A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, & gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 31 — Welcome, Fellow Griever New Year’s Eve can be heavy for grievers — a reminder that time keeps moving, even when your heart resists. Today’s I offer a quiet companionship with a longer reflection & an original New Year’s Eve poem, honoring surv...

In this episode of The Leftover Pieces; Suicide Loss Conversations, I’m joined by Sean Dadashi to explore how journaling can support healing after suicide loss. We talk about why journaling often becomes a lifeline for grievers, how reflective practices help after traumatic loss, and why having accessible tools for processing grief matters — especially in the aftermath of a death by suicide. (P.S... I use and love this app!) Sean shares his own lived experience with depression and suici...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 29 — Welcome, Fellow Griever Honoring Survival — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What did it take for me to make it through this year?” Today’s Reflection As the year winds down, today’s episode offers a compassionate way to look back — without judgment, compa...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 28 — Welcome, Fellow Griever Sunday Softening — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What would it feel like to soften my expectations of myself today?” Today’s Reflection As the holidays fade and the year nears its end, today’s episode offers permission to slow do...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 27 — Welcome, Fellow Griever Letting Stillness Be Enough — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What might become possible if I allow this weekend to be slower than usual?” Today’s Reflection The space between Christmas and the new year can feel disorienting for gr...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 26 — Welcome, Fellow Griever After the Exhale — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What does my body need today as the intensity of the season begins to ease?” Today’s Reflection After the holidays, many grievers experience an emotional and physical drop. Today’s...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 25 — Welcome, Fellow Griever Letting the Day Be — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What is today actually like for me — not what it’s supposed to be?” Today’s Reflection Christmas Day can hold love, grief, memory, and exhaustion all at once. Today’s reflection ...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 24 — Welcome, Fellow Griever For Christmas Eve, today’s Daily Nugget is a little different. Instead of a longer reflection, Melissa shares a grief-tender reimagining of a familiar holiday reading — written to hold memory, absence, love, and quiet enduran...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 23 — Welcome, Fellow Griever The days leading up to the holidays can feel heavier than the days themselves. Anticipation, memory, and nervous-system overload often show up before anything actually happens. Today’s Daily Nugget offers gentle permission to...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 22 — Welcome, Fellow Griever ALSO....IF YOU ARE A MOM --Please know I have added an "extra" support group meeting tonight at 8PM eastern (see the Lighthouse Community)-- because this time of year, more than ever, we need extra support! Letting Meaning Fi...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 21 — Welcome, Fellow Griever Holding Space for What’s Coming — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What is one gentle thing I can offer myself today as I move toward the week ahead?” Today’s Reflection Today’s episode honors the emotional complexity of approaching ...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 20 — Welcome, Fellow Griever A Saturday to Breathe — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What space — emotional or physical — can I offer myself today, and why does it matter?” Today’s Reflection Today’s episode acknowledges the unique emotional landscape of a Dece...

In this episode of The Leftover Pieces; Suicide Loss Conversations, I’m joined by Jacquelyn Dickey, a mother navigating early suicide loss after the death of her son, Austin, who died on April 4, 2025, at the age of 30. Austin left behind a loving family — his mom, dad, younger sister Victoria, girlfriend Rachel, and his beloved dog Luna — as well as an extraordinary body of photographic work that continues to speak to his creativity and spirit. Follow The Empty Chair Movement HERE Jacquelyn’...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 19 — Welcome, Fellow Griever The Courage to Stay Soft — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What would softness look like for me today — and what truth does that softness protect?” Today’s Reflection Today’s episode honors the courage it takes to stay soft in a sea...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 18 — Welcome, Fellow Griever A Pause to Notice Yourself — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What do I notice about myself today — emotionally, physically, spiritually — without judgment?” Today’s Reflection Today’s episode marks the midpoint of December with an i...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 17 — Welcome, Fellow Griever Let Yourself Be Met — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What would it look like to let myself receive care in one small way today?” Today’s Reflection Today’s episode explores the courage and complexity of receiving care while grievin...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 16 — Welcome, Fellow Griever The Company You Keep — A Daily Journal Prompt: “What kind of connection feels possible for me today — with others, or with myself?” Today’s Reflection Today’s episode continues Week Three with a reflection on connection in g...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Week 3 Begins: “This past week, we’ve explored boundaries as acts of care — the small ways we protect our energy, honor our capacity, and stay close to what feels true. This week, we’re exploring connection — the kind that comes from truth, tenderness, and compassion. Not forced connection. Not holiday performance. But the real, humankind that meets ...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 14 — Welcome, Fellow Griever Journal Prompt What could it look like to let today be softer on my spirit — in one small, honest way? Today’s Reflection Today’s episode invites you into the gentleness of a Sunday in December — a day to slow down, feel you...

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company. Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces App This is December 13 — Welcome, Fellow Griever The Impossible Math of Time (Our Birthday) - A Daily Journal Prompt: “How has grief reshaped my sense of time — and who have I become in the years between then and now?” Today’s Reflection Today's reflection honors the imposs...