has written three books intended to provide parents with the tools to help their teens and young adults thrive in this persistent age of anxiety. For more than a decade, Dr. Duffy has also spoken to thousands of parents internationally through PTAs, Fortune 500 corporate programs, and other parenting networks. Dr. Duffy has written and contributed to articles for CNN, the Washington Post, The New York Times, Your Teen and countless other media outlets.