About a year or two ago I made a post about something called the Werther effect, and I feel its a good time to bring it up again. The Werther Effect is named after a novel written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This novel outlined the journeys of a young man who eventually died by suicide. […]
“Don’t squeal — unless it’s a big deal!” So, as things with Please Live are beginning to become more regular and we’re now operating as an official nonprofit, my hope is that blog posts will become more frequent as well. You may have noticed that we have switched our blog over to wordpress. This is […]
And so it is February, the month of pink and red and Valentines. There are two strong feelings surrounding this month. First is obviously the month to celebrate the relationship you’re in. If you find yourself lucky enough to have a significant other, then February is a time that you can really show them how […]
Instead of writing the usual January new-year new-beginnings type post, I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind lately. And that is the internet. Being only 22 years old, I understand the importance of the internet in the life of a teenager. For some older adults, the importance and significance is hard […]
Hello everyone, First things first, an organizational update: Please Live has been diligently working on building our foundation as a nonprofit for the past two years now. Over the course of 2012 we really amped up our progress in finalizing our Board of Directors and four committees with a solid base of volunteers (but we’re […]