The Suicide Club – Alexandra Wyman – 2023 –
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” – Rumi –
In this inspirational memoir of complex grief and self-help, Ms. Wyman recalls the tragedy of her husband’s suicide death in August of 2020. Shawn Wyman, 42, was a loving husband and great Dad of two sons, a Navy Veteran, and skilled mechanic. The Wyman’s had not been married long, which may account for some of the ill will for Ms. Wyman harbored by some family members and friends, who held a non-religious memorial service for Shawn. Ms. Wyman observed the Eastern Orthodox faith and held a private religious service for her husband later.

The day Shawn died, was the worst day of her life, he left no will, and her brother graciously helped her in the immediate aftermath. Ms. Wyman explains to readers how to handle the many details following such a loss from making funeral arrangements to finding a therapist and healing from trauma. Ms. Wyan felt that Shawn never learned how to process or manage conflict in a healthy manner, which may have been a contributing factor leading to his death. Ms. Wyman, a pediatric occupational therapist, is raising her son in Colorado, and is affiliated with several organizations that advocate for suicide prevention. Many nice family photos are included in the book. Many thanks to Houndstooth Press via NetGalley for the DDC for the purpose of review.

Wow! So sad. It was a tough read for sure. Suicide is horrible. I don’t know how the author was able to finish this book. There is no way I could have. So raw and real.
Thank you to NetGalley and Alexandra Wyman for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

<b>Trigger Warning: Suicide </b>

I want to give this author a hug for her raw, honest vulnerability with writing this book. Suicide is still something that not a lot of people talk about but more discussion around the topic is needed. As sometime who struggles with mental health on a daily basis, I highly recommend this book to anyone who has lost a loved one to mental illness.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC of this book.

After the death by suicide of her beloved husband and father of her child, Alexandra writes about her experience and lessons learned in a kind of manual on how to survive something so difficult.
This is the first book I have read on the subject of suicide, and aside from how traumatic it was for the author, it is very well written and explained.
Alexandra honestly shares her experiences, thoughts, beliefs, and pain. In addition to a number of resources and strategies that helped her initially recover from such a terrible death.
It is hard to put yourself in her husband's shoes and understand why he made this decision, and even harder after seeing the photos at the end of the book.
If you know someone who has suffered such a trauma, don't hesitate to recommend this book to them.

I unfortunately was not able to get through this book due to triggers but I am sure it is a beautiful book!

The Suicide Club by Alexandra Wyman is a raw, honest account of a wife’s journey after the loss of her husband to suicide. The topic of suicide is often taboo and not often discussed, which leaves those affected by it, in further isolation in despair. Ms. Wyman is trying to help those affected by the loss of a loved one to suicide by putting her journey to paper. This is a difficult book to read, as her loss comes through each page. However, a necessary book if you have suffered the loss of someone you love to suicide. Alexandra offers tips to other survivors of suicide including financial advice should you ever find yourself in this position. Her strength shines through as she perseveres through this tragic event that will undoubtedly affect her the rest of her life as she raises her son as a widowed mother. This book provides compassionate and sensible advice to the reader. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

If you didn’t go through grive befor you read this book, at this point you know how it feels. The author has managed to describe the feelings so well that it hurts oneself. I wouldn’t recommend this book when you’re going through a hard time because it could trigger but it was such an amazing heartbreaking story

I’ve never been affected by suicide, but I found this book to be a great resource for grief and healing. It’s raw and emotional. I would recommend this for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one as a result of suicide.

Trigger Warning: Suicide

I want to give this author a ginormous hug for her raw, honest and unflinching vulnerability with writing this book.

Suicide is still something that not a lot of people talk about but more discussion around the topic is needed.

As sometime who struggles with mental health on a daily basis and worked in the mental health field for over a decade I highly recommend this book to anyone who has lost a loved one to mental illness.

Heartbreaking story.
Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

“Alexandra Wyman was plunged into grief when her husband died by suicide. The sudden loss of the love of her life left her reeling with unanswered questions.”

Alexandra Wyman delivers a raw, deeply authentic first hand account of the grieving and healing process of losing a spouse to suicide. I lost my father to suicide at 19 and I feel this work does a spectacular job of presenting the grief process of someone who chose to no longer be in this world. My heart aches knowing she lost her loving husband, the father of her child, the man she believed would be there until the grew old together.

This is a great book for grieving spouses who lost their loved ones by suicide. The author goes through each stage of her grief. Her experience, her feelings, her thoughts. This is a quick read and emotional…please check trigger warnings. I would recommend this book to anyone who is struggling with their loss of a loved one.