The Healing Narratives of Suicide Grief

Hear the massive journey Jamie has been on since losing her father to suicide 10 years ago.
Jamie felt like she had to be the strong one for other family members and fiercely started to defend herself from her feelings. It wasn’t until she hit ‘rock bottom’ in a police cell that she realised she didn’t care about herself  - the worse thing had already happened so who cares?
Upon the realisation that although her father was dead, she was still alive, Jamie started to care about herself and look inward at what her father’s suicide had left behind
Speaking now as a 35 year old woman, Jamie has come far and shares her story with realness and honesty - for all of us to know the heaviness and complexity of grief after suicide.
A raw story of pain, complexity and transformation.
 
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 
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Kate had immigrated to New Zealand with her husband and 2 teenage children when her husband took his own life.
Richard was a medical professional, as Kate is, and although his depression had led to disordered thinking and behaviour, his suicide was a huge shock to everyone.
Kate felt a huge amount of guilt from her identity as a medical professional but found strength to move back to the UK and made peace, as much as she can, with what has happened.
A story of true strength in the face of a mother and medical professional’s extreme pain and loss.
For details of the medical suicide bereavement group mentioned please contact dawn.taylor31@nhs.net
 
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
 

Kak Ngah is from Malaysia where suicide is still a crime. She faced the loss of a loved one to suicide almost 10 years ago and she shares her story, highlighting how cultural attitudes to suicide may affect those grieving.
Kak describes how she felt shame and tried to hide her grief, which only erupted like a volcano with mental health difficulties and suicidal thoughts. At which point she reached out for support and has found her own way through her grief.
Through setting up a support group, Kak is speaking out about suicide grief and mental health awareness in order to highlight the fact that feeling suicidal is not a crime and those who feel suicidal need to have support - not a criminal record.
This has taken courage, to which Kak replies “courage is contagious.” She feels the more courageous she is, the more courage others will have to speak out until the law is changed.
Find Kak on Instagram or FB: @awas.malaysia
 
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

This episode’s guest is Meg, who lost her husband to suicide in 2008.
Meg shares her ups and downs and how she feels she has now risen, like the Phoenix, in the painful flames of grief.
In 2008 Meg had little support or understanding for her loss and had to learn how to live again, as a widow, without a manual.
Hear how Meg let go of friends that didn’t serve her anymore, supported her teenager’s grief and used her journal to recover from a 4 year period of grief depression - where Meg had recognised how bad her husband may have been feeling. This understanding helped Meg shift her mindset and become the woman she is today.
An uplifting story full of the rollercoaster emotions of 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 
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For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com

Sensitive Content… Listen to this episode with care. Our guest is very honest about her mental health and suicide attempt - great to raise awareness and in order to help those left behind by suicide but may touch of some of your pain.
Sharon from @Sixty.Ninth.Street.Suicide attempted suicide over 4 years ago and has written a book in order to support suicide loss survivors. By defining her ‘why,’ Sharon hopes others can make meaning of any guilt or shame they may feel after the suicide of a loved one.
Hear how the long trajectory towards suicide, which started when Sharon was a teenager, made her hide her depression and feel that suicide was the only option she had left.
Hear how depression affected Sharon and how getting professional support after her suicide attempt, has helped her learn that she is not her thoughts – but is in charge of her own life.
 
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
Find Sharon here:
Sixty-ninth Street Suicide: A Memoir of Divorce, Depression and Defining My Why: Amazon.co.uk: Greenwald, Sharon: 9781950743360: Books
 

Kristel lost her long-term partner to suicide 7 years ago.
In this heart-warming episode, Kristel shares her long journey with grief - with very difficult periods and times where she felt relief knowing her partner was in peace after mental health difficulties.
Hear how Kristel managed guilt, shame and other strong feelings alongside daily life with their children.
Hear how she made a decision that she was done with the stigma, judgements and expectations and grieved in her own way – mindfully, honestly and emotionally – no matter how hard that was.
A very touching story of loss, vulnerability, strength and wisdom.
 
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

In this episode we are honoured to have Linzi Meaden, from ‘What Suicide Left Behind,’ discussing the loss of her only sibling to suicide just 9 months ago.
Hear how Linzi has written her own book as a way of processing her journey and how she is finding her own voice - her own purpose,  which she found hard to do prior to her brother’s death.
Still in a bit of a ‘grief fog,’ we are very grateful for Linzi for being brave and sharing her experiences in order to beak the stigma of suicide and support others in their 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:
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For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com
 

We are blessed to have our first guest, Victoria from Yogi Mami, raising awareness of suicide loss by sharing her real, honest story of unexpectedly losing her husband in May 2019.
Hear how she has parented her 2 young children through the grief and how she accesses support where she needs to.
Hear how Victoria is still finding her own way through her grief – where she is left knowing and wanting to share that “depression is real… and suicide is real,” so it cannot be ignored.
 
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
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For more resources: www.suicidegriefsupport.com
For EMDR Grief Retreats - www.EMDRGriefRetreat.com