Welcome to The Suicide Grief Healing Blog

If you’ve lost someone to suicide, you’re not alone – and you don’t have to navigate the pain in silence.

The Suicide Grief Healing Blog is a trauma-informed space dedicated to supporting survivors of suicide loss through the lens of nervous system healing, EMDR therapy, and somatic grief practices.

Whether you’re a parent raising children through grief, someone struggling with guilt, shame, or shock, or simply trying to survive the unbearable after suicide loss – this blog offers practical insights, EMDR-informed and Polyvagal theoretical reflections, and body-based tools to help you move through grief at your own pace.

Here, we explore:

  • How suicide grief affects the nervous system and brain.

  • Tools to regulate overwhelming emotions and trauma responses.

  • Parenting after suicide loss and supporting grieving children.

  • Reconnecting with meaning, safety, and a sense of self after loss.

Each post is grounded in compassion, psychological science, and the belief that healing is possible – even after the unthinkable.

These blogs are wrote with love and compassion by Dr Sue Egan, Suicide Loss Survivor, Single Parent of 4, Psychologist, EMDR Therapist and Suicide Grief Specialist.

Welcome and thank you for being here.

We see you…

We feel you…

You are not alone and

You are certainly not broken.

You have a nervous system that is designed to be adaptive and look after you – it is on your side. You just need practical tools to know how to calm it, grieve in peace and rebuild a life worth living again.

If we can do it you can too.

Stronger Together x

Supporting Children and Teenagers After a Parent’s Suicide

Introduction Supporting children and teenagers after a parent’s suicide is one of the most difficult challenges families can face. Young people often experience grief in unique ways, and without [...]

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Coping with Spiritual Confusion or Disconnection After Suicide Loss

The loss of a loved one to suicide is profoundly life-altering. Alongside the deep sadness, shock, and anger, many people experience spiritual confusion after suicide loss. You may find [...]

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Understanding Intensive EMDR: A Deeper Path to Healing

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Guilt After a Loved One’s Suicide
How to Cope with the Guilt After a Loved One’s Suicide

I know first-hand how the loss of a loved one to suicide is one of the most profound and devastating experiences anyone can face. We know from the psychological [...]

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Grief and Trauma After Suicide
Understanding Complicated Grief and Trauma After Suicide

The loss of a loved one to suicide is a deeply traumatic event that not only brings intense grief but often leaves individuals struggling with complicated grief and psychological [...]

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Life on the Road with Miley: Healing in Dog Time
Life on the Road with Miley: Healing in Dog Time

Traveling the road with my 14-year-old dog Miley, learning to stay present, heal from loss, and find calm amidst grief and life’s uncertainty

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Finding Relief After Suicide Loss
When Grief Feels Unbearable: Finding Relief After Suicide Loss

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Letting Go: Objects, Grief, and the Path to Freedom

A personal journey of grief, healing, and freedom through letting go of a lifetime of belongings. Exploring why we hold on - and what happens when we finally let [...]

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Growth After Suicide Loss is Leading me to Nomadic Living
Choosing Freedom: How Post-Traumatic Growth After Suicide Loss is Leading me to Nomadic Living

After losing my brother to suicide and witnessing my son’s numerous suicide attempts, I chose to give up my home and live nomadically to reclaim my life. This is [...]

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Parenting Through Grief Without Losing Yourself
The Superhero Trap: Parenting Through Grief Without Losing Yourself

You cook the meals. Pay the bills. Dry their tears. This blog isn’t about being stronger. It’s about finally laying the cape down.

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Why Your Nervous System Is Still in Shock After Suicide Loss (Even Years Later)
Why Your Nervous System Is Still in Shock After Suicide Loss (Even Years Later)

Even years after your loss, your nervous system might still be stuck in survival mode. This isn’t because you’re weak - it’s because suicide grief lives in the body.

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