New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

From darkness to light MUM GIVING HOPE TO ‘LOST’ STUDENTS

Three-and-a-half years ago, Christchurch mother Tania Beckwith chatted to her daughter Stacey McConway over video call, listening as the energetic teen enthused about study and the fun she was having with her university friends. When Stacey, 19, ended the call from her bedroom at a hall of residence in Wellington, Tania had no idea it’d be the last time she’d hear her precious girl’s voice. In the early hours of the following morning, Stacey sadly took her own life.

“The last time I spoke to her was on

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly3 min read
Raising Intuitive Eaters
If the fussy eating phase catches you by surprise (or is a particularly long one), there are plenty of ways to make things easier, and get your little one enjoying more variety and nutrients. 1 Keep offering a wide variety of flavours, colours and te
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly5 min read
How To Tame Your Brain
Spiralling household bills, tough interest rates, a recession, the tragedy of the war… A new day brings a new round of bad news and anxietyinducing headlines. So perhaps it’s not surprising that more and more of us are operating in “threat brain” mod
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly3 min read
‘Queen Camilla Made Me Confess!’
If it hadn’t been for a really bad day at work, Bonnie Garmus may never have written her hit novel Lessons in Chemistry. She’d been in a meeting where all her ideas were ignored, then a male colleague stole those ideas and took credit for them. It wa

Related Books & Audiobooks