What My Son’s Death by Suicide Taught Me About Life: Recent Episodes
Marshall Adler
Our guests include amazing people who have suffered loss and learned to not only survive but actually thrive after their loss. They will provide real life insight into loss, survival and redemption. This show will address recovering from a tragedy of a suicide of a loved one. The topics to be covered include grief, the family dynamics of recovering from loss and how to live a life of meaning after the tragedy of suicide.
Since this is the final episode of the first season of the show, it is important to address the lessons I have learned from the passing of my son, Matt Adler.
I thank and list the lessons I learned from the wonderful guests who have appeared on the podcast.
A lifelong friend of my son Matt came for a visit after learning of Matt's passing. He told us about the effect of his friendship with Matt had on his life and how much he loved Matt.
This episode concerns how lifelong friends who have lost children can help people deal with the grief process, by describing their journey of grief.
Ted Brenner was my best lifelong friend for over 50 years. He came to my wedding, attended Matt's Bar Mitzvah and was very close to my parents and entire family. After Matt and my mother passed away, Ted helped me survive these losses until he tragically passed away on December 6, 2018. His wife LuAnn talks about her journey after losing her loving husband and my lifelong friend.
Christina Gonzalez tells the story of the loss of her 17 year old son, Landon who was a gifted student, musician and incredible person.
Janet Gates who is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the Orlando VA Medical Center talks about the efforts under taken by the VA to fight the Suicide Epidemic among our military veterans.She is a passionate professional who has dedicated her efforts to help fight this epidemic.
This episode will concern the journey taken by Sami Bolger who lost her son,Oliver. Sami is an incredibly brave woman who has dedicated her life to helping others as a tribute to her son. Oliver was not only a wonderful person and loving son, but he was also a brilliant student as evidenced by the fact he attend, the Ivy League school, Cornell University. Sami will tell how she and her family have learned how to survive and thrive after the loss of Oliver.You will be amazed by her story.
Hannah Jackowski describes her journey of grief after the loss of her father, who was not only a well respected pediatrician but was also a wonderful human being who dedicated his life to helping others.
This episode deals with the separate, parallel journey through grief taken by members of the same family. Our special guest, Debbie Adler addresses how to survive and thrive after the loss of our son,Matt.
Marshall Adler and Steve Smelski have become lifelong friends bonding after the loss of their sons Matthew Adler and Jordan Smelski.These two men discuss how they were able to survive the loss their sons and try to live their lives as a tribute to their sons.
This episode will detail the incredible life of my son, Matt Adler.His kindness, compassion and humanity were the hallmarks of his life.Those who were fortunate to know him will never forget the positive influence Matt Adler had on their lives.