Pablo Escobar is a suicide attempt survivor. this is his story Pablo Escobar is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Pablo Escobar is a student, researcher, and dog owner. He was 29 years old when I interviewed him in San Francisco, CA, on April...
Melissa Morgan is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Melissa Morgan is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Melissa Morgan is a peer counselor in the San Francisco geriatric community. She was 45 when she told me her story in April...
Paolo Sambrano is a suicide attempt survivor. this is his story Paolo Sambrano is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Paolo Sambrano is a writer and performance artist from Oakland, California. He published a zine entitled You Can’t Hire...
Davey Davis is a suicide attempt survivor. this is his story Davey Davis is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Davey Davis is a talented filmmaker and activist. I interviewed him in Brooklyn, NY, on March 15, 2013. Below, he tells me about...
Caitlin Coleman is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Caitlin Coleman is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Caitlin Coleman’s suicide attempt and subsequent coma resulted in nodes on her vocal chords and nerve damage to her arm—a...
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.
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