In this episode of Mental Health News Radio, host Kristin speaks with the co-hosts of the Unspoken Grief podcast and core members of the nonprofit Impacted Survivors of Murder-Suicide: Michael Vinton, Kristina Faulkner, and Tina Chevalier. Each of these advocates is also a survivor. Through deeply personal stories of loss, they illuminate what it means to live with—and speak from—the aftermath of murder-suicide. Together, they discuss the realities of grief shaped by stigma, media distortion, and silence, and how their work offers a space where no one is made to feel responsible and no one has to grieve alone. Topics include:<br /><ul><li>How peer-led grief work meets needs that clinical spaces can miss</li><li>Navigating shame, survivor guilt, and the unanswered “why”</li><li>Media boundaries and narrative reclamation</li><li>The fire of advocacy as part of post-traumatic meaning-making</li><li>Building bridges for others while still healing yourself</li></ul>This is a compassionate, trauma-informed, and clinically valuable conversation for survivors, therapists, and anyone walking alongside someone who has experienced complex grief. Learn more at <a href="http://www.impactedsurvivors.org?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.impactedsurvivors.org</a>.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support</a>.

Mental Health News Radio

Mental Health News Radio

More Than Their Final Act: Holding Space After Murder-Suicide Loss

SEP 3, 202549 MIN
Mental Health News Radio

More Than Their Final Act: Holding Space After Murder-Suicide Loss

SEP 3, 202549 MIN

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In this episode of Mental Health News Radio, host Kristin speaks with the co-hosts of the Unspoken Grief podcast and core members of the nonprofit Impacted Survivors of Murder-Suicide: Michael Vinton, Kristina Faulkner, and Tina Chevalier. Each of these advocates is also a survivor. Through deeply personal stories of loss, they illuminate what it means to live with—and speak from—the aftermath of murder-suicide. Together, they discuss the realities of grief shaped by stigma, media distortion, and silence, and how their work offers a space where no one is made to feel responsible and no one has to grieve alone. Topics include:<br /><ul><li>How peer-led grief work meets needs that clinical spaces can miss</li><li>Navigating shame, survivor guilt, and the unanswered “why”</li><li>Media boundaries and narrative reclamation</li><li>The fire of advocacy as part of post-traumatic meaning-making</li><li>Building bridges for others while still healing yourself</li></ul>This is a compassionate, trauma-informed, and clinically valuable conversation for survivors, therapists, and anyone walking alongside someone who has experienced complex grief. Learn more at <a href="http://www.impactedsurvivors.org?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.impactedsurvivors.org</a>.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support</a>.