Challenges That Change Us

61 {Imogen Carn} Complex grief after losing someone to suicide


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Trigger warning: suicide


The grief of losing a loved one is a powerful thing and when it is an unexpected loss such as homicide or suicide there can be other complicated feelings involved as well.

Imogen Carn is one half of the Good Mourning podcast, an incredible show that shines a light on what grief is really like with honesty, hope and humour.

Imogen lost her mother to suicide and after partnering with her co host Sally they have gone on to release an amazing podcast, release a book and grow an incredible community.


In this episode Imogen shares:


-      What it was like to lose her mother to suicide with no warning

-      The common misconception about grief

-      Why she felt alone even with a lot of support

-      How therapy helped her

-      Her advice for how to support someone who is grieving

-      How grieving is different for everyone


Key Quotes


“There was no note, no goodbye. She was just gone, vanished.”


“I felt huge amounts of rage an anger.”


“We don’t move on, we move forward.”


“The real grieving starts after the funeral.”


Find out more about Imogen


You can check out the Good Mourning podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/good-mourning-grief-podcast/id1529978129


You can also find out about their book and community here: https://www.goodmourning.com.au/#1


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Challenges That Change UsBy Ali Flynn