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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.
The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations
Linzi Meaden; What Suicide Left Behind
Today I share my conversation with Linzi Meaden around the loss of her brother Stuart. "Stu" died by suicide in the height of a global pandemic in June of 2020, just over a year ago. Linzi and I have a conversation, of sorts, every week for an hour. We co-moderate a Clubhouse room (along with Sue Egan) called "Life After Suicide" but this conversation goes deeper and is much more personal as it's just here and I sharing our personal experiences. As mom, I always gain insight (to help me be there for my kids) when speaking with siblings of suicide loss.
Linzi wrote her book "What Suicide Left Behind, in the first 6 months of her grief. It is a story of her survival, but even more importantly, it is a big part of how she survived! Reading writing and sharing our stories have great power - for both sides!
Linzi Meaden – Author of the Book “What Suicide Left Behind – Written in the first 6 months of grief”
Founder of Paradisium – The Suicide Loss Survivor Community
Mind Coach, Hypnotherapist & Havening Techniques Practitioner.
HERE ARE ALL EAYS TO FIND & CONNECT WITH LINZI (you will be better for it, she is an amazing soul!)
www.paradisium.co.uk – my grief journey videos and interviews with others
www.paradisium.mn.co – the community
https://www.instagram.com/linzi_meaden_suicide_grief/ - IG
https://www.facebook.com/whatsuicideleftbehind/ - FB page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsuicideleftbehind - private FB group
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IN THE COMING WEEKS my (in progress) website "The Leftover Pieces; Rebuilding You" will be LIVE and that means my first coaching options will be available. The first (3 month) group is planned to begin Oct 1, so stay tuned and then there will be a new group start every 3 months. There will be limited spots in each group so let me know if you want on the notify list! These groups will be one part community, one part discovery/growth. I believe these two things are intertwined for us in the earlier stages of grief especially.
Interested? Please DM me on Instagram or email me at anytime melissa@theleftoverpieces.com
The website will be at www.theleftoverpieces.com (naturally, right?)
Keep an eye out - even book mark it
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💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts.
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🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope.
🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here.
🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here.
📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.