Survived to Thrive Podcast

In this Episode we discuss feeling lonely. All of us experience loneliness at times but when we are dealing with grief, loneliness can feel more intense. Even more so as a survivor of suicide loss.  Many of us are confused with what the word lonely really means and sometime our very use of the word can create self defeating dialogue within ourselves. There is a big difference between using it as a...

 In this episode we have a candid conversation with Susan Snow. In our discussion, we explore grief trauma from the eyes of someone who experienced a murder . We discuss the similarities this type of complicated grief has with suicide loss and how trauma, if left untreated can become problematic in our lives.   A little bit about Susan. Susan Snow is a Realtor, Coach, Speaker, and Author. Susan is...

End of year causes reflection on our year and the new year creates excitement for the year to come. This episode explores how to reflect on our year, especially if it was a difficult challenging one and how to look forward to the future with optimism despite our challenges. As always, thanks for listening! We are a community dedicated to empower survivors of suicide loss along their grief journey....

Are you at a crossroads where a decision you have to make has to be made? Maybe you feel like you need to make a big decision, but you just don't want to, I get it. In this episode we explore big decisions and how to make them, even in grief. 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...

Do you feel like there are toxic people in your life? Maybe they are selfish, challenging to be around, or just plain difficult. In this episode we explore who these people are and how to better deal with them.   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 wee...

Do the holidays overwhelm you more now that your loved one has passed? In this episode we discuss how survivors of suicide loss can navigate the holidays and actually enjoy them despite grief. 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, alon...

In this episode we talk about drama. Have you noticed how we pay so much attention to drama? We all love stories with plots, victims and villains, twists and turns, with a dramatic and compelling ending. Why? Because we love drama! In this episode we explore why we love it so much, and what we can do to de-dramatize our stories when they become too much. As always, thanks for listening! We are a c...

When you lose your loved one due to suicide, it can be so challenging to not get stagnant in grief.  Most of don't even know where to begin because grief can be so overwhelming. In this episode we explore how to climb out of the trenches of grief and the 4 components we need to be able to do this.  As always, thanks for listening! We are a community dedicated to empower survivors of suicide l...

In this episode we explore old wounds. It's important to recognize them in ourselves and in others. It's also important that we remember that they have an impact in grief so we can be more compassionate with ourselves and others.  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 we...

So many times in grief we are clueless as to what we need. Especially when it comes to the people we need. In this episode we discuss what people we need to be careful of, and the 5 people we need in life to feel more fulfilled and have overall success with.  As always, thanks for listening! We are a community dedicated to empower survivors of suicide loss along their grief journey. We invite you...

When you are faced with grief, especially with suicide loss grief, you don't even know what you need. You feel like you are floundering around just trying to survive and you don't know what the first thing you need to get through it. In this episode we discuss 5 essential things you need in grief and why you need them.  As always, thanks for listening! We are a community dedicated to emp...

This episode explores how we can cope when we find out secrets. So many of us, as  survivors of suicide loss find out things after our loved ones passing. It can be painful when we find them out and can add another layer to our grief process, or even create a roadblock in our grief. In this episode we discuss ways we can deal with finding secrets out. As always, thanks for listening! We are a comm...

In this episode we learn how expectations create our greatest source of pain and how expectations can be our greatest vehicle towards peace. You don't want to miss the most freeing piece of advice I've ever learned.  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...

In this podcast we explore post traumatic growth and the 5 domains of where this growth occurs along with some real life examples. While post traumatic growth isn't essential to have, working on post traumatic growth can make such a positive impact on your life and it's work that I utilize can help foster change in survivors of suicide loss. As always, thanks for listening! We are a comm...

September is suicide prevention month so in this episode we discuss suicide prevention and what it means to survivors of suicide loss. We also discuss ways we can spread awareness and honor our loved ones during this month.   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 u...

In this episode we discuss the waves of grief we feel as survivors of suicide loss. We talk about the waves in the beginning of grief and about how the waves change over time. Most importantly we discuss the best ways to ride them when they come. 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...

The Survived to Thrive podcast welcomes a special guest Lisha Song, LMHC.   Her Bio Reads: "Lisha Song is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington state and has over 20 years of experience working with trauma and Complex PTSD. She graduated from Washington State University with a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the School of Education.  For 20 years, Lisha has been...

This episode discusses acceptance! A stage in grief that we hope we can get to through our grief process. In this episode we discuss what acceptance really is and how to recognize it. We also discuss the obstacles that prevent us from getting to the stage of acceptance. To sign up for a free  consultation click here. As always, thanks for listening! We are a community dedicated to empower survivor...

Are you tired of hearing  the words "New Normal"? I admit I use to cringe when I would hear someone say this phrase.  In this episode we discuss this phrase and what we make it mean for ourselves after experiencing a traumatic loss like suicide loss.  We also discuss how we can use this phrase AGAINST ourselves and how we can use it FOR ourselves. As always, thanks for listening! We are...

As survivors of suicide loss we probably have had our fair share of crying. But why do we do it? In this podcast episode we explore the reasons we as human beings tend to open the floodgates of tears, the 4 different categories of types of criers that are out there, and why we should give ourselves more room in our lives to have a good cry. Also as mentioned in this episode, here is the link to si...

Have you noticed how much negativity is out there?  It's everywhere in the news, social media, in conversation, and in our political climate. There seems to be an excessive amount. In this episode we discuss why our brain tend to lean more negative and what we can do about it.  As always, thanks for listening! We are a community dedicated to empower survivors of suicide loss along their grief...

I this episode we discuss grief judgement. For suicide loss survivors, this commonly show up in these three areas. 1. Judging our own personal grief process. 2. Judging grief of other family members who are also grieving your loved one. 3. Judging other peoples grief circumstances compared to our own. We speak to how this looks for survivors, what scenarios are common among survivors, and we discu...

Do you feel stuck? Have you ever felt stuck? Chances are probably yes. In this episode we discuss what feeling stuck really is, how it shows up in our lives and a few steps you can take to overcome it. 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 newslet...

In this episode I give you a sneak peek into one of my free classes where I teach the three simple steps on "How to Feel Better." If you have ever been curious about about my work, this gives you insight into what I teach and how I help survivors of suicide loss learn techniques to feel more joy, more peace, more energy, and more excitement about their futures despite losing a loved one...

In today's episode, I had the pleasure to have a thought provoking conversation with an Amazon Best Selling Author Alexandra Wyman.  Her Biography Reads: "Alexandra Wyman is an advocate and public speaker for resources in the aftermath of suicide. After she lost her husband to suicide in August of 2020, Alexandra found a need to change the language around suicide, and decided to write ab...