Suicide Archives - Odyssey Networks

09 Oct 2014

Is Suicide Wrong? Always?

Odyssey NetworksOctober 09, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Brittany Maynard, Cancer, Choice, Death with dignity, Faith on the Record, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Suicide

This week, 29-year-old Brittany Maynard announced that she will be ending her life on November 1. Maynard has an aggressive form of brain cancer and has received a terminal diagnosis. Rather than putting her family and herself through the ordeal of a painful and drawn-out death, she has chosen physician assisted suicide, which is legal in Oregon. “Sometimes, like...

15 Aug 2014

Robin Williams, Suicide and Shame

Odyssey NetworksAugust 15, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Death, Depression, Dialogue, Faith on the Record, Mental Health, Overcoming Shame, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Robin Williams, Suicide

The death by suicide of Robin Williams earlier this week shocked his fans around the world. It also focused attention on suicide and the discomfort we all feel about the disease that leads to it. “We’re not ashamed of having cancer, we’re not ashamed of having ALS or any other devastating disease. But there’s a lot of shame associated with emotional illness” says...