The Healing Narratives of Suicide Loss

The Healing Narratives of Suicide Loss

Hosted by: Sue Egan

Hear stories of loss and grief through suicide - how others have healed the only way they know how. This podcast is about hope and healing. It is about reducing the stigma and helping others understand the...

Episodes

#21 - Self love is a Super Power

Season #1

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...
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#20 - Becoming an Orphan as an Adult

Season #1

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...
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#19 - Living in the Hurricane

Season #1

This is Laurence’s touching story of losing his partner, James, to suicide 8 years ago. Ā  Hear how Laurence: • did his absolute best to support James through his mental health difficulties. • had friends that helped...
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#18 - Losing Both Parents as a Child

Season #1

Joe tells his story of losing both his mother and father to suicide before he was 11 years old. After over 30 years of coping with a generalised anxiety disorder, panic attacks, a divorce and the stress of being a...
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#17 Find Your Happy

Season #1

Crystal lost her sister to suicide over 2 years ago. The youngest of 8 siblings, Crystal received the phone call none of us thought we would ever receive. Crystal tells of her sister’s mental health struggles and how...
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The Daily Race

Season #1 Episode #16

Ryan’s brother, Tom, died by suicide 2 and a half years ago. Ryan runs a business with his close-knit family and had tried to help his brother recover from various addictions. Just 2 months before Ryan’s first son was...
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I am proud of who I am now

Season #1 Episode #15

Hannah, 25 years old, lost her mum to suicide. In 45 minutes we hear the immense journey she has been on during the past year - being impacted by huge feelings of shock, anger, confusion, pain and pride, which has led...
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A Wife's Pain & Healing

Season #1 Episode #14

Chrissie shares so much wisdom of her lessons from grief. She supported her husband’s mental health for 4 years by being the strong one, on constant guard to make sure he was ok. After 2 previous suicide attempts, he...
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Back from the Edge

Season #1 Episode #13

Lisa offers us a unique perspective. She not only attempted suicide herself when she was 19 years old, she lost her brother, Stephen ā€œthe loveable rogueā€, to suicide 5 years ago. After living a life with emotional...
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A Mother's Helplessness

Season #1 Episode #12

Jill shares her story of losing, Mike, her only son to suicide 6 years ago. On December 27th 2014 Jill got the message she never thought she would hear. Her son was a military man who had struggled being happy since a...
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Self Healing & Self Discovery

Season #1 Episode #11

Jenna, 25 years old, lost her brother, Trevor, to suicide 2 years ago. We talk about how sibling loss may affect us in terms of our attachments and stability knowing who we are. Hear Jenna’s story of living with...
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Promoting Life

Season #1 Episode #10

Jacky has attempted suicide twice. Thankfully still here, she can share her wealth of knowledge about how to identify and work with suicide risk. Jacky candidly describes what it felt like to be in such emotional pain...
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