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

We explore how the word should adds shame to suicide grief and offer simple reframes that invite compassion, especially during the holidays. We share three harmful shoulds, teach a four-step should detox, and close with guided statements to ground the body and heart.

• holiday stress intensifying suicide grief
• why should thoughts punish rather than guide
• three common shoulds that harm survivors
• compassionate reframes that reduce self-blame
• how thoughts shape feelings and behavior
• four-step should detox for daily use
• brief guided affirmations for nervous system calm
• resources for ongoing support and coaching

So if today’s episode resonated, please share it with someone who might need this message.

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 redefine peace after suicide loss as a daily practice that lives alongside grief, not a finish line or proof you are over it. We share trauma-informed tools, clean vs dirty pain, and five practical steps to make room for safety, meaning, and a future you still deserve.

• peace as practice rather than destination
• grief brain lies and unhelpful beliefs
• nervous system regulation for safety
• guilt, shame, and dirty pain re-frames
• allowing grief waves without panic
• creating meaning instead of answers
• rituals, boundaries, and supportive friendships
• rebuilding a future and allowing joy

If this episode spoke to your heart, please share it with another survivor who needs it
You didn’t choose this loss, but you can choose how you heal

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 explore why grief after suicide loss can erase motivation and how to honor that reality without shame. We reframe “doing nothing” as healing, then map tiny actions, five-minute care, and honest limits that support your nervous system and your life.

• what the grieving brain is doing when motivation vanishes
• how the “I don’t want to” loop fuels heaviness and inaction
• allowing feelings to reduce resistance and pressure
• choosing the next smallest step instead of the whole task
• lowering the bar and counting micro wins
• five-minute care containers that restore capacity
• building a bare minimum survival list
• letting grief be the reason, not the excuse
• borrowing strength from your future self
• stillness as active healing, not failure
• spotting when avoidance needs added support
• simple, compassionate closing reminders and resources

Check out my website at www.survived-two-thrive.com. Feel free to send me a message, Amy at survive-two-thrive.com. If you like this podcast, please share with your friends and write a review on iTunes. Also, check out survived-to-thrive.com for more information and to subscribe to get the podcast's latest episode, along with useful tips you can begin to use immediately to feel better, directly sent to your inbox

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 explore how suicide loss reshapes marriages, families, friendships, and the relationship with self, and we share practical tools to repair or release ties with clarity and compassion. We offer boundary scripts, ways to communicate needs, and five steps to rebuild trust without bitterness.

• grief creating a before and after that shifts every relationship
• different grieving styles in partners and how to reconnect
• emotional responsibility to reduce resentment
• family conflict, blame cycles, and boundary setting
• friendship drift and making space for new, supportive people
• clean pain versus dirty pain and kinder self-talk
• five-step framework to repair or release relationships
• scripts for needs, boundaries, and consequences that hold
• self-worth and generating love during healing

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 explore why public tragedy reactivates suicide grief and how to respond with steadiness, compassion, and choice. We share practical tools to set media boundaries, ground the body, reclaim agency, and honor our loved ones with purpose.

• why headlines mirror the original loss
• triggers as signals that guide healing
• naming emotions to create space
• limiting media to protect the nervous system
• simple grounding that restores safety
• channeling pain into acts of meaning
• anchoring to your loved one through ritual and story
• reframing hopeless thoughts into chosen peace
• using the five-second rule to move into action
• practicing micro-moments of hope in daily life

If you like this podcast, please share with your friends and write a review on iTunes
Also, check out survived to thrive.com for more information and to subscribe to get the podcast's latest episode, along with useful tips you can begin to use immediately to feel better, directly sent to your inbox

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

Survivors of suicide loss often experience an inner nudge suggesting it's time to shift and move forward with life, bringing feelings of guilt, fear, and confusion about what this transition should look like.

• Recognizing that grief has no timeline, but eventually leads to the sixth stage where we seek meaning
• Understanding that moving forward doesn't mean we've stopped grieving or forgotten our loved ones
• Questioning painful thoughts like "if I move forward, it means I didn't love them enough"
• Giving ourselves permission to change without needing outside approval
• Starting with small shifts that gradually transform into bigger life changes
• Creating rituals that honor loved ones as we try new things
• Talking back to guilt by remembering that loving them and living fully can coexist
• Finding community and people who inspire us through their own grief journeys
• Recognizing resistance as normal and your brain's way of protecting you
• Carrying your loved one's memory forward in a new way

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

Overwhelm after suicide loss feels uniquely crushing, but there are practical ways to navigate these heavy feelings without trying to do everything at once. We explore why overwhelm feels different after suicide loss and share a step-by-step approach to break free from the paralysis it creates.

• Overwhelm comes from our thoughts about circumstances, not the circumstances themselves
• Four reasons suicide grief creates intense overwhelm: unanswered questions, emotional complexity, energy depletion, and unexpected triggers
• Stop and breathe when overwhelm hits to bring your nervous system back to baseline
• Break all-or-nothing thinking by focusing on just one small doable task
• Clean up your thinking by choosing thoughts that serve your healing
• Give yourself permission to rest without guilt—it's not laziness, it's refueling
• Small steps repeated create movement that eventually leads to healing

If you're feeling especially overwhelmed today and your thoughts are dark, please reach out to someone you trust, or call or text the Suicide Crisis Lifeline at 988 in the US. You're not alone in this.

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