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The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations

Melissa Bottorff-Arey

Suicide loss changes everything. The Leftover Pieces® Podcast explores life after suicide through honest conversations with survivors, experts, and grieving parents learning to live forward after unimaginable loss. Parents, partners, siblings, and friends share what it means to keep living when the world has been forever changed.Hosted by Melissa Bottorff-Arey, whose 21-year-old son Alex died by suicide in 2016, the show blends intimate conversations with survivors, healers, and mental health

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Remembering Her Friend Coble; A Brave Voice on Grief,...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/19

Support the show Today I speak with Lauren Wood, a (super brave) third year Human Services student at Northeastern University in Boston, passionate about social justice, equal mental health access, and (naturally) suicide prevention. Lauren opens up about losing her dear friend Coble to suicide when she was just a senior in high school—an event that shattered her world and changed the trajectory of her life. Now, years later, she is leaning into the hard work of healing while activ...

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Welcome to May 19; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/19

"Hello --It is May 19th, and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — "You've just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness." WEEK 3: Control & Surrender Day 19: Today's truth is: "Everything's got a moral...if only you can find it." Idea: Today, we're exploring the powerful concept of finding meaning in the midst of loss. People love to wrap loss in platitu...

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Welcome to May 18; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/18

"Hello --It is May 18th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 3: Control & Surrender Day 18: Today’s truth is: "If everybody minded their own business..." Idea: Setting boundaries. Oh, the unsolicited advice grievers get can be overwhelming. People have their opinions on how you should grieve or when to...

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Welcome to May 17; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/17

“Hello --It is May 17th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 3: Control & Surrender Day 17: Today’s truth is: "I can't go no lower... I'm on the floor, as it is." Idea: Hitting emotional rock bottom. This is for you if you're here right now— on the floor emotionally, spi...

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Welcome to May 16; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/16

“Hello --It is May 16th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 3: Control & Surrender Day 16: Today’s truth is: "The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things..." Idea: Talking about the hard stuff. We avoid talking about suicide. We avoid talking about ...

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Welcome to May 15; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/15

"Hello --It is May 15th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 3: Control & Surrender Day 15: Today’s truth is: "Remember who you are" Idea: Reclaiming lost parts of self. In grief, we lose not only our child, but sometimes ourselves. Our roles change. Our future plans shift. And suddenly we’re ask...

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Welcome to May 14; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/14

“Hello --It is May 14th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 2: Madness & Acceptance Day 14: Today’s truth is: "All the ways about here belong to me.” Idea: Taking back your voice. There’s no one way to grieve. And yet the world loves to offer advice — move on, don’t be sad, get help, stay strong. But ...

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2:36

Welcome to May 13; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/13

“Hello --It is May 13th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 2: Madness & Acceptance Day 13: Today’s truth is: "I'm not myself, you see." Idea: Identity disturbance. These words hit deep, don’t they? Because when your child dies, the “you” who existed before — she fractures. The version that shows up n...

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Welcome to May 12; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/12

“Hello --It is May 12th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 2: Madness & Acceptance Day 12: Today’s truth is: "Curiouser and curiouser!" Idea: Letting yourself explore emotions. This isn’t just a cute phrase. It’s a lens — one that invites us to approach our emotions wi...

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2:34

Welcome to May 11; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/11

“Hello --It is May 11h and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 2: Madness & Acceptance Day 11: Today’s truth is: “I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.” Idea: Struggling with self-care. If you’re anything like me, you know what might help: getting outside, ...

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2:31

Welcome to May 10; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/10

“Hello --It is May 10th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 2: Madness & Acceptance Day 10: Today’s truth is: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road can take you there.” Idea: There is no one path in grief. Grief doesn’t come with a map. And if someone tries t...

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2:22

Welcome to May 9; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/09

“Hello --It is May 9th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 2: Madness & Acceptance Day 9: Today’s truth is: "Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Idea: Rebuilding belief in hope. After loss by suicide, hope can feel offensive. Or even dan...

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2:28

Welcome to May 8; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/08

“Hello --It is May 8th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 2: Madness & Acceptance Day 8: Today’s truth is: "We're all mad here" Idea: Grief is disorienting—but you’re not alone. When we lose a child, we enter a parallel universe — one where love and pain are inseparab...

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Welcome to May 7; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/07

“Hello --It is May 7th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 1: I discuss Identity & Transformation Day 7: Today’s truth is: "But I don't want to go among mad people." Idea: Feeling detached from the world. The world feels absurd after loss. People complaining about trivial thi...

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Welcome to May 6; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/06

“Hello --It is May 6th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 1: I discuss Identity & Transformation Day 6: Today’s truth is: "A grin without a cat — the most curious thing!” ... Idea: Remnants of joy in sorrow. Sometimes, joy appears when you least expect it. A smile sneaks ou...

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Welcome to May 5; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/05

“Hello --It is May 5th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 1: I discuss Identity & Transformation Day 5: Today’s truth is: "How puzzling all these changes are!" Idea: The disorientation of early grief. Grief doesn’t just change our hearts — it changes our brains. Maybe you c...

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2:55

Welcome to May 4; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/04

“Hello --It is May 4th and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 1: I discuss Identity & Transformation Day 4: Today’s truth is: "I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, Sir, because I'm not myself, you see." Idea: Losing your sense of self. Some days, it’s hard to even recognize ourse...

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2:45

Welcome to May 3; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/03

“Hello --It is May 3rd and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” WEEK 1: I discuss Identity & Transformation Day 3: Today’s truth from Alice is: “I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.” I want to say something bold: You will never be the same. That can sound terri...

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2:45

Welcome to May 2; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/02

“Hello --It is May 2nd and welcome to Wonderland Fellow Griever. — “You’ve just stepped Down the Rabbit Hole — where mental health meets madness after loss. Let’s get real, together. This is your daily dose of truth, grief, and yes, just the right bit of madness.” Welcome to Day 2. Our Quote today is is from Ch 5 of The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland: "I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then." If that doesn't scream grief, I don't know what does. One hour, we...

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Welcome to May 1; "We're All Mad Here" DAILY Mental...

The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations ·

2025/05/01

Hello Fellow Griever— Welcome to this special Down the Rabbit Hole series I'm calling “Welcome to May – We’re All Mad Here.” [P.S... Like this podcast? Support the show by clicking...thank you] If you're new here, I’m Melissa, a suicide loss survivor and a bereaved mom myself. I’m also a grief coach, and the host of this podcast The Leftover Pieces; Suicide Loss Conversations podcast. And this month — this Mental Health Awareness Month — I’m doing something a little different. Every. S...

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