We explore how fear shows up after suicide loss and why it feels so convincing, then share practical ways to carry fear without letting it decide your life. Amy offers gentle, concrete tools to ground the body, rebuild self-trust, and redefine safety.

• fear as a normal response to traumatic loss
• hypervigilance and the brain’s protection loop
• common fears: more loss, uncertain future, joy guilt, emotions, never normal
• separate fear from truth and choose values
• allow fear without obeying it
• present-moment grounding to calm the body
• redefine safety as self-trust in hard times
• rebuild trust with yourself, not the future
• permission to plan, hope and live alongside fear

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The ground doesn’t always give way the day you get the news. Sometimes it happens weeks or years later, when the shock dissolves and the truth lands: life will never be the same. In this conversation, we name that moment with care and give you language, tools, and permission to live anyway—without moving on, forgetting, or pretending you’re fine.

We talk about why suicide loss hits the nervous system so hard and how it fractures more than the heart—it shakes predictability, meaning, and the quiet belief that love always protects. From there, we unravel three gentle truths that help survivors carry both love and loss: meaning can grow because of the bond you still hold, joy is not a betrayal but a sign of safety returning, and you don’t have to design the rest of your life today. We slow everything down to the next breath, the next hour, the current season, so you can rebuild at a human pace.

You’ll also hear simple reframes that restore agency. Instead of “How do I get my old life back?” we ask “Who am I becoming now?” Instead of “Why did this happen?” we explore “What do I need to feel supported today?” And instead of “Life will never be the same,” we try “Life will be different, and I can still shape it.” These shifts aren’t slogans; they are nervous system care, grief-informed practices, and pathways to meaning that keep your person’s memory alive in what you choose next.

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As always, thanks for listening!

We are a community dedicated to empower survivors of suicide loss along their grief journey. We invite you to check out our website to sign up for our weekly newsletter, along with other free materials."

Website: https://www.survived-to-thrive.com/

Email: amy@survived-to-thrive.com

We open the new year with a clear message: survival proves strength, and reclaiming life after suicide loss does not mean forgetting or betraying love. We share tools to release guilt, set humane intentions, and begin again with small, sustainable steps.

• naming survival as strength, not perfection
• reclaiming peace, voice, choices, and joy
• permission to want more without guilt
• micro steps toward living: calm, laughter, connection
• turning pain into compassion, boundaries, and clarity
• intentions for 2026 that anchor identity and healing

Join my free online event, as mentioned in this episode, “Letting Go of Guilt in the New Year” on January 14 at 10 a.m. MST. Click this link to register and save your spot. If you can't attend live, it's totally okay! A replay will be emailed out the next day!

https://www.survived-to-thrive.com/how-to-feel-better-course

As always, thanks for listening!

We are a community dedicated to empower survivors of suicide loss along their grief journey. We invite you to check out our website to sign up for our weekly newsletter, along with other free materials."

Website: https://www.survived-to-thrive.com/

Email: amy@survived-to-thrive.com