The Hope Debrief Podcast
🎙️ 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.
This podcast is dedicated to the life and legacy of Robbie Graham
March 1, 1971 to November 30, 2025
As the founder and steward of The Hope Debrief, Robbie believed deeply in honest conversations, shared hope, and walking alongside those who grieve. Denise continues this podcast with gratitude for his vision and a commitment to carry that mission forward.
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Produced by Postvention Consulting LLC -
https://www.postventionconsulting.com/
For more information about LOSS Teams, visit lossteam.com
To learn more about Robbie & Denise, visit: postventionconsulting.com
Episodes
10 episodes
Post-Traumatic Growth - Dr. Melinda Moore
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 h...
The Role of Postvention in a State-Level Strategy - Michelle Fox
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 sys...
Postvention Work in NY & "Bulletproof - Healing from Gun Violence and Trauma" - Jill McMahon
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 t...
Unpacking the Research Behind the LOSS Team Model - Frank Campbell
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...
Adding Peer-Led Postvention to Existing Traumatic Loss Programs - Brett Peppe
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 Prog...
Companioning the Bereaved by Suicide - Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
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 ...
Suicide Loss as a Crisis of Meaning - Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD
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 ...
A Personal Grief Journey & "The Gift of Second" - Brandy Lidbeck, LMFT
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...
Establishing Active Postvention Services - Dr. Jan Gorniak
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 L...
