Larry E. Simons

Larry Simons rose from humble beginnings in Texas to become a highly successful and respected salesman in the corporate world. Beloved by family, friends, and colleagues, Larry Simons is known for his eternal optimism, personal integrity, positive attitude and unwavering faith. However, unknown to many, Larry was the survivor of four family deaths by suicide including those of his father, uncle, stepfather and precious daughter, Cammie. Journey to Wholeness is the inspirational story of his journey from unimaginable sorrow and brokenness to finding significance, meaning, and happiness in his life again. Larry shares his strategies and tools so you can learn the skills for what may be the most important Journey of your life.

Carmen DiNino Alspach is the Johns Hopkins University trained therapist who assisted Larry Simons in his grief recovery. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor specializing in recovery from profound grief, addictions and trauma, Carmen has shared strategies for transcending agonizing pain and sorrow with her clients in private, public and military settings and welcomes the opportunity to share this important information with readers. Carmen utilizes her unique perspective as both a survivor of suicide herself and as a trained clinician to help others understand suicidal ideation from prevention to aftermath to recovery.