Hi! I’m Kayla, I study, research & teach people about suicide. I’m currently researching suicide content online as part of the Loss & Grief Research Group and the Health Education & Social Research Group under the Social Science Connexions Research Institute in Limerick Institute of Technology.
Postgraduate Researcher (MA) focusing on suicide, specifically cybersuicide and related issues. BA (Hons) in Social Care Work. Co-Founding Director of Community Crisis Response Team – A Non-Profit organization physically travelling to people in suicidal distress. Suicide Intervention Instructor and company director at Driving Change Training & Consultancy.
Things you might find here
- Books I’m reading/Have enjoyed you’ll find them on the Bookshelf page
- Some info on me and what work I’m up to
- My blog where I write about things related to suicide, lessons from what I’ve been reading and other musings on whatever I’m coming across or enjoying
- Some ways to connect or get in touch
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How I Optimized my Workflow and How You can Too
While Deep Work is a wonderful book and I got enormous value from it, I would say that sticking to the concept of deep work rather than copying all of the ways other find it is a better approach. Here’s what I have found helps, take you need and leave the rest.… Read More How I Optimized my Workflow and How You can Too
Grief was Never on The Menu
I think it’s so important that we know just as much about other models of loss and grief as we do about the five stages of grief. So many times I hear from friends thinking they must be “crazy” because of how their grief shows up.… Read More Grief was Never on The Menu
The Duality of Truth
There’s a great quote from a movie that says “I wish there was a way to know that we are in the good old times” and I love that. It makes me wonder though, were the good old times really that good when we were in them, or were they just the same as right… Read More The Duality of Truth
