Life Post-Sibling Suicide Loss. Mum 👧🏻👼🏻. Lecturer. Qual Research. Mental Health in UKHE. 🇬🇧🇲🇽BSky: @heathermsutherland.bsky.social
Newcastle Upon Tyne and York
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10 years gone. Today I'll be watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy from start to finish, listening to Radiohead, unapologetically swigging Irn Bru+wishing he was here to explain certain social theories(ists) to me. #siblings #Grief Something I wrote: bityl.co/A5qo
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The Sycamore Gap tree falls – leaving anger, secrets and wild theories. Follow the story on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3Iqwy56
Final early start of this academic year. Looking forward to my first time attending the BPS Qualitative Methods in Psychology conference! #QMiP2025
I don’t much speak of the detail of my experience anymore…but I spoke to the Speaking of Suicide Podcast about Martin (sibling loss), ‘Living Experience’ and my PhD (done for him) on Student Mental Health. open.spotify.com/episode/2pT… #AcademicChatter #SuicidePrevention
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Forever in our hearts💜
This Christmas, we've created a virtual memorial tree to remember those we've lost to suicide, where you can honour your loved one with a heartfelt message or photo, alongside a donation to SoBS.
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How should sociologists write about other people’s lives? Find out at our free members-only online 'Writing people's lives' event on November 25, when professors Ann Oakley, Graham Crow, Ann Phoenix and @gletherby give the benefit of their experience tinyurl.com/yuh5z4ry
ALT How should sociologists write about other people’s lives? Find out at our free members-only online 'Writing people's lives' event on November 25, when professors Ann Oakley, Graham Crow, Ann Phoenix and @gletherby give the benefit of their experience https://tinyurl.com/yuh5z4ry
#SiblingLossAwarenessDay “Whenever I need to mention to someone that ‘my [brother] died’, it still sounds to me like a self-dramatizing lie. Tasteless. Or it’s an act of disloyalty to him. For I don’t experience him as in the least dead, but simply as ‘away’.” (Denise Riley)
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New paper out from @theotherneil and me and I’m ludicrously proud of this. I know it won’t really disrupt the process of psychiatric research… but it has been amazing to really pull my lived experience into an academic paper. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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💙 TODAY: Join us for an introduction to trauma-informed research practice with Dr Nicola Lester, psychological trauma specialist & EMDR therapist.
🗓️ 23 October
🕞 15:30 - 16:30
🎫 Online & free - register now ⬇️ kcl.ac.uk/events/trauma-info…
As both a person bereaved by suicide and an academic, I think this film (‘Contact Hours’) will be a difficult watch and there will be things to say. #AcademicTwitter @PAPYRUS_Charity instagram.com/reel/DBa6KX1oN…
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💙 📚 Join us for an introduction to trauma-informed research practice with Dr Nicola Lester who joins us for the next seminar in our Centre's Primers & Provocations series.
🗓️ 23 October
🕞 15:30 - 16:30
🎫 Online & free - register now ⬇️ kcl.ac.uk/events/trauma-info…
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🌍✨ Sarah Huque, Emily Yue, & their colleagues are redefining mental health & suicide research with a qualitative approach that prioritizes lived experiences and community engagement. Read more about some of their latest projects on our blog!💬❤️edinburghmentalhealth.org/po… #WMHD2024
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We're delighted to announce that the 9th Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers' Forum will be held on 2-3 June 2025 at @UofGlasgow
And we have two brilliant keynotes: Professor Sir Louis Appleby @ProfLAppleby and Dr Susan Rasmussen
Details of full programme and call for abstracts to follow in due course and will be posted on suicideresearch.info
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Are you a qualitative researcher? We need you!
Join our qualitative researcher database here: forms.office.com/e/yFaPhPupf…
ALT We're looking for qualitative researchers Are you a UK based researcher with expertise in qualitative methods? Interested in collaborating on cutting-edge mental health and neuroscience projects? JOIN OUR QUALITATIVE RESEARCHER DATABASE FOR EXCITING COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES!
AI isn’t allowed to assist a suicide-bereaved sibling in exploring visual-language to help explain impacts of their specific experience, but it’s ok for other types of sibling loss+grief. Hmm. Guess there’s no real ‘getting it’ outside of other siblings who’ve lost to suicide.
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay and for #BlackHistoryMonth2024 there will be a screening of the powerful film 'A Life Less Safe' depicting how #COVID19 exacerbated ethnic health inequalities in adults with mental physical health conditions.
kcl.ac.uk/events/a-life-less…
ALT Image of person underwater - their hand raised and hair floating. Logos from King's College London, Black Thrive, NIHR ARC South London, The Health Foundation and Centre for Society and Mental Health. Text: 'A Life Less Safe, Special Screening, Ritzy Cinema, Brixton. Thursday 10 October 6 to 8 pm'
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The window to submit abstracts has been extended until October 6, meaning it is not too late to submit your abstract reflecting the theme ‘Together Towards Tomorrow’.
More 👉 conference.suicideprevention…
The huge toll of PhDs on mental health: data reveal stark effects nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
