Understand Suicide

Ep. 111 - He lost his mother at age seven | Dr. Richard Brockman


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Richard Brockman is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Attending Clinical Psychiatrist at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. When he was seven years old he found his mother’s body after she died of suicide. This traumatizing experience re-shaped the narrative of his life.


In his book, "Life After Death: Surviving Suicide,” Dr. Brockman he shares the memories of his childhood, the many gaps he has in those memories, and how the man survived while the boy tried to make sense of it all.

Find Dr. Brockman: https://www.cugmhp.org/faculty/richard-brockman-md/

Buy his book: https://amzn.to/3SbxJqk


Are you looking for a suicide loss support group? Join mine, it's online. See details here: https://t.ly/qcCC9


Find my book "Understanding Suicide: Living with loss, paths to prevention:”

https://amzn.to/3QYe0II

Enroll in my course "How to help suicidal people."

https://bit.ly/3klNZ7n

Subscribe to my YouTube channel:

https://rb.gy/0emdk

Visit my page www.understandsuicide.com 

If you need to talk, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Phone: 988

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