Beyond Silence
Abstract
This chapter explores how storytelling shapes both suicidality and healing, showing how loss of narrative can fuel despair while reclaiming it can restore meaning. Rather than pathologizing suicide, it highlights Indigenous perspectives, oral traditions, and community-driven approaches, emphasizing the role of story in survival, connection, and renewal.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Indigenous Health
Education
and Rights
Oral History
Memory
Narrative Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 157–166
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter