This season of Other People’s Shoes asks a powerful question:

🚪 “Who’s knocking at your life’s door?”

Sometimes it’s opportunity. Sometimes it’s pain. Sometimes it’s a moment we never asked for but can’t avoid.

The people and experiences that knock on our door often change the course of our lives. This season explores those moments the ones that challenge us, shape us, and ultimately invite us to step into deeper empathy for others.

Because sometimes the knock we hear… is the beginning of a completely new chapter.

This week I’m joined by Tiffaney Childers author, speaker, and suicide loss survivor whose story carries both unimaginable grief and remarkable hope.

Tiffaney is the forthcoming author of The Rise Back: Reclaiming Life after Suicide Loss, Pain and Silence, a memoir and guide for anyone navigating devastating loss. After losing both of her parents to suicide, enduring chronic pain from a failed surgery, and walking through years of silence and emotional survival, Tiffaney reached a moment where she stopped running from the pain and stepped straight into it.

Instead of allowing grief to define her future, she began the slow, gritty climb toward healing and purpose.

Today she serves as a LOSS Team advocate, walking alongside people in the earliest moments after suicide loss and reminding them that even in the rubble of heartbreak, something new can rise.

Her message is simple but powerful:

You don’t bounce back from devastation like this.
You rise from what’s left and rebuild piece by piece.

• Why suicide loss survivors are seven times more likely to struggle with suicidal thoughts themselves
• The silence that often surrounds suicide and why that silence can be dangerous
• What it actually means to sit with someone in raw grief
• Tiffaney’s personal story of loss, chronic pain, and emotional survival
• The moment she stopped numbing the pain and began facing it directly
• Why healing often looks less like “moving on” and more like rebuilding your life
• The powerful belief that carried her forward: Everything in life is figure-out-able

Tiffaney shares a practical guide for navigating grief, healing, and growth.

R — Reach Out
Connection matters. Healing rarely happens alone.

I — Ink It Out
Write down your thoughts and feelings. Journaling creates space for clarity.

S — Sit With It
Pain, grief, heartache. Avoiding it only delays healing.

E — Embrace Who You’re Becoming
Growth often happens in the middle of the hardest seasons.

U — Unlearn the Lies
You’re not broken. You’re brave.

P — Protect Your Peace
Guard your mental and emotional space so healing can happen.

Website
https://risesavage.com/

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tiffaneychilders

Book
The Rise Back: Reclaiming Life after Suicide Loss, Pain and Silence

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