Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 145: How to talk to children about death by suicide In this podcast episode, I am chatting with Caroline Roodhouse who shares her experience of losing her husband to suicide and how she has navigated conversations about it with her children. She discusses the challenges of explaining the situation to her children at different developmental stages and the importance of being honest with them. Caroline emphasises the need for open conversations about death and loss, even if they are difficult. She also talks about her upcoming book, "Daddy Blackbird," which aims to provide hope and support to others who have experienced similar losses. The Highlights: 00:00 - Introduction00:32 - Host Welcome01:12 - Guest Introduction02:18 - Meeting Steve and Building a Life Together03:27 - The Sudden Loss and Its Impact05:43 - Receiving the News and the Lack of Compassion08:49 - Telling the Children About Their Father's Death12:52 - The Journey of Grieving and Supporting Her Children16:06 - The Concept of Daddy Blackbird and Finding Comfort23:37 - Addressing the Complexities of Grieving After Suicide26:41 - Evie's Mental Health Advocacy and Animation Project29:05 - The Importance of Sensitive Language Around Suicide34:55 - Managing Anger and Other Emotions in Grief41:20 - Writing "Daddy Blackbird" and Its Three Sections44:24 - Upcoming Book Launch and Where to Connect Links: 📲 Connect with Caroline Woodhouse here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-roodhouse-mcipr-a5948622/ 📚 Pre-Order Caroline's book Daddy Blackbird here: https://amzn.to/46RxIPp 🖥️ Check out my brand new short courses for aspiring psychologists and mental health professionals here: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/short-courses 🫶 To support me by donating to help cover my costs for the free resources I provide click here: https://the-aspiring-psychologist.captivate.fm/support 📚 To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0 📖 To check out The Aspiring Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97 💡 To check out or join the aspiring psychologist membership for just £30 per month head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/membership-interested ✍️ Get your Supervision Shaping Tool now: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/supervision 📱Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her, including the Aspiring Psychologist Book, Clinical Psychologist book and The Aspiring Psychologist Membership on her Link tree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent 💬 To join my free Facebook group and discuss your thoughts on this episode and more: a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspiringpsychologistcommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer"...