From Despair to Professional Care

 My name is Dominique Cooper, but call me Dom. I am a massage therapist turned motivational speaker. I live in the Charleston, SC area.

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 I lost my 16-year-old son to suicide in January of 2020. I had to learn to live again. I focused on how to live with a wound that would never heal. There are no real words to begin to explain the gut retching pain that I endure daily.  Many challenges come from finding my "new normal".

 

I have resolved to focus on making a difference in life. I speak very transparently on the aftermath of suicide, how I have learned to recover from the trauma, and even the PTSD that can be triggered from simple things. 

My mission is to bring awareness and just to start conversations to break the stigma of suicide. I have learned that it all starts with a simple conversation. I just meet people where they are in their grief journey in hopes that it will lead them into a healthy recovery journey.

I can only hope to offer some light into the darkness after losing a loved one to suicide.