What Happens After the Worst Thing Happens

Seven Years Later: The Truth About Grief That No One Wants to Talk About

How do you carry loss when time keeps moving but your heart hasn’t caught up? In this deeply vulnerable and emotionally honest solo episode, Erin shares her lived experience of grief seven years after losing her daughter at 16 weeks pregnant, an experience that nearly cost her life as well. Erin speaks candidly about what grief actually looks like years later, the unrealistic timelines society places on healing, the shame and self-blame that often accompany loss, and the quiet ways grief reshapes identity, joy, relationships, and safety in the world. This episode is not about fixing grief or wrapping pain in platitudes, but about telling the truth: that grief changes you, that it doesn’t resolve on a schedule, and that facing it, however inconvenient or uncomfortable, is the only way forward. Tune in to hear: * Why grief does not follow a timeline and why “you should be over it by now” is one of the most harmful myths * What anniversaries of loss actually feel like, even many years later * How grief impacts decision-making, appetite, energy, relationships, and joy in ways people rarely talk about * Why practical support (meals, money, help with daily needs) can be more meaningful than words * How shame and self-blame quietly take root after loss and why they make healing harder * The unique grief experienced after pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and stillbirth * Why other children, partners, or future pregnancies never “replace” the one that was lost * What it means to stop running from grief and allow yourself to be inconvenient while you heal * How PTSD and grief can intertwine after medical trauma * A reminder for anyone grieving right now that you are not broken, you are not behind, and you are not alone Content Note: This episode contains discussion of pregnancy loss, miscarriage, medical trauma, grief, and death. Please listen with care. Connect with Erin: -Website: https://ithinkyoushouldbebrave.com/ -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KIIyTqTaK2bNtKRDaTmjn?si=e0a57752e36c48b5 -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin.mills/ -Contact: erin@bebravecommunity.com

Choosing Yourself: Healing, Purpose, and Inner Trust with Elizabeth Faye

What might change in your life if you stopped fearing your emotions and finally allowed yourself to feel them? In this episode, Erin welcomes thought leader, author, and wellness educator Elizabeth Faye, whose work spans somatics, breathwork, trauma-informed healing, and purpose-driven leadership. Elizabeth shares her evolution from hairstylist and educator to global wellness leader serving tens of thousands across nine countries. Together, Erin and Elizabeth explore the deeper layers of identity, the courage required to shift your life, and the emotional and spiritual transformation that happens when you stop living in survival mode and return to your body. Tune in to hear: * The journey from external beauty to inner healing and purpose * Why most people are dissociated from their bodies and how to reconnect * How breathwork creates emotional release and helps heal autoimmune symptoms * The difference between “talking about healing” and actually healing through the body * How to navigate dark nights of the soul and trust you’ll make it through * What emotional intelligence really looks like in real life * How to heal inside your relationship without forcing your partner to change * Why choosing yourself makes your success inevitable * How somatic healing transforms your joy, intimacy, and connection * Practical shifts to help you feel your emotions instead of fearing them Connect with Elizabeth: * Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyelizabethfaye * Explore her work, breathwork certification, and wellness tools: https://heyelizabethfaye.com/ [https://heyelizabethfaye.com/]  * Watch Elizabeth’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRK2qA_mqfA Connect with Erin: -Website: https://ithinkyoushouldbebrave.com/ -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KIIyTqTaK2bNtKRDaTmjn?si=e0a57752e36c48b5 -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin.mills/ -Contact: erin@bebravecommunity.com

What Happens After the Worst Thing Happens

What if the bravest thing you ever do is finally stop surviving? In today’s episode, Erin shares the story of losing her daughter, nearly losing herself, and now losing the business she built from that same grief. This conversation moves through shadow work, identity, failure, codependency, healing, and the long-overdue reclamation of worthiness that does not depend on anyone else’s validation. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve been running, surviving, and holding everything together for everyone but yourself... this episode will speak straight to your soul. Tune in to hear: * Why true healing is not about “getting better” but about telling the truth * The fear behind saying no and why so many trauma survivors struggle with it * What happens when your identity is wrapped in being needed, strong, or good * How codependency sneaks into leadership, motherhood, and survival * The spiritual, emotional, and personal cost of skipping your own healing * Why failure can be a doorway to a new kind of freedom * The moment Erin finally began choosing herself Connect with Erin: -Website: https://ithinkyoushouldbebrave.com/ -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KIIyTqTaK2bNtKRDaTmjn?si=e0a57752e36c48b5 -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin.mills/ -Contact: erin@bebravecommunity.com

She Escaped to Survive, and So Can You (Part 2)

What does it take to reclaim your voice, your power, and your life after years of believing you had none? In Part 2 of this conversation with Jasmine Chambers, she opens up about the inner work, courage, and healing required to break free from a high-control upbringing and rebuild an entirely new life. She shares what she’d tell her younger self, how she defines true power versus force, and what it has taken to parent differently while healing generational wounds in real time. Jasmine also reflects on the transformation from surviving to expanding and learning to trust herself, honor her voice, and build a life filled with stability, purpose, and agency. Tune in to hear: * How Jasmine learned to honor her voice after being taught to silence it * The difference between force and true inner power * What she’d tell the homeschooled little girl she once was * How she parents differently while healing generational wounds * Why repair matters more than perfection in motherhood * The moment she realized she had the power to choose a new life * Advice for anyone trying to leave a high-control or unsafe environment * How to ask for help when you’ve been conditioned not to * What it’s taken to build stability, safety, and abundance from the ground up * Her new book Dreams That Matter and why your dreams deserve to matter, too Connect with Jasmine: ⁠https://www.jasminechambers.org/blog⁠ [https://www.jasminechambers.org/blog] ⁠https://jasminechambers.myflodesk.com/cwsoruet13⁠ [https://jasminechambers.myflodesk.com/cwsoruet13] ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jas.a.chambers⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jas.a.chambers] ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminechambers/⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminechambers/] ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasmineameliachambers/⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/jasmineameliachambers/] Connect with Erin: -Website: https://ithinkyoushouldbebrave.com/ -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KIIyTqTaK2bNtKRDaTmjn?si=e0a57752e36c48b5 -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin.mills/ -Contact: erin@bebravecommunity.com

She Escaped to Survive, and So Can You (Part 1)

What if everything you believed about who you are was decided for you before you ever had a chance to speak? In Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation, Jasmine Chambers shares the story she wasn’t allowed to tell for most of her life. Raised inside an authoritarian, high-control religious organization, Jasmine grew up in an environment where obedience, silence, and submission defined every part of her existence. When she and her husband made the decision to leave with four young children, no money, and no support, they walked into the unknown with nothing but a fragile belief that life could be different. This episode explores what happens after you make a brave choice: the identity unraveling, the grief, and the slow, often painful process of discovering your own voice for the first time. Her honesty is a reminder that courage rarely feels triumphant in the moment. It feels shaky, lonely, and full of questions, but it’s also the beginning of reclaiming your life. Stay tuned for Part 2, where Jasmine continues her journey of healing, rebuilding, and choosing a life that finally feels like her own. Tune in to hear: * Jasmine’s experience growing up inside a high-control religious organization where obedience and silence were expected * What led her and her husband to make the terrifying choice to leave with four young children and no resources * How their first days of freedom began homeless in a hunting barn, sleeping on concrete floors * The identity unraveling that followed, from questioning her worth to learning how to make decisions for herself * What it felt like to use her voice for the first time after a lifetime of being told not to * How she began discovering who she was outside of control, expectation, and fear * The early steps that helped her heal, rebuild confidence, and trust her own inner knowing * Why bravery often looks quiet, shaky, and imperfect and how it still transforms everything Connect with Jasmine: https://www.jasminechambers.org/blog [https://www.jasminechambers.org/blog] https://jasminechambers.myflodesk.com/cwsoruet13 [https://jasminechambers.myflodesk.com/cwsoruet13] https://www.instagram.com/jas.a.chambers [https://www.instagram.com/jas.a.chambers] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminechambers/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminechambers/] https://www.facebook.com/jasmineameliachambers/ [https://www.facebook.com/jasmineameliachambers/] Connect with Erin: -Website: https://ithinkyoushouldbebrave.com/ -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KIIyTqTaK2bNtKRDaTmjn?si=e0a57752e36c48b5 -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin.mills/ -Contact: erin@bebravecommunity.com