After child loss by suicide, many grieving mothers do not only miss their child — they also stop trusting themselves.

In this episode of Down the Rabbit Hole, Melissa explores one of the most under-talked-about parts of long-term grief after the loss of a child by suicide: the collapse of self-trust.

This is not only about early grief guilt. This episode looks at what can happen later, when guilt becomes woven into identity, motherhood, self-worth, and the way a grieving mother sees herself.

In this episode, Melissa talks about:

• why suicide loss can make mothers question everything they thought they knew
• how guilt can quietly become part of long-term grief
• why “guilt is not the same thing as truth”
• how suicide loss can filter a lifetime of love through the worst day
• the difference between responsibility and control
• why not being able to save your child does not mean you were not a good mother
• how self-trust, self-worth, and motherhood become tangled after child loss
• why the nervous system has to learn safety again
• what it can look like to begin trusting yourself in small, honest ways
• why rebuilding self-trust does not mean forgetting what happened

This episode is part of the larger Down the Rabbit Hole conversation about what happens after survival — when grief changes shape, identity feels unfamiliar, and grieving mothers begin asking deeper “now what?” questions.

Free Support Spaces Mentioned

• You Are Not Alone — free monthly support space for grieving mothers navigating child loss and suicide loss: REGISTER HERE
• The Bridge Sessions: Inside The Rebuilding Room — free monthly guided rebuilding space for mothers asking deeper questions about identity, self-trust, and living forward after loss: REGISTER HERE

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After child loss by suicide, legacy can become a bridge from survival into connection, meaning, and carrying love forward.

In this episode of Down the Rabbit Hole, Melissa reads her chapter from Because They Lived: Memories & Stories of Amazing Kids Lost to Suicide - As Told by the Moms They Left Behind --Volume 7, The chapter is titled “The Seventh Thread: What Alex Taught Me About Legacy.”

This episode is part reflection, part chapter reading, and part invitation to think differently about legacy after loss. What began as a project to help mothers preserve their children’s stories slowly became something deeper: a way to continue relationship, carry love forward, and begin rebuilding after survival.

In this episode, Melissa reflects on:

• why the number 7 became meaningful after Alex’s death
• how The Legacy Project began as a way to remember children
• why legacy is about more than preserving memories
• how story, writing, and connection can become a bridge after child loss
• what seven volumes and twenty-one children have taught her about love
• why legacy does not have to look public, polished, or like anyone else’s path
• how each grieving mother may discover her own bridge forward

Melissa also shares why Volume 7 feels like the natural completion of this version of The Legacy Project, while still leaving room for future story, legacy, and publishing support in other forms.

Because They Lived: Volume 7   is not only Alex’s story. It is also the story of the mothers and children who walked through this final Legacy Project volume with me — Suzanne for Skyler, Roe for Molly, Lou for Liam and Kim for Carson— each one honored with tenderness, courage, and love. In fact, across all 7 volumes, twenty-one children and twenty-one mothers have now been represented in these pages, creating a collective legacy of lives remembered fully, names spoken with love, and stories carried forward. Take a look at the Amazon link below OR if you do not wish to own the books, you can always email melissa directly for a free link to the eBook - while these books are priced very close to publishing costs, Melissa never wants anything to stand in the way of others reading these stories, saying their names... [email protected]

Resources Mentioned

• Read Because They Lived: Volume 7 on Amazon: AMAZON BOOK LINK
• View all of Melissa’s books (Inc. Vol 1-6 of the Legacy project) on Amazon: AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE LINK
• Story, legacy, and publishing support: WORK WITH ME LINK
• You Are Not Alone Moms Support — Always FREE monthly support space for grieving mothers: REGISTER HERE
• The Bridge Sessions: Inside The Rebuilding Room — Always FREE monthly guided rebuilding space for grieving mothers: REGISTER HERE

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It helps The Leftover Pieces reach more grieving people who are learning how to live after loss. Thank you so very much -- Melissa

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What happens when you survive the earliest years of grief, but no longer recognize yourself?

In this episode of Down the Rabbit Hole, Melissa explores the identity crisis many grieving mothers face after the loss of a child by suicide — especially once the earliest survival years begin to shift and the deeper “now what?” questions rise.

This episode explores:

• why survival takes so much emotional, physical, and nervous system energy
• why identity may not be accessible in early grief
• the painful realization that the old life and old self do not simply return
• why functioning is not the same as feeling whole
• how child loss changes the shape of motherhood
• why suicide loss can deeply damage self-trust
• the grief of the “before me” and the “after me”
• why long-term grief can feel so lonely
• why rebuilding identity is not a betrayal of your child
• gentle reflection questions for beginning to ask, “Who am I now?”

If you are a grieving mother in the earlier survival space, you are welcome in You Are Not Alone, my free monthly online support space for mothers navigating child loss and suicide loss.

FREE RESOURCES for MOMS:

If you are beginning to ask deeper questions like “Who am I now?” or “What happens after survival?” I invite you to join The Bridge Sessions: Inside The Rebuilding Room, my free monthly guided gathering for grieving mothers learning how to live forward after loss.

Links to both free spaces are below:

 The Bridge Sessions; Inside the Rebuilding Room- Register Here 

 You Are Not Alone; Support Group - Register Here 

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Sometimes fictional grief stories give us just enough distance to see our own grief more clearly. It can hold up a mirror of sorts.

In this episode of Down the Rabbit Hole, Melissa reflects on several recent shows and films that portray different layers of grief, loss, family systems, unanswered questions, and what it means to live with grief over time.

This is not a traditional review episode. Instead, it is a conversation about what grief stories can show us — especially when they touch something honest about survival, long-term grief, suicide loss, child loss, and the slow work of learning how to live forward.

In this episode, Melissa discusses:

• The Madison and the raw, disorienting reality of early grief
• The Bear and the way suicide loss can ripple through a family system over time
• Remarkably Bright Creatures and the ache of unanswered questions, long-term grief, isolation, and the complicated search for meaning
• Why grief does not look the same in the survival years as it does years later
• How stories can help grieving mothers feel seen without needing everything to be perfectly resolved
• Why living forward does not mean grief disappears

At the time of this recording, The Bear is streaming on Hulu, The Madison is streaming on Paramount+, and Remarkably Bright Creatures is streaming on Netflix. Remarkably Bright Creatures is a film based on the book of the same name.

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I’d also love to hear from you.

If this episode brings something up for you, you can leave me a voicemail or send me an email and share:

• What show, movie, or book has helped you feel seen in your grief?
• What part of long-term grief do you wish more stories showed honestly?
• What is one thing about life after loss that nobody warned you about?

Your reflections may help shape future Down the Rabbit Hole episodes this season.

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Email me at: [email protected]

If this episode resonated with you, please share it with another grieving mother who may need these words too. Also, please follow, rate and review if you can -- thank you so much! 

Related Past Episodes

If you’re looking for more grief-related shows, movies, books, or resources I’ve talked about in past episodes, you may also want to listen to:

• Season 5 Ep 15 May 2024 -- Movies, Shows & Books, Oh My; What to Watch ...Or No 
• Season 4 Ep 8 Sept. 2022 --Movies, Series & Documentaries; About Suicide Loss & Grief
• Season 4 Ep 28 May 2023 --What to Watch (or Not); When Grief Insomnia Hits
• Season 2 Ep 17 Oct. 2021 -- To Watch or Not to Watch; Suicide as Subject Matter on Screen
• Season 1 Ep 17 Jan. 2021 -- What Am I Watching (aka "Binging"); My Thoughts & Recommendations

Talk Soon! - Melissa 

P.S....  A gentle note: these reflections are my personal opinions only, not therapeutic recommendations or formal endorsements, so please use your own emotional awareness and care when choosing whether or when to watch anything discussed in this episode. 

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In this brief but so important Bonus "Mini-sode", Melissa sits down with internationally recognized personality expert and author Paul D. Tieger to discuss groundbreaking new research exploring a possible connection between inborn personality type and increased suicide risk in young people.

Take the Survey: CLICK HERE TO TAKE SURVEY

This first-of-its-kind study is seeking participation specifically from parents who have lost a child to suicide. The goal is to better understand whether certain personality patterns may correlate with increased vulnerability — information that could help shape future suicide prevention efforts, education, and intervention strategies.

Melissa also shares why she chose to support this research, how she helped review the survey language to ensure it was suicide-safe and sensitive for grieving families, and why compassionate, prevention-focused conversations matter.

The survey:
💜 Takes less than 5 minutes
💜 Is completely anonymous
💜 Was created with sensitivity toward suicide loss survivors in mind

If you are a parent who has lost a child to suicide and your child was at least 10 years old at the time of death and had not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, your participation could help contribute to future prevention efforts and deeper understanding. If you are not a parent, please forward the survey to any suicide loss parents you know.

Please note:
While every effort has been made to keep the survey minimally activating, grief is deeply personal. If participation feels emotionally overwhelming, please prioritize your own wellbeing first.

Take the Survey: CLICK HERE TO TAKE SURVEY

Everyone should own this book in my humble opinion. 

Find the book by Clicking: ReConnect by Paul D. Tieger, MS & Michael Shelby, LPC

Questions About the Research?

Contact Paul D. Tieger directly:
[email protected]

About Paul D. Tieger

Paul D. Tieger, MS, is an internationally recognized expert in personality psychology and co-author of several groundbreaking books, including Nurture by Nature and the bestselling Do What You Are. His newest work, Reconnect: A Personalized Plan to Protect Your Child from Anxiety and Depression Fueled by Digital Addiction, explores how personality differences impact emotional wellbeing, relationships, and vulnerability in young people.

Additional Support & Resources

Melissa also has created a FREE Suicide-Safe Language Guide — created to help media professionals, researchers, advocates, and supporters speak about suicide more responsibly and compassionately.

You can find and download that free resource (& others) here:
Work With Melissa | Grief Coaching & Suicide Loss Speaker

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In this deeply honest conversation about suicide loss and long-term grief, Melissa sits down with Tracy Oeser, MSPsy — suicide loss survivor, grief educator, bereavement coach, and founder of Journey Thru Grief.

Nearly 20 years after the suicide loss of her daughter Chelsie, Tracy shares the reality of grieving a child to suicide, what healing actually looks like over time, and how survivors can learn to carry grief while rebuilding life after devastating loss.

Together, Melissa and Tracy talk about:
• The reality of long-term suicide grief
• What changes — and what doesn’t — over decades of loss
• The emotional phases survivors often experience
• Why validation matters so deeply in grief
• The difference between surviving and eventually integrating grief into life
• Building support spaces rooted in lived experience
• The importance of postvention work and honest conversations around suicide loss
• Tracy’s upcoming Journey Thru Grief Conference and her vision for bringing survivors and professionals together in community

This episode is a reminder that healing is not linear, grief does not have an expiration date, and no one should have to carry suicide loss alone.

About Tracy:

Tracy Oeser is the CEO of Postvention Collective, LLC and the CEO and Bereavement Coach of Journey Thru Grief, LLC. She is a passionate advocate for mental health support and by using her breakthrough concept of “The 4 Phases of Suicide Loss,” she fiercely tries to speak for those who have lost family and friends to suicide. Tracy hosts the podcast, “Journey Through Your Suicide Loss” and has been a guest speaker on many different platforms discussing how the suicidal loss of her child affected her. She holds both a BA and MS in Psychology concentrated in life coaching. Tracy is an award-winning author and has received leadership and innovation awards for her work in the postvention field. She serves as a current member of various suicide prevention organizations throughout the United States and is a past board member of the American Association of Suicidology.

Connect with Tracy:
Tracy's Website: - Journey Thru Grief

Tracy's Podcast: Journey Through Your Suicide Loss Journey Through Your Suicide Loss | Podcast on Spotify

Conference Info: Conference - Journey Thru Grief (Coupon Code: Melissa for $50 off thru June 15, 2026)

Social Media: Tracy Oeser (@tracyoeser) • Instagram photos and videos

If this episode resonated with you:
Please share it with someone who may need it, leave a review, or simply say your loved one’s name today. You are not broken. You are grieving.

Disclaimer:
This podcast is intended for informational and peer-support purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice.

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What (actually) happens after survival?

In this episode of Down the Rabbit Hole, Melissa speaks honestly about the part of grief few people prepare grieving mothers for — the “now what?” space that often emerges years after child loss and suicide loss.

After the shock fades, the anniversaries pass, and the world seems to move forward, many mothers quietly find themselves facing something deeper:
identity loss,
self-trust collapse,
nervous system exhaustion,
and the complicated reality of learning how to live with grief long term.

This episode explores:
💜 why grief changes shape over time
💜 the difference between trauma and grief
💜 the hidden collapse of self-trust after suicide loss
💜 the later grief years no one talks about
💜 rebuilding identity after child loss
💜 nervous system healing and emotional survival
💜 why “moving forward” does not mean leaving our children behind

Melissa also shares part of her own story, including the wake-up call that came several years after Alex’s death when her body finally forced her to slow down and confront the deeper rebuilding work grief was asking of her.

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering:
“Why do I still feel lost?”
“Why is this showing up differently now?”
“Why does healing still feel unfinished?”

…this episode is for you.

Looking for support?

Melissa now offers two FREE monthly spaces for grieving mothers:

💜 You Are Not Alone
A softer monthly (FREE) online support gathering for moms navigating child loss and suicide loss.

🌉 The Bridge Sessions inside The Rebuilding Room
A (FREE) 1 x per month guided rebuilding space for grieving mothers learning how to live forward after survival.

✨ Click Links Above to both spaces.

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 🔗 Stay connected: Join my email community for weekly support, resources, and honest conversations.

 🛠 Start here: Explore website for suicide loss resources for early grief, family support, and next steps.

 🤝 For moms: One-on-one grief coaching for mothers navigating life after child loss.

📞 Need support right now? If you or someone you love is struggling, call or text 988 (U.S. & Canada), or text HOME to 741741.

Mother’s Day after child loss can feel impossibly complicated. In this episode of Down the Rabbit Hole, Melissa speaks honestly about the layered reality of motherhood after suicide loss—the grief, the love, changing family dynamics, and the truth that this day never feels the same again. 

💜 In this episode:

 Why Mother’s Day changes forever after child loss
 The duality of gratitude and grief
 How later grief lands differently than the early years
 Navigating complicated family relationships after loss
 Giving yourself permission to move through the day gently
 Why you are still a mother—always 

Mother’s Day, If I’m Telling the Truth

Mother’s Day can feel brutal.

Not because I’m not grateful
to be a mother,
but because there is no clean way
to hold love and loss
in the same pair of hands.

There is no simple way
to celebrate motherhood
when one of your children is gone,
or far away,
or when the shape of your family
has changed in ways
you never would have chosen.

The world wants to make this day
about flowers and smiles
and neat little moments of gratitude.
But grief does not care
what day it is.
It rises where it rises.
And sometimes it rises here.

If I’m telling the truth,
there are years I want to lean in
and years I want to hide.
Years I want to say your name
all day long,
and years I can barely breathe
through the weight of missing you.

And still—
I am your mother.

I am your mother
in the ache,
in the remembering,
in the longing,
in the love that did not leave
when you did.

I am your mother
when this day feels sacred,
and when it feels cruel.
When I feel grateful.
When I feel shattered.
When I want to celebrate,
and when I want to disappear.

So maybe this day
doesn’t need to be beautiful.
Maybe it just needs to be honest.

Maybe it looks like a candle,
a tear,
a whispered name,
a quiet no,
a memory I let myself keep touching.

Maybe honoring this day
just means telling the truth:

I love deeply.
I grieve deeply.
I am still a mother.
And that is enough.

Looking for deeper support? Whether you’re in the early years of grief or feeling stuck further down the road, let’s walk through it together. 

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Do we ever stop grieving after losing a child to suicide? 

In this episode, we go 'down the rabbit hole' to explore the reality of long-term grief after suicide loss and what happens after the initial survival years. 

Many grieving mothers find themselves asking “what now?” after the first few years, when support fades but the grief remains. This episode introduces a new way of understanding grief—not as something to overcome, but something we learn to live with as we rebuild our identity, our life, and our sense of meaning after loss. 

If you’re searching for answers about life after suicide loss, ongoing grief, or how to move forward after losing a child, this episode begins that conversation. 

n this episode, we talk about:

•  The truth about whether grief ever “ends” after suicide loss 
•  Why surviving the first few years is not the same as learning to live again 
•  The difference between grief and healing—and why both matter 
•  The “now what?” space that often comes after the early years of loss 
•  That child loss and suicide loss fundamentally change who we are 
•  That this loss means we must rebuild your life, identity, and sense of self after loss 
•  Why this year (season) of Down the Rabbit Hole episodes will focus on living forward—not just surviving 

A gentle reminder:

If you’re early in your grief, this conversation may feel heavy.

You are not meant to have this all figured out right now.
 Survival is enough in the beginning.

This episode is here to offer perspective—not pressure.

Take what serves you, leave the rest.

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In this episode, I’m joined by Colleen Kraft—a pediatrician of 36 years and a mother of three—who shares the story of her son Tim, who died by suicide in February of 2022 at the age of 31.

Tim’s journey included late-onset schizophrenia, beginning with early psychosis in his late twenties. Together, we explore what it looks like to love someone through serious mental illness, the challenges families face within the mental health system, and the difficult reality of navigating care when answers are limited.

Colleen brings both her medical insight and her lived experience as a mother into this conversation, helping us better understand psychosis, its impact, and why it can lead to dangerous or unpredictable outcomes.

We also talk about the questions so many of us carry after loss—the what ifs, the unknowns—and how we begin to move forward while still holding love, grief, and connection.

This conversation is both informative and deeply human—offering insight, validation, and a reminder that you are not alone.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance
  https://sczaction.org/
  
  
• Podcast: Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches
  https://schizophrenia3momsinthetrenches.buzzsprout.com/
  
  
• Norway’s Patient Pathways for Mental Health & Substance Use
  https://www.helsenorge.no/en/psykisk-helse/patient-pathway-for-mental-health-and-substance-abuse/
  
  
• EPI-NET (Early Psychosis Intervention Network)
  https://nationalepinet.org/
  
  
• Children and Screens: Digital Media & Youth Mental Health (Free Handbook)
  https://www.childrenandscreens.org/newsroom/news/children-and-screens-announces-groundbreaking-handbook-on-digital-medias-impact-on-children-and-adolescents/
  
  
• Book: The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
   

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 🛠 Start here: Explore website for suicide loss resources for early grief, family support, and next steps.

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📞 Need support right now? If you or someone you love is struggling, call or text 988 (U.S. & Canada), or text HOME to 741741.