Apoya a Unspoken Exhale

You found us.

If you're here, the chances are that something about Unspoken Exhale has resonated with you.

Perhaps you've experienced the death of someone you love. Perhaps you're a professional wanting to better support bereaved families. Or perhaps you simply believe that nobody should have to grieve in silence because of the circumstances of a death.

When my brother Craig died in 1997 following auto-erotic asphyxiation, I was sixteen years old.

I'd never heard the term before. I didn't know anyone else who had experienced this kind of bereavement, and I didn't know where I could turn for understanding or support. Like so many others, I stayed silent.

Nearly thirty years later, I created Unspoken Exhale to change that.

To the best of our knowledge, Unspoken Exhale is the UK's only organisation dedicated specifically to supporting people bereaved by auto-erotic asphyxiation and other consensual sex-related deaths.

Today, we're building a compassionate community where people bereaved by auto-erotic asphyxiation and other consensual sex-related deaths can find understanding, connection and hope. Alongside peer support, we're working to improve awareness and education so that families are met with compassion rather than judgement when they need it most.

Everything we do is driven by one simple belief: grief should never be made harder by shame.

As a Community Interest Company, every donation makes a huge difference! Your support helps us keep our peer support community free, create trusted resources, raise awareness, and reach more people who may be searching for somewhere safe to land.

Whether you choose to give once or become a regular supporter, thank you. Every contribution helps us ensure that someone else can find the understanding that families like mine couldn't find nearly thirty years ago.

Thank you for believing that grief deserves compassion, whatever the circumstances.

Sam

Founder, Unspoken Exhale CIC