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🎙️ The Hope Debrief – A Podcast for Suicide Bereavement Caretakers

A place where compassion meets conversation.


The Hope Debrief is a heartfelt and practical podcast created specifically for suicide bereavement caretakers—LOSS Team volunteers, clinicians, clergy, peer supporters, and anyone walking alongside those affected by suicide loss. Each episode features meaningful conversations with professionals, survivors, and advocates who bring their expertise and lived experience to the table.


Together, we explore a wide range of topics including:

• Suicide Loss Grief: Understanding the unique complexities of grief after suicide—and how to support others through it.

• Postvention Best Practices: Tools, strategies, and real-world experiences to help you respond compassionately and effectively in the aftermath of a suicide.

• The Realities of Death and Loss: Candid discussions on navigating tough conversations, rituals, and the emotional landscape of sudden traumatic loss.

• Self-Care for Caretakers: Because healing and hope start with us, too.


Whether you’re sitting with a newly bereaved family, leading a LOSS Team, or supporting suicide loss survivors in another way, The Hope Debrief offers insight, encouragement, and a sense of solidarity. You are not alone in this sacred work.


Tune in and take a breath—hope starts here.


ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
After losing their son, Drey, to suicide in 2012, Robbie and Denise devoted their lives to supporting others navigating the heartbreak of suicide loss. In 2014, they founded LOSS Community Services in Columbus, Ohio, offering direct support to the bereaved. Their mission expanded in 2022 with the launch of Postvention Consulting, equipping communities to establish their own postvention services. In 2023, they were entrusted with lossteam.com by Dr. Frank Campbell, and today, they continue working tirelessly to expand postvention efforts across the U.S. and around the world.

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For more information about LOSS Teams, visit lossteam.com
To learn more about Robbie & Denise, visit: postventionconsulting.com



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Post-Traumatic Growth - Dr. Melinda Moore

Post-Traumatic Growth - Dr. Melinda Moore

2025-09-1937:40

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Melinda Moore—a licensed clinical psychologist, researcher, and one of the nation’s leading experts in suicide bereavement and postvention. Dr. Moore has spent much of her career exploring how people move forward after traumatic loss, with a particular focus on posttraumatic growth—the profound ways individuals can grow through grief, rather than simply recover from it. Her work, including research with military families and su...
The Role of Postvention in a State-Level Strategy - Michelle Fox

The Role of Postvention in a State-Level Strategy - Michelle Fox

2025-05-0733:15

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with Michelle Fox. Michelle serves as the State Suicide Prevention Director in the Greater Chicago Area, where she leads strategic efforts to reduce suicide and strengthen mental health systems across the state. With over 15 years of experience in behavioral health and public policy, Michelle is known for her compassionate leadership and systems-level impact in suicide prevention. Michelle holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) and is a Lice...
Postvention Work in NY & "Bulletproof - Healing from Gun Violence and Trauma" - Jill McMahon

Postvention Work in NY & "Bulletproof - Healing from Gun Violence and Trauma" - Jill McMahon

2025-04-1039:21

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with Jill McMahon. Jill is a licensed professional counselor focusing on grief and loss. She has specialized in working with Survivors of Suicide since 2003, when she was first introduced to suicide bereavement while working for the Wendt Center for Loss and Healing in Washington, D.C. Jill assisted in building the LOSS Program in Phoenix, AZ., and outlying communities. She continues to consult with L.O.S.S. teams across the nation today....
Unpacking the Research Behind the LOSS Team Model - Frank Campbell

Unpacking the Research Behind the LOSS Team Model - Frank Campbell

2025-03-0745:57

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Frank Campbell. The Founder of the LOSS Team Peer Support Model, Dr. Campbell is the Executive Director Emeritus of the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, where he serves as Volunteer Co-Chair of the National Suicidology Training Center (NSTC), which he founded in 2018. He also volunteers as an Assistant Coroner in East Baton Rouge Parish. In addition to his volunteer activities, he is the Senior Consultant for Campbel...
Adding Peer-Led Postvention to Existing Traumatic Loss Programs - Brett Peppe

Adding Peer-Led Postvention to Existing Traumatic Loss Programs - Brett Peppe

2025-02-1230:05

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with Brett Peppe. Brett is a dedicated Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor based in New Jersey. As Program Manager of the HOPES Program—a Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) team—he provides crucial support to families across the state who have lost a child aged 21 or younger to suicide. His team offers immediate on-scene assistance and ongoing support through monthly survivor grou...
Companioning the Bereaved by Suicide - Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

Companioning the Bereaved by Suicide - Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

2024-12-1231:15

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Alan Wolfelt. Dr. Wolfelt is recognized as one of North America’s leading death educators, authors and grief counselors. His compassionate messages about healing in grief—based on his own personal losses as well has his professional experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families over the last three decades—speak not only to the intellect but to the hearts of all who hear him. Perhaps best known for his model of “comp...
Suicide Loss as a Crisis of Meaning - Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD

Suicide Loss as a Crisis of Meaning - Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD

2024-11-1927:42

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Robert Neimeyer. Dr. Neimeyer is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, and maintains an active consulting and coaching practice. He also directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, which provides both onsite and online training internationally in grief therapy. In today's conversation, we will talk about "Suicide Loss as a Crisis of Meaning" as well as learn about the Portlan...
A Personal Grief Journey & "The Gift of Second" - Brandy Lidbeck, LMFT

A Personal Grief Journey & "The Gift of Second" - Brandy Lidbeck, LMFT

2024-10-2422:49

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with Brandy Lidbeck. Brandy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author. Today's conversation will touch on Brandy's personal journey of grief, what caregivers can do around self-care, as well as her book "The Gift of Second". WATCH THIS EPISODE HERE: YouTube Brandy's Book: https://a.co/d/9Q3Hp8t For more information about LOSS Teams, visit: lossteam.com To learn more about Robbie & Denise, visit: postventionconsulting.com
Establishing Active Postvention Services - Dr. Jan Gorniak

Establishing Active Postvention Services - Dr. Jan Gorniak

2024-10-0733:14

Welcome to The Hope Debrief. In this episode, we speak with nationally recognized Medical Examiner and Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Jan Gorniak. Dr. Gorniak is a champion in her field and for suicide awareness. She was instrumental in bringing a LOSS Team to Columbus, Ohio in 2014. For more information about LOSS Teams, visit: lossteam.com To learn more about Robbie & Denise, visit: postventionconsulting.com
Who We Are - Robbie and Denise Introduction

Who We Are - Robbie and Denise Introduction

2024-09-2427:29

Welcome to the The Hope Debrief. In this episode, Robbie and Denise introduce themselves by sharing a little of their story and why they are passionate about suicide postvention. For more information about LOSS Teams, visit: lossteam.com To learn more about Robbie & Denise, visit: postventionconsulting.com
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