The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief

The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief - There is No Hierarchy to Grief

Breanna talks of losing her high school friend to suicide 5 years ago and how she developed her therapeutic yoga practice to heal from her loss.
Breanna’s story is full of helpful information about grief yoga and how we can heal our bodies. Hear what grief yoga is and what the benefits are amongst Breanna’s experience of different types of loss. Particularly how her high school group of friends coped with their friend’s suicide and the inevitability of guilt amongst everyone.
Breanna’s story shows us how there is no hierarchy to grief – no limit - everyone who cared for that person is entitled to experience grief based on their relationship and everyone deserves to be acknowledged and supported.
 
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
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For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 
The links you need from this episode:
https://breannayoga.com/
Breanna's Grief Series
Breanna on Instagram

The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief - Permission to Grieve

Olivia is bravely living with the effects of her father’s suicide attempt and has lost her Aunty and several friends to suicide.
This is Olivia's story.
As a clinical psychologist from South Africa, Olivia recognises she wears two hats – a caring professional for a suicide liaison service in North London and a daughter who grew up trying to cope with her father’s mental health problems, addictions and consequently, the brain damage he is left living with.
 We discuss:
The grieving process when your loved one changes beyond the person you remember.
Anger which needed to be redirected away from internalisation.
The effect of trauma on the body and mind.
How Olivia managed as a child living in a chaotic world.
Shame and how it affected both Olivia and her father.
The difference between shame and guilt.
Merging the professional and the personal after suicide.
How Olivia manages to continue to live with her father’s illness and physical condition.
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
Instagram
Facebook
Linked In
For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 
The Links you need from this episode:
Rethink Mental Illness
Email: Olivia.Guerini@rethink.org

The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief - Talking for Erin

Kristina from Vancouver lost her sister Erin in late 2013, 7 years at the time of recording this podcast.
In this powerful episode Kristina describes how her family decided to talk about what her sister couldn’t –  mental health. The COVID lockdown has given Kristina time to pause and consider how to best talk about her sister’s suicide. She has started training for an Iron Man event and thrown herself into learning everything she can about mental health and suicide.
 As both sisters who have lost a much loved sibling, we discuss:
How to talk about suicide.
The difference between mental health and physical health.
The challenges of supporting others through their mental health.
How Kristina felt she wanted to defend Erin.
How best to try and understand suicide without ever knowing the full truth.
Handling social situations and how others can best support us.
Grief and gratitude.
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
Instagram
Facebook
Linked In
For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 
The links you need from this episode:
Kristina on Instagram
Suicide Support in Vancouver

The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief - Making Sense of Why

This is Jane’s story. Jane lost her husband, Terry, to suicide in November 2019 and is in the process of starting a charity in his name (TRH Charity).
In this episode we discuss:
• Why Jane is starting a charity.
• How we can work as a community to offer more proactive support.
• How Jane managed all of the ‘why’ questions.
• How suicide grief is different to other types of grief.
• How Jane found solace through the church.
 A real story of trying to come to terms with a suicide loss.
 
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
Instagram
Facebook
Linked In
For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 
The links you need from this episode:
TRH Charity
Survivors of Bereavement through Suicide (SOBS)
 
 

The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief - Making Time to Grieve

It was only when Kathy lost her son and ex-husband to murder-suicide in April 2020 she realised how grief had affected her whole life.
Kathy lost both her Dad and Aunt to suicide before she was a teenager and her brother in a motorbike accident aged 22. Kathy developed chronic physical illnesses as a child and sought her own ways of healing something she thought was wrong with herself.
After her son died and took his father with him, Kathy spiralled into grief and realised she didn’t need fixing but needed to grieve. She is doing so, consciously and mindfully, making time to grieve whilst doing everything she can to help her daughter grieve too.
In this powerful episode Kathy and I discuss:
The physical effects of grief.
Breathwork, meditation, nature and yoga.
Catholicism and suicide.
Combatting guilt.
Loneliness.
How to communicate with children around grief.
How Kathy continues her bond with her son – not his final act.
How Kathy is managing to balance grief with life.
A very touching story full of wisdom, vulnerability and strength.
 
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
Instagram
Facebook
Linked In
For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 

The Healing Narratives of Sucide Grief - Remembering Chelsie

Tracy lost her teenage daughter, Chelsie, to suicide 15 years ago and brings bucket-loads of wisdom to this episode.
Tracy shares many things: from how it felt parenting her son through his emotional difficulties to common issues found after suicide loss like the relationship fractures, stigma, shame and physical pain she experienced.
We also discuss word choices around suicide, the lack of support available for suicide-loss survivors and how we feel people can best support us.
 
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
Instagram
Facebook
Linked In
For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 
Links you need from this episode:
JOURNEY THRU GRIEF
Email: info@journeythrugrief.com
Journey Through Your Suicide Loss Podcast 
Facebook Page
Instagram Page
Support for those who are supporting children or teens through mental health issues
Alliance of Hope

The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief - Self love is a Super Power

Amy lost her Mum to suicide when she was 21 years old and the family didn’t speak about it, leaving her just to get on with life.
It wasn’t until she was 31 years old and her grandmother died that Amy realised she needed to find a way through her grief. Amy discussed how she did this through using natural holistic solutions.
 
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
Instagram
Facebook
Linked In
For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 
Find Amy here…
Amy on Instagram
Webinar - Healing our 3 brains
Amare
Free Meditation from Amy
Young Living Thieves Starter Kit (Use Sponsor Code: #3559939)
 

The Healing Narratives of Suicide - Becoming an Orphan as an Adult

Sasha’s Mum died in an accident 8 years ago when Sasha was 29. She then lost her Dad to suicide almost 3 years ago and that changed the trajectory of her grief.
Sasha felt that her mum’s death was going to prepare her for her Father’s death but she was surprised at the different layers that came and had to learn how to manoeuvre through the waves of grief again.
We discuss:
the differences between suicide loss and other losses
what it was like for Sasha becoming an orphan as an adult
Sasha’s confusion around her dad's death and how she had to break through that in order to process the rest of her grief
what it felt like for our families to shrink so quickly
how Sasha changed the trajectory of her career and is living a more meaningful life
A very real, daughter’s story.
 
Please listen with care and know there are people out there that can help and support you. 
Within the UK: 
Samaritans - Free on 116 123 
Suicide&Co - Free on 0800 054 8400 Mon-Friday 9aam-9pm 
Within the US: 
Suicide Hotline: Free on 1-800-273-8255 or text 742741 
Find Dr Sue:
Instagram
Facebook
Linked In
For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 
Find Sasha here:
IG: the_grieving_daughter
Buy Sasha's Book 'She Grieves'