Trigger warning: this episode discusses grief, bereavement, and suicide.

We reflect on being four months in since losing Mike and how our approach to life has shifted from surviving to deciding.

This conversation explores the organic evolution of our journey and why a consistent check-in is vital for moving forward. In this episode we talk about:

- Moving from Reactive to Active: Shifting from a state of just trying to survive to actively deciding how we want to live our lives

- The "Check-in System": How having an accountability partner or "buddy" helps in sharing the load and resetting stress levels

- Building New Habits: The compound effect of daily discipline, from training to quitting habits, and how it impacts recovery-Empathy and Evolution:

- Developing a "spider-sense" for others who are struggling and learning to be stoic with soft edges

- Naming the Bully: The power of calling out negative thoughts and naming your grief to take away its power.

If you’re navigating grief, stress, emotional suppression, or life after loss, this conversation is for you.

If you’re struggling, please reach out:

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Sometimes talking about grief helps.
Sometimes it just keeps you circling it.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses grief, bereavement, and suicide.

This episode explores the difference between processing grief and staying in it. Between naming what you feel and identifying with it. Between integrating loss and letting it define you.

We talk about emotional suppression in men. Bottled-up stress. Why awareness can take away power instead of feeding it. And how grief can shift from something that traps you to something that sharpens you.

Steve shares how reading and counselling changed his relationship with loss. We reflect on grief becoming praise, love honouring what it misses and what it means to adapt instead of becoming consumed.

If you’ve ever wondered whether talking about your grief is helping or keeping you stuck, this conversation is for you.

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US 988

Four months after losing Mike, we started noticing something uncomfortable.

We talk about grief every week.
But is talking the same as processing?

In this episode, we sit with that question. The point where the shock has faded, but you’re still learning how to live in a world that feels different.

We explore the difference between a bad day and a grief wave.
When reflection quietly becomes a loop.
Why small daily habits can feel like survival.
And what it actually means to live with loss instead of trying to get over it.

Trigger warning: This episode contains honest discussions regarding grief, bereavement, and mental health.

This isn’t a clinical conversation.
It’s two men trying to work out what’s helping and what might be keeping us stuck.

If this episode resonates, you’re not alone.

If you’re struggling:
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