Survived to Thrive Podcast

Amy Miller

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A podcast designed for survivors of suicide loss. This podcast explores the unique grief experiences that accompany a loved ones death due to suicide, shares insights on how your brain processes this kind of loss, and offers worthwhile and valuable tips you can start today to gain a more joyful and fulfilling life even though your loved one died.

JAN 29

Episode 126: Hope Without Platitudes -- When you are NOT OKAY, and that's OKAY!

We explore a gentler definition of hope after suicide loss, naming why platitudes hurt and how small, truthful choices can carry us through. We lean into borrowed hope, rest over pressure, and the fear that healing might mean forgetting. • rejecting forced positivity and neat explanations • why platitudes feel like pressure on grief • redefining hope as survival, rest and small choices • choosing not to decide in temporary pain • borrowing hope from helpers and community • addressing the fear that healing erases love • seeing relief as valid progress and space between waves • practical ways to regulate and pace healing 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

13 min
JAN 22

Episode125: When Fear Takes Over After Suicide Loss- And How To Reclaim Your Life

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 If this podcast episode was helpful for you, please share it with someone who could use it today If you like this podcast, please share with your friends and write a review on iTunes. 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

19 min
JAN 16

Episode 124: The Moment You Realize Life Will Never Be The Same- And How To Live Anyway!

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. If this message helps, share it with someone who needs steady ground. Subscribe for more survivor-centered conversations, leave a review to help others find the show, and tell us: which reframe will you carry into your day? 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

13 min
JAN 7

Episode 123: New Year, New Beginnings and Reclaiming our Lives

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

16 min
12/27/2025

Episode 122: Dropping Should From Your Grief Vocabulary

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

22 min
12/10/2025

Episode 121: Finding Peace After Suicide Loss

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

25 min
12/04/2025

Episode 120: When you don't feel like doing ANYTHING!

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

22 min
11/06/2025

Episode 119: When Other Relationships Struggle After Losing A Loved One.

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

23 min

A podcast designed for survivors of suicide loss. This podcast explores the unique grief experiences that accompany a loved ones death due to suicide, shares insights on how your brain processes this kind of loss, and offers worthwhile and valuable tips you can start today to gain a more joyful and fulfilling life even though your loved one died.

Creator

Amy Miller
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

126
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© 2026 Survived to Thrive Podcast
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Survived to Thrive Podcast