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How to Keep Your Business Going After a Loved One Kills Themselves

I've lost two loved ones to suicide.

For a solopreneur, keeping the business doors open after a loved one kills themselves is hard. And exhausting. But it's possible.

Here's My Story…

Over 20 years ago, Jill Whalen and I spoke at our first international event.

We had just started RankWrite, our newsletter about SEO and writing, and getting this speaking gig was a big deal.

The day after I flew back home to the States, my soon-to-be ex-husband emailed me a suicide note.

I immediately called 911 and asked the police to conduct a wellness check.

An hour later, a police cruiser rolled up outside my home.

My husband had shot himself.

Were there signs?

No.

We may have been in the middle of a divorce, but we still talked.

Heck, he even picked me up from the airport.

He wasn't talking about suicide, giving things away, or acting depressed.

Suddenly he was dead in one of the most violent of ways.

It sucked.

I had zero dollars in the bank, and no staff or family to help me.

All of a sudden, I was forced to deal with this big…thing… while still making my mortgage.

My first inclination was to work.

All the time.

I would head to my favorite Starbucks around 9 a.m., work for 10+ hours, and drink 5-6 lattes.

Jill was fantastic during that time (thanks, Jill!). Plus, I had a therapist and two wonderful friends who helped me during those dark days.

I don't know what I would have done them – they kept me sane during a very insane time.

But, unfortunately, my two friends wouldn't be in my life for long.

One friend died of ovarian cancer around eight years later. My other friend ended her life a few years after that.

It. Was. Devastating.

Just like with my ex-husband, there was no warning.

I knew she was going through some



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