Do you feel like you would like to quit drinking alcohol, but feel overwhelmed or don't know where to start? With alcohol being woven into the fabric of society and often a part of social functions and daily living the thought of going alcohol-free can seem almost impossible.

Join us as we discuss all things alcohol with Bardia, The Stop Drinking Coach. Learn about his personal journey with alcohol and how it's led to a coaching program that has successfully helped hundreds of people live an alcohol-free life.

Check out Bardia's social media: @thestopdrinkingcoach (all platforms have the same handle)

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Join us as we take a deep dive into Logan Cooper's world. Logan is a trauma therapist who is rising on TikTok with her humorous take on life, parenting, and trauma.

Logan's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crookedcounselorcooper

Video Referenced in Podcast Episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@convos_with_suzy/video/7169026103648996654?_r=1&_t=8hLCy0IWpgJ

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We had a cause of death, but it was incorrect and caused huge problems when dealing with insurance. Join us as we share the process of getting an attorney and an independent medical examiner to help us fight the insurance companies all while still reeling from the aftermath of Erick's death and the fact that the autopsy did not support the original manner and cause of death listed on his death certificate.

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We finally had the official autopsy report and the death certificate. We finally had answers, but what do you do when it's very clear that the official ruling on the cause of death is inaccurate based on the autopsy itself AND that ruling affects your finances and ability to move forward? Join us as we read through Erick's final autopsy report, what he died from at the age of 38, the police investigation, and share our feelings just prior to the release of his death certificate and after when we realized the medical examiner clearly allowed personal bias to interfere with the facts of the autopsy, which lead to an official cause of death that changed everything moving forward.

Trigger Warning: Topics covered include drug use, alcohol abuse, and suicide.

If you are struggling with mental health, you can find resources at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): https://www.nami.org

If you would like more information on alcohol and alcohol abuse, check out the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov

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Erick relapsed three weeks prior to his sudden death. This episode is emotional for both of us as Isack shares deeply personal regrets about the things that he said to Erick during this time. Suzy talks about how easy it is to play the "What if?" game around things that could have been done that may have changed the outcome and we both share our feelings of guilt in the things that were left unresolved due to his sudden death in the midst of this crisis.

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The journey continues. In this episode, we address questions we've been getting about how we deal with talking about what happened so openly, publicly, and vulnerably. How we cope with the memories brought back to the surface while sharing this huge loss and tragedy that has entirely shifted and forever changed our lives. We share the healthy coping mechanisms we individually have implemented during the production of this podcast and the coping mechanisms we incorporate into our daily lives that help us deal with the intense grief and loss we've experienced. Then we pick right back up in the journey to the days and months after Erick returned home from detox and what happened after that. How even Erick himself started to focus on addressing the core issues he had been avoiding and started to embrace coping strategies like boundaries, accountability, therapy, and even mental health medications in the short amount of time leading up to his sudden and accidental death. Mental Health Resources discussed in this episode: EMDR Therapy https://www.emdria.org/Find a Psychiatrist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatristsFind a Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

In this episode, we discuss our personal experiences and feelings on how helping Erick get into detox affected us individually and as a family. Alcohol detox is only the FIRST step in addressing this disease and there was a long road in front of us, or so we thought. All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

The day we finally find out what really has been going on with Erick for several months prior. This episode comes with some heavy topics. We explore the slippery slope of alcohol addiction and how the ease of access and social acceptability contribute to the challenges people face around alcohol. We also discuss why alcohol is commonly used as a social lubricant and how that can play into the larger problem for those struggling with anxiety. In this episode, we reference a recent podcast episode by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson so here are the links: YouTube Clip Referenced: https://youtu.be/Szj4Zer3UCA Full Episode (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AhbLmkUebu1s0xQS9QEe2?si=e1ba9524bb6741fe If you are struggling with mental health, you can find resources at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): https://www.nami.org If you would like more information on alcohol and alcohol abuse, check out the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

How do you deal with seeing someone spiral? To watch someone you love start to go into a deep depression and deal with things like severe anxiety and insomnia is such helpless feeling. To know someone you love is in SO much emotional pain and you don't know what to do to make it better for them. It is one of THE hardest things to go through. Join us as we discuss those things in continuing to share the journey of losing the person we loved the most. If you are experiencing a crisis, please Text HOME to 741741 or visit https://www.crisistextline.org/ to speak with a live, trained crisis counselor. If you are struggling with mental health, you can find resources at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): https://www.nami.org All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Everything Erick. All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻 https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

You never imagine yourself in this position. Join us as we share what it really feels like to go to the funeral of someone who was an integral part of your day to day life. We delve deeper into the raw feelings, the things that happen or are said that just land wrong during such a vulnerable state, and even some of the drama. Ultimately, this episode includes a lot of self-reflection, normalizing the not so "normal" emotions, and trying to help others to gain a different perspective from a place of being in the center of it all. All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻 https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

After the horrifying day he died, life continues. Talking to the medical examiner, finally viewing Erick's body after his autopsy, and starting to get some answers that only raised more questions. All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻 https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

He died. We had no answers. Join us as we take you through every minute of that first day. From the moment we woke up, how we found out, to everything that happened in day one. The shock, the mystery, the numbness, the feelings, and all the questions, not only ours, but everyone's. We are just starting to tell Erick's story. Here's the beginning of the end of a life gone way too soon. In honor of Erick, the person we loved most in the world. Gone, but NEVER forgotten. March 8th, 2018 changed our lives forever. All our Socials, Merch, & ways to support the podcast 👇🏻 https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast

Join Suzy and Isack, a mother/son duo, as they share their story of the traumatic loss of Erick, their amazing husband/father. It's been five years and they're here to get deep. They're going to tell you how it's REALLY going by taking you along with them as the mystery unfolded and share the trauma, grief, loss, heartbreak, anxiety, and craziness that followed. They will be covering it all, unfiltered and raw. Their goal is to THRIVE, not just survive and want to inspire you to do the same. Our socials, merch, & ways to support the podcast: https://linktr.ee/itsgoingpodcast