F O U N D E R
Meet Aleksei
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Let me share the story of how a profound loss became the foundation for this work.
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On April 26, 2017, I lost my father, Jeremy, shockingly and unexpectedly to suicide. His death fundamentally changed the trajectory of my life. In the aftermath, I explored every healing modality I could find—therapy, meditation, yoga, support groups, and various wellness practices—searching for a path through the overwhelming grief.
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Two years after Jeremy's passing, I attended my first Suicide Loss Survivor Group. That experience proved transformative. I found myself surrounded by individuals who shared their most vulnerable moments with courage and authenticity. For the first time, I didn't feel alone in my grief. These fellow survivors became my community, and their openness helped me understand a fundamental truth about healing.
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The reality is that grief can be profoundly isolating—until you find your community.
In April 2020, I launched Mourning Glory Club's first virtual support group. I didn't claim to have all the answers, but I knew one thing with certainty: genuine healing occurs when survivors come together in a safe space to share their authentic experiences without judgment.
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Today, I've attended and co-facilitated well over 300 group meetings—and I'm not stopping. To see the lightbulb turn on, for people to love themselves again, to see their joy return—that gives me purpose. This work works. Jump in on a group and you'll see.
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We've got the best of the best: Dr. Marlon, a suicidologist, mental health professional, and fellow survivor, works alongside me. Andrew Lande, a licensed therapist, brings his expertise too. There is no group in the world like ours—of survivors, by survivors, for survivors. I co-facilitate every session because I believe in showing up, not just leading from a distance.​​
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YOUR EXPERT GUIDE
Meet Dr. Marlon
Dr. Marlon isn't just a suicidologist and mental health professional—he's a fellow survivor who understands this grief from the inside out.
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On December 31, 2013, Dr. Marlon lost his sister, Amber Rose, to suicide. This past summer, his grand niece's baby's father died by suicide. His fiancée also lost her mother to suicide. He knows the layers of this grief intimately—the initial devastation, the long road of healing, and the reality that suicide loss can touch your life again and again.
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His unique combination of clinical expertise and lived experience makes him an extraordinary facilitator. In every group session, Dr. Marlon has an uncanny ability to ask the question that unlocks something profound. He sees what you're not saying. He holds space for the hardest truths. He knows exactly when to lean in and when to let the silence do its work.
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Survivors describe his facilitation as transformative. He creates an environment where breakthrough moments happen naturally, where people feel safe enough to go to the depths of their pain and find their way back up. His presence brings both professional insight and genuine compassion—a rare combination that makes healing possible.
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Dr. Marlon doesn't just lead groups. He creates sacred space where survivors rediscover themselves, their strength, and their capacity for joy again.
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When you're in a session with Dr. Marlon, you're in the hands of someone who truly gets it—and knows how to guide you through.
YOUR COMPASSIONATE GUIDE
Meet Andrew Lande
Andrew Lande has been co-facilitating Mourning Glory Club's groups alongside founder Aleksei since the very beginning in April 2020. He's been there for every evolution, every breakthrough, every tender moment of healing.
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As a licensed therapist, Andrew brings extensive experience with addiction and recovery, complicated grief, complex trauma, mood disorders, and PTSD—working with veteran and civilian populations. But what makes Andrew truly special is the way he shows up: gentle, thoughtful, loving, and deeply understanding.
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His approach creates immediate safety. Survivors feel his genuine care the moment they enter the space. Andrew has a gift for helping people express what they've been holding inside—the emotions too big for words, the guilt they're afraid to voice, the anger they think they shouldn't feel. He listens with his whole heart.
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His own psychotherapeutic journey shaped his deep commitment to this transformative work and his ability to meet survivors exactly where they are.
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Andrew doesn't just facilitate—he holds space with profound tenderness. He's been walking alongside survivors from day one, and his dedication to this community runs deep.
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Learn more at andrewlandemft.com
