“What remains can be beautiful. Maybe not now, maybe not a year from now, but you are going to be fortified and realise just how powerful you are. I’m not going to say strong (let’s remove that pressure from yourself right now), but powerful.
You didn’t ask for this, none of us did and I’m so sorry that you’re having to heal now. Know that I am with you. We all stand with you, and we are cheering you on from the sidelines”.
letter to a survivor from a survivor
What Remains is a survivor-led framework to help women impacted by perpetrator suicide and those who support them. This What Remains Guide is for organisations, and is part of a larger project to name, validate, and support those impacted by this experience.
Resources for survivors can be found here.
1. What’s in this guidebook and who is it for?
3.Understanding perpetrator suicide as a form of coercive control
4.Understanding the impact of perpetrator suicide on women and children
5. Understanding how systems harm women and children
6. Principles to support healing and enhance dignity
7. Reflections for managers, practitioners, researchers, and commissioners