All posts tagged: Duane Bowers

Shattered Lives: Defining Suicide, Grief, and Healing

Once again tragedy strikes in 2014 with the untimely and shocking suicide of Robin Williams following on the heels of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and designer L’Wren Scott. The news and social media feeds have been consumed with announcements, theories, well wishes, all which unsettle the emotional state of the public. Suicide hotlines all over the country have had record number of calls, hopefully by those who see that making the call for help is the better available option. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, suicide rates far outnumber homicide, especially in middle age and elderly populations. What we know about suicide, and the stigma attached to depression, addiction, and mental illness, has been hidden behind closed doors, often relegated to the “family secret.” Shattered Lives Radio offers not only offers condolences to those left behind surviving in the aftermath, but solid information on how to effectively deal with the trauma. Host Donna R. Gore (“LadyJustice”) has frequently invited grief counselor Duane Bowers to the show to provide listeners with expert advice …

Shattered Lives: What Suicide Leaves Behind

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Listen to Shattered Lives Radio Unlike the theme song to M.A.S.H. suicide is painful, especially to those left behind feeling like they’ve been sucker punched and left with questions that take years of searching for answers, and finding none. The gaping hole in one’s life left by the suicide of a loved one is unique in that commonly there isn’t any warning, at least ones that are easily recognized. Survivors tend to re-live every moment of every day leading up to the event, and question themselves endlessly. Often professional help is needed to assist in moving away from the event itself, and to properly grieve and heal in a healthy manner. Understanding suicide is complex. In a recent article by Dr. Scott Bonn for Psychology Today,The Reality of Suicide: A Growing Epidemic he states, “Consider this: There are now more than two suicides for every murder in the U.S., and suicides also outnumber deaths in motor vehicle accidents. To put it in perspective, there are currently about 15,000 murders, 33,000 auto fatalities and 38,000 suicides in the U.S. …

Shattered Lives: Mental Health and Murder with Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins and Duane Bowers

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SHATTERED LIVES with Donna R. Gore, “LadyJustice” Examining the effects of those who have survived violent crime and how it has impacted their lives. Real people, real tragedy, real help. Saturdays at 5pm ET Listen LIVE: CLICK HERE The insanity defense has been used for a long time as a way to defend murder cases in court, but, are we seeing more and more mental illness and insanity among criminals, and how can we put a plug in this epidemic? Murder of an individual can be classified in many ways; a crime of passion, result of domestic violence, mass murder, mob hits, and even “thrill kills.” What drives one to take the life of another human being? We all agree that there must be something wrong with the mental health of anyone who has the capability of snuffing out life, but where are the solutions? Are some mental health professionals and the drugs they prescribe complicit as well? This episode of Shattered Lives will examine the issue of mental health and murder, discussing several different high profile, and …

Shattered Lives: Duane Bowers, Spirituality and Trauma

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SHATTERED LIVES with Donna R. Gore, “LadyJustice” Examining the effects of those who have survived violent crime and how it has impacted their lives. Real people, real tragedy, real help. Saturdays at 5pm ET Listen LIVE: CLICK HERE America has seen it’s share of traumatic events this year, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, explosions at the Boston Marathon, and a deadly blow up of a fertilizer company in Texas. With wall to wall coverage on the news and the internet, we seem to be living in a state of shock and awe. How do we cope? Do national tragic events like this change our place in the world and shake our belief system? Duane Bowers returns to Shattered Lives to discuss these events and offer listeners a glimpse into where we turn to meet our spiritual needs during times of intense grief and confusion. Where do we place our anger, and who will answer questions that perhaps have no answers? Bowers will talk about post traumatic growth and how we, as human beings, oftentimes become positively changed by …

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Shattered Lives: Duane Bowers, Healing for the Broken

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SHATTERED LIVES with Donna R. Gore, “LadyJustice” Examining the effects of those who have survived violent crime and how it has impacted their lives. Real people, real tragedy, real help. Saturdays at 5pm ET Listen LIVE or podcast: CLICK HERE Duane T. Bowers, LPC, CCHt is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Educator, and a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist in private practice. He is the author of Guiding Your Family Through Loss and Grief, and A Child is Missing: Providing Support for Families of Missing Children. He has been an integral part of the annual Keys to Healing Retreat sponsored by Project Jason for the benefit of families with missing loved ones, as well as participated in the CUE Center for Missing Persons National Conference, and several other relative conferences. His expertise is well-known and appreciated by the families of the missing. About Duane T. Bowers: As a therapist Duane’s specialty is working with survivors of traumatic death and suicide, which includes assisting families who must identify loved ones at the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, through theWendtCenterfor Loss and …