In this deeply moving episode of Eternally, Amy, Amy sits down with author Alex Konicke to explore the unthinkable — loving a family member through severe mental illness, surviving devastating loss, and choosing truth over silence. Alex shares the story behind his memoir Evil Among Us, chronicling the events that led to his mother’s death at the hands of his brother during a psychotic break, and the systemic failures that followed. Together, Amy and Alex discuss intuition, boundaries, grief, recovery, and the courage it takes to tell a story that could save lives.

Takeaways

• Why trusting your intuition in crisis situations matters
• The difference between compassion and enabling
• How systemic gaps in mental health care impact families
• The role of storytelling in trauma recovery
• What it means to survive — and still advocate for change

Key Timestamps

• 00:01 – Introducing Alex Konicke and Evil Among Us
• 00:06 – The warning signs and the hospital discharge
• 00:15 – Trusting your gut when something feels wrong
• 00:23 – Writing through trauma and grief
• 00:34 – Advocacy, accountability, and systemic change
• 00:44 – Alex’s mission moving forward

Notable Resources & Guest Links

Evil Among Us by Alex Konicke (Amazon)

Audible & Spotify Audiobook (launching January 19)

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