EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 37 MIN
How My Mother's Suicide Changed My Life Forever with Alice Hanna ep 94
from SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell · host Toni Powell
This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes Grief doesn’t always arrive as tears. Sometimes it shows up as “do mode”, shock, and a nervous system that never quite believes life is safe again. Alice Hanna shares the extraordinary story of her adventurous mother, her mother’s chronic pain and mental health decline, and the suicide that changed Alice’s brain, relationships and sense of security. Together, Alice and Toni explore anxiety, PTSD, catastrophic thinking, guilt, young caring, and the slow work of letting people back in. This is a tender, practical episode for anyone living with anxiety, loving someone through mental illness, or carrying complicated grief.TopicsSuicide loss and complicated griefYoung carers and caregiver burnoutChronic pain, disability and mental healthShock, “do mode” and nervous system traumaAnxiety, PTSD and catastrophic thinkingGuilt, shame and letting people in againGrounding, breath, gratitude and daily toolsBeyond Blue advocacy and reaching outEpisode Specific LinksBeyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/Shitbox Rally: https://www.shitboxrally.com.au/Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/how-my-mothers-s…lice-hanna-ep-94/ Related Episodes# 72 Losing Layla with Vanessa Gorman# 73 Good Grief with Vanessa Gorman# 90 Surviving Suicide - A Boatload of Miracles with Donna Thistlewaite Heads Up Includes detailed discussion of suicide, suicide attempts, trauma symptoms and grief.Support the show Links To Love (newsletter +++): https://shithappy.com/resources/
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This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes Grief doesn’t always arrive as tears. Sometimes it shows up as “do mode”, shock, and a nervous system that never quite believes life is safe again. Alice Hanna shares the extraordinary story of her adventurous mother, her mother’s chronic pain and mental health decline, and the suicide that changed Alice’s brain, relationships and sense of security. Together, Alice and Toni explore anxiety, PTS...
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