Coping After Suicide: A Conversation with Joanne Harpel

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**This episode discusses suicide and its impact on those left behind. If you find this topic distressing, please take care of yourself and feel free to pause or step away at any time. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.** 

In this episode of Comforting Closure - Conversations with a Death Doula, Traci Arieli speaks with Joanne L. Harpel, MPhil, CT, JD, President of Coping After Suicide. After losing her brother Stephen to suicide in 1993, Joanne has dedicated her life to supporting others through their own grief journeys. Together, they discuss the unique challenges of suicide loss.  

Key takeaways include: 

• How suicide grief differs from other types of loss 
• Support strategies for suicide loss survivors and those grieving 
• The importance of creating space for conversations about suicide 

This episode offers comfort, understanding, and practical tools for both those directly affected by suicide loss and those looking to support them. 

Links/Resources: 

• Guest: Joanne Harpel’s Website – https://www.copingaftersuicide.com 
• Host: Traci Arieli’s Website – https://www.comfortingclosure.com 
• When It Is Darkest: Why People Die By Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It by Rory O’Connor 
•  Speaking of Suicide: https://www.speakingofsuicide.com 
• National Suicide Hotline: Call or Text 988 

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