Alissa Orber is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Alissa Orber is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Alissa Orber is a comedian in Los Angeles. She was 28 when I interviewed her in Brooklyn, NY, on March 10, 2014. I’ve sort of...
Erin Seto is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Erin Seto is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Erin Seto drove all the way from Atlanta to meet me in Orlando, FL. She was 29 when I interviewed her on January 10, 2014. I really...
Elvis Mella is a suicide attempt survivor. this is his story Elvis Mella is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Elvis Mella is a systems engineer for an accounting firm in Miami, FL. We also went to high school together. He was 32 when I...
Jennifer Nykanen is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Jennifer Nykanen is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Jennifer Nykanen is a survivor of sexual and emotional abuse, self-injury, and 7 suicide attempts. She lives with...
Brenda Hughes is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Brenda Hughes is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Brenda Hughes is a mom on a mission of love. She was 50 when I interviewed her in Austin, TX, on November 29, 2013. It’s really...
Live Through This is a body of work I’ve been building on for over a decade. If you choose to use it as a reference, please cite it accurately, giving appropriate credit where it’s due. If you’re feeling particularly courteous, you could even send me an email (des@livethroughthis.org) to let me know.
Suggested APA citation for the homepage/the project as a whole:
Stage, D. L. (2010). Live Through This. https://livethroughthis.org
Suggested APA citation for a single story:
Stage, D. (Ed.) (date*). First-name Last-name is a suicide attempt survivor. This is his/her/their story [Interview]. Live Through This. https://livethroughthis.org/firstname-lastname
* You can find the date an interview was conducted in the introduction to each story.
NOTE: This work is not to be used in contexts beyond academic or journalistic work without explicit written permission. I shouldn’t have to tell anyone that, but here we are. Please don’t exploit people and their stories, or this work I’ve put years of my life and time and heart into.
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