Penny’s mother died by suicide when Penny was 22. February 2020 will mark 20 years since her death.

Joanna has experienced sudden and unexpected bereavements several times. She believes her life has fundamentally changed as a result.

Merryn became interested in palliative and end of life care when working as a volunteer with children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS as a teenager. Over the past 25 years she has been gifted many stories of dying and grieving by her research participants, as well as having experienced her own bereavements.

Nuri McBride worked in international humanitarian aid for fifteen years specialising in survivors of torture, refugee children, and the resettlement of unaccompanied minors. She has worked in-country in Kenya, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Thailand, as well as in resettlement in the United States.

May 2019 marks a decade since Chloe Laws’ stepdad died by suicide. Chloe is the founder and co-editor of the feminist platform FGRLS CLUB, which creates and champions content that aims to break taboos and open up conversations. 

Charlotte Underwood was 18 when her father, Stephen Fox, died by suicide. She’s an author, mental health campaigner and suicide survivor.

Rose Heiney’s brother, Nicholas, died by suicide at the age of 23. She’s a playwright, novelist and a screenwriter for film and TV.