Dr. Michel offers a rare blend of clinical wisdom, poignant personal experience, empirical evidence, and essential practicality in a compelling volume that will prove invaluable to clinicians assessing and treating those struggling with suicidality. This book represents the distillation of three-plus decades of clinical work and applied research into an easy to understand and deliver model for the care of those questioning the value of life. Most importantly, it's an approach that recognizes the enduring vulnerability of being human, our unavoidable connections to one another, and that compassion is the necessary foundation to reducing the tragedy of suicide. Michel's practical and empirically informed approach is applicable across all clinical contexts and should be a must-read for anyone working with suicidal individuals.–M. David Rudd, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and President Emeritus, University of Memphis