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Sibling Suicide Loss: Surviving, Writing, & Loving in a Pandemic
The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss
Sibling Loss survivor and author, Linzi Meaden, shares What Suicide Left Behind
Linzi shares her story of losing her only sibling, her brother, Stuart, to suicide during the pandemic.
- Linzi shares how writing in her journal led her to writing her book, What Suicide Left Behind: Navigating Your Own Grief Journey, to normalize grief from suicide loss and to help others feel less alone in their journeys.
- Linzi’s work as a trauma therapist has given her insights into the unique challenges faced by suicide survivors.
- Linzi has ensured that her children will know Uncle Stu and has found ways to honor him and her own continuing bond with him.
Content Warning: Information presented in this episode may be upsetting to some people. It contains talk of suicide.
If you are in the US and would like support for yourself or someone else with substance use, suicidal thoughts, or other topics discussed in this episode, please call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or Text your 5-digit ZIP Code to 435748 (HELP4U) or call a warmline. For more immediate crisis call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
If you believe you are witnessing an overdose, call 911 or your country’s emergency number immediately even if you are administering Narcan.
In the USA a directory of warmlines by state can be found at https://warmline.org/warmdir.html
A global warmline directory for over 20 countries can be found at https://www.supportiv.com/tools/international-resources-crisis-and-warmlines .
Support our guest, Linzi Meaden:
- Instagram: linzi_meaden_suicide_grief
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatsuicideleftbehind
- Book on Amazon, “What Suicide Left Behind”: https://a.co/d/2ZphdZ1
- Website: https://linzimeaden.com/suicide-loss-support/
Links mentioned in show:
- Suicide & Co- https://www.suicideandco.org/ - provides counseling & support for persons in the UK as well as wealth of resources (podcasts, articles, links, etc) for anyone seeking support in their grief from suicide loss.
- Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS): https://uksobs.org/
Additional links Linzi recommends in the UK for suicide intervention and postvention:
- Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): https://www.thecalmzone.net/what-we-do
- Amparo: https://amparo.org.uk/
If you would like more information or to share your own sibling loss story, please contact Dr. Angela Dean at contact@thebrokenpack.com or go to our website, thebrokenpack.com.
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Thank you!
Angela M. Dean, PsyD, FT, GTMR
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