Hindsight

Mental Health Advocacy

Evidence-based strategies, resources and support to help overcome life's darkest moments.

  • This webpage candidly discusses sensitive material associated with suicide. I now feel passionate about advocating for others battling with circumstances that may lead to suicidal ideation and have a deep desire to help remove the stigma often associated with mental illness through encouraging conversations, the sharing of information, and building safety nets. 

  • I was looking for help for my son six years, but I did not know what I was looking for. I simply knew something was wrong and Jesse needed help. After Jesse’s death, I have learned so much about mental health and suicidal ideation. This site is created to provide resources I wish our family would have known about before Jesse ended his life.

  • We are living in an era with so much information available to us, but we often find ourselves having very few authentic connections to help us process and make informed decisions about what we are experiencing. This website provides resources that may be helpful for individuals who suffer with SI, care about someone who is wrestling with mental health, or are interested in learning more about mental health from a the perspective of a mom who is passionate about helping others feel validated and supported in their circumstances.

    It is my prayer to make authentic connections so that we all are better equipped to walk along side one another during the dark seasons of life.

Suicidal Ideation is potentially terminal and needs to be brought into the light…

Suicidal ideation (SI), or suicidal thoughts, means having thoughts, ideas, or ruminations about the possibility of ending one's own life. It is not a diagnosis but is a symptom of some mental disorders and can also occur in response to adverse events without the presence of a mental disorder. https://en.wikipedi

Although we had been seeking professional help for our son's mental health, our family was naïve and ignorant about suicidal ideation. After losing Jesse, I now see that those of us close to Jesse would have been able to help him significantly IF we knew more about suicidal ideation and better understood the battle Jesse was facing internally. 


I now recognize suicidal ideation as a potentially terminal condition that needs to be brought into the light and fought as diligently as we fight terminal cancer. But it is trickier than terminal cancer, because we cannot physically see it like we would a tumor on an MRI. We need to know the risks, signs and signals of suicidal thoughts from a person’s behavior and then be willing to lean in and have tough but potentially life-saving conversations.