Living After Suicide: Mitch Cohen on Love, Loss, and Healing After His Wife’s Death

Simonie and Greer sit down with Mitch Cohen, widower, rabbi, grief counselor, and co-author of Men in Grief: Stories of Growth Through Struggles with Trauma and Loss, for an intimate and vulnerable conversation about losing his wife, Suzette, by suicide.

Mitch reflects on Suzette’s life, the challenges she faced as the child of Holocaust survivors, and the ways mental health, menopause, and silence around suicide shaped their family’s journey. He shares candidly about the guilt and questions that follow a suicide loss, the importance of therapy and support groups, and how he found new purpose by helping others as a facilitator for suicide survivor groups.

This episode shines a light on the realities of suicide, grief, and resilience — while offering hope and community for anyone who has faced similar loss.

If you or someone you love is struggling, please call or text 988 in the U.S. to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Show Notes

• Guest: Mitch Cohen, widower, rabbi, grief counselor, and author of Men in Grief: Stories of Growth Through Struggles with Trauma and Loss

• Resources mentioned:

  • Mourning & Mitzvah by Anne Brener

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

  • The Link Counseling Center – National Resource Center for Suicide Aftercare

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  • Mitch's Book: Men in Grief: Stories of Growth Through Struggles with Trauma and Loss
  • Mitch’s work at Compassionate Presence

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