Living After Suicide: PTSD Recovery, Neurodiversity, and Nervous System Safety with Katie Bingham

What happens after suicide — for the people left behind?At nineteen, Katie Bingham lost her ex-boyfriend to suicide. In this deeply honest conversation, Katie shares what it truly means to live on after sudden loss — navigating PTSD, numbness, grief, and the long journey back to safety in her body.Together, we explore how trauma lives in the nervous system, why shutdown and hypervigilance are natural protective responses, and how understanding neurodiversity can change the trajectory from shame to healing. Katie reflects on receiving her ADHD and autism diagnosis later in life, and how that understanding helped her make sense of patterns that began after trauma.This episode is not about the act of suicide. It is about recovery, choice, embodiment, and creating safe spaces — especially for neurodivergent children — so fewer people carry invisible wounds into adulthood.A gentle and grounding conversation for anyone living after loss, supporting someone with PTSD, or seeking trauma-informed understanding of the nervous system.Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and mental health. Please take care as you listen and reach out for support if needed.