
Episode #40
Could the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to You Be the Beginning of Who You Were Always Meant to Be?
At 1:30 in the morning, four police officers knocked on her door. Before they spoke, she knew. Her husband had taken his life — no warning, nothing she could have predicted. And in the middle of the chaos that followed, Tricia Baxley felt, for the first time, completely herself. She heard a voice say: you are never going back to the way things were. She knew it was true. IN THIS EPISODE: A dysfunctional childhood in Connecticut — and the drive toward finance that came from needing to take care of herself February 21, 2016: the knock on the door and the decision made in the first hours — no secrets, no shame Six weeks later: a second family at the same middle school loses a father the same way — Tricia says yes The sixth stage of grief: transformation — and how she recognized she was already in it The Stories We Tell Ourselves : childhood programming, unconscious choices, and the insecurity under 25 years of high achievement Spirituality after loss: "we are always whole — there are just blocks in front of that wholeness" Raising two sons through suicide loss with radical transparency — and one firm promise: this will never be your excuse How to find Tricia: apathforhealing.com EPISODE SUMMARY: Tricia spent 25 years performing, achieving, and managing — and never knowing the deep insecurity underneath it all. Her husband's death stripped every defense away and showed her who she actually was. What followed is a decade of deliberate reconstruction: grief support volunteering, life coaching practice, two books, and two sons raised with radical honesty who are now thriving. Ten years on, she barely recognizes the person she used to be — and means it as the highest possible compliment. ABOUT TRICIA: Certified MBTI Practitioner, Certified Life Coach, grief facilitator, and author of The Stories We Tell Ourselves . Based in Columbus, Ohio. If you need support: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.baxley.7 | apath4healing@gmail.com COMMUNITY: https://www.wecandoitwomen.com/

