 
  The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations
Suicide loss changes everything. This show is about life after suicide—real talk and practical support for grief after suicide: parents, partners, siblings, and friends finding their footing again. Each week, we explore what helps in suicide bereavement so you can keep going with honesty and hope.
Hosted by Melissa Bottorff-Arey, whose 21-year-old son, Alex, died by suicide in 2016, the podcast blends intimate conversations with survivors, healers, and mental health experts with short solo “Daily Nugget” episodes you can actually use. We cover child loss, trauma and nervous-system care, anniversaries and seasons, stigma, faith and meaning, legacy, and the everyday practices that make life livable again. You’ll hear grounded tools, language that honors your person, and the reminder that you are not broken—you are grieving.
For supporters and educators, these episodes offer insight into the realities of suicide grief and what genuine, non-fixing support looks like. If you’d like to share your story or expertise, you can request to be a guest via my website. 💜
Content Note
 This podcast speaks candidly about difficult experiences and may feel activating. We avoid method details and graphic description. Please care for yourself as needed. I’m not a doctor or licensed therapist; nothing here is medical or mental-health advice.
Episodes
Grief After Suicide: Month Wrap-Up & What Comes Next
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    Wrap Pt 2: Becoming on Purpose + Weaving the Light
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    Wrap Pt 1: Hope in the Hollow + Healing in Motion After Suicide Loss
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    A Letter to November-You: Carry Grief Forward, Gently
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    Grief Season Prep: Permission Language That Travels
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    Edit Your Grief Practices: Review, Keep, Drop, Adjust
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    Carry Their Memory Gently: Legacy Touchstones for This Season
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    Reacting vs. Responding in Grief: Your Nervous System Needn't be the Enemy
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    Suicide Loss & Holiday Anxiety: Pacing the Calendar with Opt-Outs, Early Exits, and Allies
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    Grief After Suicide: Threshold Rituals to Open, Be In It, and Close
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    Grief Support After Suicide: A Rough-Day Plan with a Flicker, a Brick, a Step
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    Suicide Bereavement: Future Planning Without Panic—One-Inch Plans
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    Healing After Suicide: Meaning That Doesn’t Erase Pain—Service • Art • Legacy
 
    Suicide Loss Daily Nugget: Community as Amplifier—Find or Host Small
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    Life After Suicide Loss: “Firsts” Done Differently—Opt Out • Scale Down • Re-Script
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    Grief After Suicide: Tiny Courage—The Ask You’ve Been Avoiding
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    Grief After Suicide: Values → Micro-Moves (10 Minutes or Less)
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    Life After Suicide Loss: Keep/Recover Who You Are — Identity Words
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    Grief After Suicide: Repairing Misattunements—Simple “I Wish I’d Said…” Scripts
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    Grief After Suicide: Workday Micro-Boundaries That Keep You Functional
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    Life After Suicide Loss: Self-Witnessing When Others Can’t Hold It
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    Suicide Loss Daily Nugget: Weekend Reset Ritual—Small, Repeatable, Real
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    Grief After Suicide: Say Less, Save Energy—Boundaries Without the Essay
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    Healing After Suicide: Boring Bricks That Save the Day (Food • Water • Rest)
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    Grief After Suicide: Regulate First—Nervous System Basics You’ll Use
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