How to Be the Mother of a Dead Girl with Eileen Vorbach Collins

Eileen Vorbach Collins shares about suicide loss, how a close friendship buoyed her during her hardest grief time, her up-close experience with hospice, and her strong feelings about long term grief being labeled a disorder. She tells us: “If we’re normalizing grief, we can’t call it a disorder.” Brava, Eileen. Brava. Eileen Vorbach Collins writes true stories she wishes were fiction and fairy tales she wishes were true. She's grateful that her work has been published in many wonderful places. She is the author of the award-winning essay collection, Love in the Archives, a Patchwork of True Stories About Suicide Loss.  https://www.loveinthearchives.com Thank you for letting us be in your ears. Coffee, Grief and Gratitude is created by Anne Gudger and Maria Gibson, a mom/daughter duo who talk about grief.  You can find them on Facebook at Coffee and Grief. Please join their private Facebook page: Coffee and Grief Community. You can also email Anne and Maria at: [email protected] Anne’s memoir, THE FIFTH CHAMBER, a memoir of loss and love, is available wherever you get your books. Once you’ve read THE FIFTH CHAMBER, Anne would be so grateful if you’d share your honest thoughts on Amazon and Goodreads. Thank you for taking a few minutes to review! We’d love you to like and share the podcast!