I didn't talk to my father about my brother's suicide for 30 years " then a hidden story emerged
When her family's code of silence was broken, the writer and performer Helen Wood began a journey that led to a new play, Let's Talk About Philip In the summer of 1985 Philip, my only sibling, died by suicide. He was 27 and I was 26. Very soon after the funeral I became aware that neither of my parents were talking to me about him. We weren't a family who spoke about our feelings and, not wishing to cause further pai…