Hope After Suicide

When Wendy Parmley was twelve, her thirty-one-year-old mother took her own life, a trauma Wendy buried for nearly four decades behind a "glass mask." After a disabling bike accident forces her to stop, she finally faces the past through therapy, family interviews, and spiritual experiences. Alternating between raw childhood memories and her adult healing, this tender memoir offers hope to anyone left behind by a loved one's suicide—showing how darkness can become light through the love of the Savior.

• A rare faith-based, insider account of surviving a parent's suicide—written for the LDS reader who wonders whether their loved one can still be redeemed
• Dual-timeline structure lets readers experience both the raw childhood trauma and the hard-won adult healing
• Powerful, quotable testimony that darkness can become light through the Savior's Atonement
• Written by a nurse who understands both the clinical (PTSD, EMDR) and spiritual sides of healing

“We all have a story—hidden secrets buried in dark and rocky earth. Our journey is to unearth the pain and discover the good, discover the healing, and discover the love—to uncover the darkness and make space for the light.”

Perfect for an adult Latter-day Saint who has lost a loved one to suicide and is seeking comfort, understanding, and hope grounded in faith.