Grief, Trauma, Forgiveness, and the Courage to Keep Showing Up

What happens when your greatest professional calling collides with your greatest personal tragedy?  In this deeply moving episode of the Voice of Growth Podcast, Manny Teran sits down with licensed professional counselor Amy Morris-Ehlo to discuss trauma, grief, addiction, mental health, resilience, and the extraordinary power of forgiveness.  Amy shares the heartbreaking story of receiving the phone call every parent fears—just three days after her son proudly called to say he had finally gotten sober. She explains how that unimaginable loss reshaped her purpose, strengthened her commitment to helping others, and ultimately led her to forgive the young man responsible for her son's death.  The conversation explores Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-informed care, executive mental health, addiction, boundaries, compassion, and why healing is not about forgetting—it's about choosing how you move forward.