The Leftovers
Community.
Nobody chooses this journey. But it brings so many of us together.
An online space where people left over by suicide can find understanding, real resources, and genuine connection with others who know exactly how heavy this is.
A space for the people suicide leaves behind.
The Leftovers Community exists to give survivors of suicide loss an online place with real resources, real understanding, and real connection — built specifically for people who have lived this particular tragedy.
Grief after suicide isn't like other grief. It comes tangled with questions that have no answers, with guilt that isn't yours to carry, and with a silence from the people around you who simply don't know what to say. Most of us learn quickly which parts of the story other people can handle — and which parts we keep to ourselves.
This is a place where you don't have to edit. Where the word suicide isn't whispered. Where anger and love can live in the same sentence about the same person. Whether you lost a partner, a child, a parent, a sibling, or a friend — whether it happened last week or fifteen years ago — you belong here.
"This journey is not one anyone chooses for themselves. But it brings so many of us together."
Ways we walk with you.
Grief coaching sits at the center of what we offer.
Grief Coaching
One-to-one grief coaching for people navigating life after losing someone to suicide. Not therapy, not a timeline — a steady companion who has walked this road and will sit in it with you for as long as it takes.
Reach out about this →Grief coaching is companionship and guidance — it is not therapy, crisis care, or medical treatment.
The people behind it.
A small group of survivors and volunteers who keep this space open, answered, and human.
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Abbie Graham
Founder & Grief CoachAbbie started The Leftovers Community after living this loss herself. She offers one-to-one grief coaching and holds the space where nothing has to be explained.
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Community Facilitators
Peer SupportSurvivors who help guide conversations and welcome newcomers, so no one arrives here and finds an empty room.
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Resource Volunteers
Referrals & ListingsThe people who keep our list of crisis lines, counselors, and survivor groups current and genuinely useful.
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Join the team
OpenIf you've walked this road and want to help others through it, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out any time.
In their own words.
Shared with permission, and kept anonymous — because privacy matters more here than names do.
"The first place I could say what actually happened without watching someone's face change."
"Abbie never told me where I should be by now. She just kept showing up, week after week."
"I found people who already understood. I didn't have to translate my grief for them."
"On the anniversary, I had somewhere to land instead of white-knuckling the day alone."
Placeholder reflections — real member stories will replace these as the community grows.
Questions people usually ask.
And a few they're afraid to. If yours isn't here, just ask — nothing is off limits.
No. Grief coaching is companionship and guidance — it is not therapy, crisis care, or medical treatment. If you need clinical support, we'll gladly help you find it.
You don't have to carry it alone.
Write as much or as little as you want. There's no right way to start this conversation.
Whether your loss was last week or years ago, whether you're looking for grief coaching or just somewhere to be understood — reach out. You'll hear back from Abbie directly.
- jdalgraham@aol.com→
- Phone
- 330-389-1570→
- Community
- Online · Open to everyone
- In crisis?
- Call or text 988→