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MEND – After the Rupture, the Reweaving Begins
After a suicide attempt, survival is not the end of the story — it’s the fragile beginning of another chapter. In this episode, we explore the MEND phase of the STEPS framework:
- Meaning-Making: searching for fragments of understanding in the aftermath.
- Emotions in Motion: navigating the waves of guilt, relief, anger, or quiet.
- New Stressors & Support: facing stigma, disclosure, and the shifting responses of others.
- Direction Forward: beginning to reweave identity, purpose, and values into daily life.
Through Ari’s story, we witness how survival carries both weight and possibility. Healing doesn’t arrive all at once — it is stitched together thread by thread: a sketchbook rediscovered, a message sent, a small gesture of presence.
This is the phase of re-entry into life, where compassion and values-based conversations can guide recovery. MEND is not the conclusion of crisis, but the weaving of a future that holds both scars and strength.
Connect with Assoc Prof Manaan Kar Ray on Linkedin
Follow us on www.progress.guide
76 episodes
Manage episode 501834138 series 3300327
Would love to hear your thoughts...
MEND – After the Rupture, the Reweaving Begins
After a suicide attempt, survival is not the end of the story — it’s the fragile beginning of another chapter. In this episode, we explore the MEND phase of the STEPS framework:
- Meaning-Making: searching for fragments of understanding in the aftermath.
- Emotions in Motion: navigating the waves of guilt, relief, anger, or quiet.
- New Stressors & Support: facing stigma, disclosure, and the shifting responses of others.
- Direction Forward: beginning to reweave identity, purpose, and values into daily life.
Through Ari’s story, we witness how survival carries both weight and possibility. Healing doesn’t arrive all at once — it is stitched together thread by thread: a sketchbook rediscovered, a message sent, a small gesture of presence.
This is the phase of re-entry into life, where compassion and values-based conversations can guide recovery. MEND is not the conclusion of crisis, but the weaving of a future that holds both scars and strength.
Connect with Assoc Prof Manaan Kar Ray on Linkedin
Follow us on www.progress.guide
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