Unfinished Conversation Book

Unfinished Conversation
Healing from Suicide and Loss-A Guided Journey

Robert E. Lesoine
With Marilynne Chöphel, MFT

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Unfinished Conversation chronicles a path of transformation from anger and despair to compassion and liberation.”
—Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace

“Beautifully written, this book is pure medicine for the grieving heart.”
—Tara Brach, PhD, Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

“This eloquent book is a personal companion for those left behind, a friend nudging us forward with compassion and wisdom.”
—Christopher Germer, PhD, Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School, author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

“Expertly woven into the raw feelings expressed in the journaling of Lesoine’s loss are the tools and techniques that will help to understand, heighten, experience and refine these emotions. The authors claim this journey will help anyone left after a suicide find greater perspective, meaning, and wellbeing in their lives. I agree without reservation… Unfinished Conversation is a book that I will use in my own clinical practice and one that I will recommend to friends and family. The book helps to create some understanding out of an experience that is largely devoid of it. Most importantly, the book helps to believe that there really is hope that it gets better.”
—American Association of Suicidology

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Book Reviews

Authors’ Acknowledgments

Resources for Survivors of Suicide Loss

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Flyer of Unfinished Conversation
Printable PDF Handout


Resources for Suicide Loss

Resources for Suicide Prevention

In the News

Facts about Suicide

Facts about Suicide in the Military


Survivor Support Groups in your community:

AFSP Support Group Directory


Find a Therapist:
Select a licensed psychotherapist who has been trained and certified in the treatment of traumatic experience, and who works with how your loss has affected you mentally, emotionally, as well as the effects on your body and nervous system. The following are organizations of therapists who use such holistic approaches, are highly respected in the professional therapeutic community, and have websites that list licensed therapists near you:


Unfinished Conversation Appendix:
Printable PDF Handouts
Tool Kit for Your Journey to Healing
Instructions for Meditation: Sitting and Walking
Tonglen Meditation: Taking In Pain and Sending Out Relief
Creating Support
Clinical Theory Behind Unfinished Conversation’s Healing Process
Resources for Survivors of Suicide
Resources for Suicide Prevention
Readings to Support Your Journey to Healing


Self-Care Handouts to Support Your Journey:

Self-Awareness:
Needs Inventory
Common Feelings
Common Sensations
Common Qualities and Values
Creating a Safe-Secure Space – for Yourself
Self-Inquiry Journal
Three Stages of Trauma Recovery
Forgiveness
Personal Bill of Rights
Cognitive Distortions

Self-Care:
Basic Breathing Practices
Conscious Nutrition
Deep Sleep
Support Through CDs

Relationship:
Creating a Safe-Authentic Space – With a Partner
Intentions, Fears, and Boundaries
Conscious Communication Guidelines


Additional Resources and Handouts:

Available at www.dharmaspirit.com “Resources”