Grieving a Suicide, Albert Y. Hsu
Grieving a Suicide, Albert Y. Hsu
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Grieving a Suicide
A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope

Author: Albert Y. Hsu

Narrator: David Shih

Unabridged: 6 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/09/2021

Synopsis

"Albert," the neighbor said, "your mom needs you to come home." That's how it began for Albert Hsu when his father died. Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide experiences tremendous shock and trauma. What follows is a confusing mix of emotions—anger, guilt, grief, and despair.

Suicide raises heartrending questions: Why did this happen? Why didn't we see it coming? Could we have done anything to prevent it? How can we go on?

After his father's death, Hsu wrestled with the intense emotional and theological questions surrounding suicide. While acknowledging that there are no easy answers, he draws on the resources of the Christian faith to point suicide survivors to the God who offers comfort in our grief and hope for the future.

For those who have lost a loved one to suicide and for their counselors and pastors, this book is an essential companion for the journey toward healing. This revised edition incorporates updated statistics, has expanded resources for suicide prevention and mental health ministry, and now includes a discussion guide for suicide survivor groups.

About Albert Y. Hsu

Albert Y. Hsu (pronounced "shee") is senior editor for IVP Books at InterVarsity Press, where he acquires and develops books in such areas as culture, discipleship, church, ministry, and mission. He earned his PhD in educational studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Al is the author of Singles at the Crossroads, Grieving a Suicide, and The Suburban Christian. He has been a writer and columnist for Christianity Today and served as senior warden on the vestry of Church of the Savior in Wheaton, Illinois. He and his wife, Ellen, have two sons and live in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on January 14, 2025

Excellent book with a very raw, honest, and healthy “spirituality of grief”, which is so helpful in caring for those in my life who have experienced deep pain, including suicide. My grandfather died by suicide, and I have dear friends who have lost loved ones to suicide. Their stories (and my story)......more

Goodreads review by Alex on June 10, 2022

Not a book I would have ever had on my tbr list.. because you never anticipate that you’ll be here. “We are like members of a secret society”- one that no one wants to be a part of, one that we wish we had not been initiated into. So very thankful that Hsu had the courage to share his experience and......more

Goodreads review by Cyndee on February 10, 2021

A life preserver for a shredded heart My precious daughter took her life on December 19, 2020. She left no note or reason. She left nothing for her loving and supportive husband, her b, her dad and me, her friends. This book has been my comfort and a rope to reality. I have felt cared for and understo......more

Goodreads review by Bob on July 22, 2017

Summary: A narrative of how the author learned to deal with the trauma of his father’s suicide, the questions it raised, and the movement through grief toward healing. Albert Hsu is a survivor, and part of a large group of similar survivors. Following a stroke, his father descended into depression as......more

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