A Mother’s inspirational story of hope and recovery after her teen son attempted suicide, encouraging open conversation about mental health.
I get asked all the time, if I had any idea what was happening with Cody.
My answer is a painful hard no. No one did.
That is why it is imperative that we all learn to work our mental health conversation muscles to give us every chance to not only save lives but live our lives to the fullest.
Start simple. Just ask the question: Are you okay?
About Angie
Angie Welty lives with her husband in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in a small town called Boring outside Portland, Oregon. She has two grown children, Cody and Dana. In her spare time, Angie loves to run, bike, and spend time with her friends and large extended family. She is in her happy place when she has her toes in the sand, the sun on her face, and her family nearby.
About Mayday
This book conveys a deeply personal journey of recovery, as Angie comes to terms with both her son’s struggle, and her own. She candidly expresses her emotional distress, internal conflicts and anxiety through the darkest time of her life. She opens up about her own feelings of guilt of missing what was happening with her son. She shows how each step of the recovery made her more determined to help get rid of the stigma surrounding suicide and the necessity to have those hard conversations with our loved ones.