Sophie shares her reflections and considerations put into this year's Winter Self Care workshop, to help you take care of your body, mind and overall self this winter. Winter Take a moment now to check-in with yourself and how you…
After losing his Dad to suicide 14 years ago, Kumayl decided to take part in Movember. In his own words, he shares with us his journey and advocacy with us here: Beginning Movember: My dad sadly died by suicide 14 years…
Jemimah shares her brother's story of life and support after their Dad died by suicide, and how he reached the decision to take part in this years 'Movember' challenge for men's health and suicide prevention. Light at the end of…
Emma shares her story about losing her former partner, Carsten to suicide in 2014. She is crrently a practitioner for our West Yorkshire Suicide Bereavement Service, beginning her role with LSBS in October 2019. She also describes what she thinks…
Belinda shares her story and reflections after losing her beautiful son to suicide 19 years ago. Content note: This blog mentions abuse. So after 19 years I now feel I can put this down into words how my life changed…
Lottie shares her experiences of losing her brother to suicide and the support she received with LSBS during the COVID-19 pandemic, ending with a special message of hope. My Sibling Story If I could sum up the loss of a…
Alisha shares some of her poetry and artwork that expresses the grief she feels after her Mum died by suicide. Sunflower I think of you when the sun warms my skin. When the heavens open in floods of tears, and…
Initially, after being asked whether I could write a little something about losing a parent to suicide, I thought this would be easy. I had reams and reams and reams of writing which I had done in the immediate aftermath,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) marks Saturday 10th October as World Mental Health Day 2020 and this year their aim is to kick-start a global investment in mental health. WHO points to the current COVID-19 pandemic for many of us…
Hello, I’m Ruthie and I am the most recent staff member to join the Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service (LSBS). My journey doesn’t start here, it started in October 2014 when I lost my younger brother to suicide. At the…
