Christmas Eve isn’t joyful for everyone 💔
Nearly one million people are impacted each year by the suicide of a loved one in the UK alone.
Check in on those you know who might be struggling today 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Support #Kindness #Care #Compassion
Nearly one million people are impacted each year by the suicide of a loved one in the UK alone.
Check in on those you know who might be struggling today 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Support #Kindness #Care #Compassion
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Christmas Eve isn’t joyful for everyone 💔
Nearly one million people are impacted each year by the suicide of a loved one in the UK alone.
Check in on those you know who might be struggling today 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Support #Kindness #Care #Compassion
Nearly one million people are impacted each year by the suicide of a loved one in the UK alone.
Check in on those you know who might be struggling today 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Support #Kindness #Care #Compassion
After months of sharing Daddy Blackbird, I’m closing the chapters of HISTORY and HORROR - for now - and turning toward HOPE.
The blackbird sings after the storm. In 2026, so will this story 💛
Come with me, read more on Substack 📚
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
The blackbird sings after the storm. In 2026, so will this story 💛
Come with me, read more on Substack 📚
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
Hope beyond the horror
Daddy Blackbird #35
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December 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
After months of sharing Daddy Blackbird, I’m closing the chapters of HISTORY and HORROR - for now - and turning toward HOPE.
The blackbird sings after the storm. In 2026, so will this story 💛
Come with me, read more on Substack 📚
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
The blackbird sings after the storm. In 2026, so will this story 💛
Come with me, read more on Substack 📚
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
My brother has been gone 14 years today. It’s unreal to me that he’s been gone for just over half as long as he lived. I’m going to be spending some time reflecting on how I think and feel about that.… Yesterday I marked the day by getting a sycamore friend for my gheko ❤️ #StoriesOnSkin #SuicideLoss
December 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
My brother has been gone 14 years today. It’s unreal to me that he’s been gone for just over half as long as he lived. I’m going to be spending some time reflecting on how I think and feel about that.… Yesterday I marked the day by getting a sycamore friend for my gheko ❤️ #StoriesOnSkin #SuicideLoss
Some losses don’t fade with time 💔
They reshape us 🫶
Here, I write about rebuilding after everything collapses, when answers never come and “time heals” doesn’t fit.
Out of the rubble came a new shape.
Me. My girls. My community. A Triangle of Hope 🔺
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
They reshape us 🫶
Here, I write about rebuilding after everything collapses, when answers never come and “time heals” doesn’t fit.
Out of the rubble came a new shape.
Me. My girls. My community. A Triangle of Hope 🔺
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
The shape of what remains
Daddy Blackbird #34
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December 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Some losses don’t fade with time 💔
They reshape us 🫶
Here, I write about rebuilding after everything collapses, when answers never come and “time heals” doesn’t fit.
Out of the rubble came a new shape.
Me. My girls. My community. A Triangle of Hope 🔺
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
They reshape us 🫶
Here, I write about rebuilding after everything collapses, when answers never come and “time heals” doesn’t fit.
Out of the rubble came a new shape.
Me. My girls. My community. A Triangle of Hope 🔺
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 🐦⬛
There is no finish line for grief.
Particularly after a traumatic loss by suicide.
There is only learning to carry it differently.
Be patient with those still finding their way 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
Particularly after a traumatic loss by suicide.
There is only learning to carry it differently.
Be patient with those still finding their way 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
There is no finish line for grief.
Particularly after a traumatic loss by suicide.
There is only learning to carry it differently.
Be patient with those still finding their way 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
Particularly after a traumatic loss by suicide.
There is only learning to carry it differently.
Be patient with those still finding their way 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
Whoever you come across today, give them a reason to smile.
They might need it more than you could ever know 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
They might need it more than you could ever know 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
December 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Whoever you come across today, give them a reason to smile.
They might need it more than you could ever know 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
They might need it more than you could ever know 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
Grief doesn’t need fixing.
It needs holding. Witnessing.
Don’t rush in with solutions.
Just show up. Bring a cup of tea.
Ask if they want to talk. Or not.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope #GriefAwarenessWeek
It needs holding. Witnessing.
Don’t rush in with solutions.
Just show up. Bring a cup of tea.
Ask if they want to talk. Or not.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope #GriefAwarenessWeek
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Grief doesn’t need fixing.
It needs holding. Witnessing.
Don’t rush in with solutions.
Just show up. Bring a cup of tea.
Ask if they want to talk. Or not.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope #GriefAwarenessWeek
It needs holding. Witnessing.
Don’t rush in with solutions.
Just show up. Bring a cup of tea.
Ask if they want to talk. Or not.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope #GriefAwarenessWeek
My latest article reflects on a period marked by profound grief, hitting a personal low, and the very first steps toward rebuilding.
⚠️ Please note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
Take care 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
⚠️ Please note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
Take care 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
Hitting rock bottom
Daddy Blackbird #32
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November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My latest article reflects on a period marked by profound grief, hitting a personal low, and the very first steps toward rebuilding.
⚠️ Please note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
Take care 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
⚠️ Please note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
Take care 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
After my husband died by suicide, my mental health plummeted and I found myself in some dark places.
Eventually, I realised that hiding away, and fighting the changes in my life was futile, I had to accept and embrace my new reality 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #SuicideLoss #Resilience #Hope
Eventually, I realised that hiding away, and fighting the changes in my life was futile, I had to accept and embrace my new reality 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #SuicideLoss #Resilience #Hope
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
After my husband died by suicide, my mental health plummeted and I found myself in some dark places.
Eventually, I realised that hiding away, and fighting the changes in my life was futile, I had to accept and embrace my new reality 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #SuicideLoss #Resilience #Hope
Eventually, I realised that hiding away, and fighting the changes in my life was futile, I had to accept and embrace my new reality 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #SuicideLoss #Resilience #Hope
In my latest Substack story, I reflect on a period marked by profound grief, hitting a personal low, and the very first steps toward rebuilding.
⚠️ Note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
⚠️ Note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
Hitting rock bottom
Daddy Blackbird #32
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November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
In my latest Substack story, I reflect on a period marked by profound grief, hitting a personal low, and the very first steps toward rebuilding.
⚠️ Note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
⚠️ Note: Along with reference to suicide loss, this article and video include references to self-harm.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
Today is #SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay 💜
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
Questions, questions, questions
Daddy Blackbird #31
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November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today is #SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay 💜
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
#SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay helps people find understanding and connection through shared experience.
It reminds us that even in the midst of loss, hope and healing are possible 💛💜💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Healing #Hope 🐦⬛
It reminds us that even in the midst of loss, hope and healing are possible 💛💜💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Healing #Hope 🐦⬛
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay helps people find understanding and connection through shared experience.
It reminds us that even in the midst of loss, hope and healing are possible 💛💜💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Healing #Hope 🐦⬛
It reminds us that even in the midst of loss, hope and healing are possible 💛💜💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Healing #Hope 🐦⬛
Ayo Banjo believes everyone deserves to thrive, and visibility into the darkest corners helps us get there. #ayobanjo #mentalhealth #suicideloss #visibility #advocacy #youth #stigma #trauma #grief #resilience
Ayo Banjo believes everyone deserves to thrive, and visibility into the darkest corners helps us get there.
Read the full article on Monterey County Now.
www.montereycountynow.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ayo Banjo believes everyone deserves to thrive, and visibility into the darkest corners helps us get there. #ayobanjo #mentalhealth #suicideloss #visibility #advocacy #youth #stigma #trauma #grief #resilience
Today we honor International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day & everyone carrying this kind of grief. You’re not alone. Our SoSLoss Support Group offers connection & care twice a month.
Learn more: www.mhagc.org/survivors-of...
Need support now? Call/text 988 - visit 988sc.org.
#ISoSLDay #suicideloss
Learn more: www.mhagc.org/survivors-of...
Need support now? Call/text 988 - visit 988sc.org.
#ISoSLDay #suicideloss
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today we honor International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day & everyone carrying this kind of grief. You’re not alone. Our SoSLoss Support Group offers connection & care twice a month.
Learn more: www.mhagc.org/survivors-of...
Need support now? Call/text 988 - visit 988sc.org.
#ISoSLDay #suicideloss
Learn more: www.mhagc.org/survivors-of...
Need support now? Call/text 988 - visit 988sc.org.
#ISoSLDay #suicideloss
Today is International #SurvivorsOfSuicide Loss Day. BAC is deeply committed to promoting a culture of care, concern & healing, and BAC MAP is here to help. Please contact us by calling 1-833-MAP-TALK if you are in need of #suicideloss related support.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today is International #SurvivorsOfSuicide Loss Day. BAC is deeply committed to promoting a culture of care, concern & healing, and BAC MAP is here to help. Please contact us by calling 1-833-MAP-TALK if you are in need of #suicideloss related support.
bacbenefits.org/map/map-now
bacbenefits.org/map/map-now
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.
Will be spending the day with those I love. May need more tissues than others this afternoon however…..
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good”
#SuicideLoss #Siblings
Will be spending the day with those I love. May need more tissues than others this afternoon however…..
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good”
#SuicideLoss #Siblings
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.
Will be spending the day with those I love. May need more tissues than others this afternoon however…..
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good”
#SuicideLoss #Siblings
Will be spending the day with those I love. May need more tissues than others this afternoon however…..
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good”
#SuicideLoss #Siblings
Today is #SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay 💜
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
Questions, questions, questions
Daddy Blackbird #31
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November 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today is #SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay 💜
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
My new piece, 'Questions, Questions, Questions', shares the hard questions that followed and how they shaped grief after Steve’s death 💔
I’ve also shared a short video on navigating these moments with children.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
❌ We don’t say “committed suicide.”
We choose gentler alternatives, like “died by suicide.”
Because no one commits cancer. Or heartbreak.
It’s not political correctness. It’s kindness.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
We choose gentler alternatives, like “died by suicide.”
Because no one commits cancer. Or heartbreak.
It’s not political correctness. It’s kindness.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
❌ We don’t say “committed suicide.”
We choose gentler alternatives, like “died by suicide.”
Because no one commits cancer. Or heartbreak.
It’s not political correctness. It’s kindness.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
We choose gentler alternatives, like “died by suicide.”
Because no one commits cancer. Or heartbreak.
It’s not political correctness. It’s kindness.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
I used to think grief had a timeline. My workplace definitely did.
But it doesn’t work like that.
It shifts, softens, spikes, surprises, years later.
Not because we’re failing to ‘move on’, but because love keeps living alongside us.
Missing someone does too 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
But it doesn’t work like that.
It shifts, softens, spikes, surprises, years later.
Not because we’re failing to ‘move on’, but because love keeps living alongside us.
Missing someone does too 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I used to think grief had a timeline. My workplace definitely did.
But it doesn’t work like that.
It shifts, softens, spikes, surprises, years later.
Not because we’re failing to ‘move on’, but because love keeps living alongside us.
Missing someone does too 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
But it doesn’t work like that.
It shifts, softens, spikes, surprises, years later.
Not because we’re failing to ‘move on’, but because love keeps living alongside us.
Missing someone does too 💔
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss
You don’t need perfect words.
You just need presence.
If someone tells you they’ve lost someone to suicide, don’t panic.
Say: I’m so sorry. That must be incredibly hard.
Then stay 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
You just need presence.
If someone tells you they’ve lost someone to suicide, don’t panic.
Say: I’m so sorry. That must be incredibly hard.
Then stay 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
You don’t need perfect words.
You just need presence.
If someone tells you they’ve lost someone to suicide, don’t panic.
Say: I’m so sorry. That must be incredibly hard.
Then stay 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
You just need presence.
If someone tells you they’ve lost someone to suicide, don’t panic.
Say: I’m so sorry. That must be incredibly hard.
Then stay 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #Hope
Your tribe is the anchor when storms arise and the wind beneath your wings when you soar.
When you need to feel hope, look for it in the people around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
When you need to feel hope, look for it in the people around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Your tribe is the anchor when storms arise and the wind beneath your wings when you soar.
When you need to feel hope, look for it in the people around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
When you need to feel hope, look for it in the people around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SuicideLoss #Kindness #Compassion #Hope
The Greek word for trauma literally means “to pierce one’s armour.”
It breaks through our emotional protection leaving us exposed.
It explains why grief can feel raw and overwhelming.
If you’re grieving, recognise the pain - go slowly and go gently.
#DaddyBlackbird #Grief #SuicideLoss
It breaks through our emotional protection leaving us exposed.
It explains why grief can feel raw and overwhelming.
If you’re grieving, recognise the pain - go slowly and go gently.
#DaddyBlackbird #Grief #SuicideLoss
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Greek word for trauma literally means “to pierce one’s armour.”
It breaks through our emotional protection leaving us exposed.
It explains why grief can feel raw and overwhelming.
If you’re grieving, recognise the pain - go slowly and go gently.
#DaddyBlackbird #Grief #SuicideLoss
It breaks through our emotional protection leaving us exposed.
It explains why grief can feel raw and overwhelming.
If you’re grieving, recognise the pain - go slowly and go gently.
#DaddyBlackbird #Grief #SuicideLoss
The school run should be a safe place.
But after Steve’s suicide, it became a moment of impossible questions, hidden grief, and invisible burdens.
Read about it in article #30: Suicide is not the subject for a school run ❤️🩹
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Care #Compassion #MentalHealth 🐦⬛
But after Steve’s suicide, it became a moment of impossible questions, hidden grief, and invisible burdens.
Read about it in article #30: Suicide is not the subject for a school run ❤️🩹
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Care #Compassion #MentalHealth 🐦⬛
Suicide is not the subject for a school run
Daddy Blackbird #30
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November 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The school run should be a safe place.
But after Steve’s suicide, it became a moment of impossible questions, hidden grief, and invisible burdens.
Read about it in article #30: Suicide is not the subject for a school run ❤️🩹
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Care #Compassion #MentalHealth 🐦⬛
But after Steve’s suicide, it became a moment of impossible questions, hidden grief, and invisible burdens.
Read about it in article #30: Suicide is not the subject for a school run ❤️🩹
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Care #Compassion #MentalHealth 🐦⬛
❌ MYTH: You should be ‘over it’ by now.
✔️ FACT: There’s no deadline for grief. We don’t move on, we move forward, carrying what we lost.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief
✔️ FACT: There’s no deadline for grief. We don’t move on, we move forward, carrying what we lost.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
❌ MYTH: You should be ‘over it’ by now.
✔️ FACT: There’s no deadline for grief. We don’t move on, we move forward, carrying what we lost.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief
✔️ FACT: There’s no deadline for grief. We don’t move on, we move forward, carrying what we lost.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief
This is so true speaking from close personal experience thank you for posting . #DaddyBlackbird #suicideloss #possvention #compassion
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This is so true speaking from close personal experience thank you for posting . #DaddyBlackbird #suicideloss #possvention #compassion