Suicide Loss Toolkit [Free Downloadable PDF]

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

March 23, 2023

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

Grief Busting Zine [Downloadable!]

December 23, 2023

This zine is designed by mental health professionals and contains information about grief, different types of grief we may experience, gentle reminders on how to move through grief, as well as tips for those who may be supporting someone in their life who is grieving.

Kate – Getting support

March 11, 2023

Kate talks about how difficult it is to ask for support

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

May 19, 2025

“Happiness is a choice.” A friend of mine posted this quote on Facebook the other day. She then asked others what that quote meant to them. The responses were interesting and expected, and some were even inspiring. It’s so easy to say “I choose to be happy” when life is going well. On the other…

Kate – Trust and listening

March 11, 2023

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Adam – Story 1

December 21, 2022

Adam shares about losing his Mom and the many wonderful things he remembers

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

April 23, 2023

Joyce shares a story of support from a friend and how she managed in her early grief

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

February 22, 2023

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

Jim – Helping by listening

June 13, 2023

Jim – ” I talk about how to be a good listener to someone who is grieving. I believe that one of the most important things you can do for someone who is grieving is to simply listen. Don’t try to fix their problems or offer advice. Just listen and be there for them. It can be as simple as meeting for coffee or taking a walk together. You’re doing more help than you realize when you simply listen to someone.

The Reflection Room® project: How storytelling supports processing grief

March 17, 2023

The Reflection Room project is an evidence-based participatory art installation that was developed by researchers at the SE Research Centre and Memorial University in 2016. The project included a research component that evaluated the impact of Reflection Rooms as the project adapted over time to address changing needs.

Betsy – Adoption and grief

January 26, 2023

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer