240. Losing a Son, Complicated Grief, and Learning to Live Again with Teresa Davis

Drop me a message or voice note!There's a specific kind of grief that comes from losing a child. It's out of order, it defies everything we think we understand about life, and it changes you in ways that are almost impossible to put into words. In this episode, I sit down with Teresa Davis—grief mentor, author, registered nurse, and host of The Grief Mentor Podcast—to talk about the loss of her son Andrew, a corporate pilot who died in a plane crash in 2018 at just 32 years old.Teresa doesn't hold back. We talk about the complicated feelings that come with losing someone doing what they loved, what it actually looks like to wrestle with your faith after devastating loss, and why grieving as a family is so much messier—and so much more possible—than we're led to believe.We dig into:✨ Andrew's story: who he was, his path to becoming a corporate pilot, and the accident that took his life✨ Why grief should never be compared, and what it means to hold space for the very specific relationship you lost✨ The complex feelings of losing someone doing what they loved most, and how Teresa made peace with it✨ A year spent wrestling with God, how her faith cracked wide open, and how she found her way back✨ Understanding grieving styles✨ The boundary work that changed everything for her✨ How counseling and EMDR helped her heal from the PTSD of losing Andrew so publicly✨ Navigating grief as a family: marriage, surviving children, and the unspoken expectations that quietly create distance✨ How her pain became purpose through The Grief Mentor Podcast and her signature program, The Grief RoadmapIf you've ever felt like grief made you a stranger to yourself, or to the people you love most, this conversation is going to feel like an exhale.Connect with Teresa Davis:🔗 https://thegriefmentor.com/🔗 https://www.instagram.com/griefmentor/Learn more about Letters of Light 💌✨ https://lossesbecomegains.com/lettersSupport the showLetters of Light 💌✨ https://lossesbecomegains.com/lettersSupport the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/Connect with me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-taraShop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomegains.com/journalBy accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Tara Accardo, or used by Tara Accardo with permission. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this Podcast may save and use information contained in the Podcast only for personal or other non-commercial, educational purpo...