In 2010, Suzanne Falter left her 25 year marriage, moved from upstate New York to San Francisco, and experienced major life changes. The most traumatic was the sudden death of her 22-year old daughter, Teal, in 2012. Suzanne then went on a journey to heal and to become a healer with Teal's help from Spirit. This conversation will inspire you on your own healing journey. We talked about:
- How burnout affected the grieving process after the end of her 25 year marriage
- The impact on her when her new relationship and her business both ended
- How her daughter, Teal, came to live in San Francisco
- The sudden collapse of her daughter in August 2012, and her death a week later
- The experience and knowing Suzanne had the first night Teal was in the hospital
- How connecting with Teal’s energy after her death impacted Suzanne’s life
- How Suzanne has followed her intuition throughout her life - and how it’s changed through the years
- The fascinating spiritual work Suzanne did early in her life
- How Suzanne had to “relearn” how to take care of herself
- The surprising thing she stopped doing, even though she fought it
- How Suzanne was able to stop working for two years (this is a great lesson in trusting the Universe!)
- The lessons she learned during the first two years of her grief journey
- The choice we have to become bitter or better after trauma or loss
- How Suzanne’s writing has evolved over the years
- The part of the book that wasn’t clear to Suzanne for many years
- What caused her Facebook group to blow up in 2020 - and Teal’s imprint on it
- Who hired Suzanne to write her upcoming book about her father, the famous American illustrator, John Falter
- Something fun and unique about Teal that isn’t in the Free Spirited book, and what she studied related to it
- The connection Teal had with Suzanne’s father in Spirit before she died - and what they both loved
- The form of “payment” Suzanne’s father received from one account he had
- The journey to Teal’s organ donation
- Suzanne’s connection with Amera, one of the recipients of some of Teal’s organs
- What Suzanne and Amera's mother, Debbie, have done together since meeting
- The experience Debbie had upon entering Amera’s hospital room after Amera received Teal’s heart (this gave me chills!)
- The gift of Suzanne found in being alone for a period of time during her grief before finding the love of her life
- Suzanne’s inspiration to anyone on a healing journey
- Finding the gold in your grief
- Where you can find joy in grief
Be sure to pick up a copy of Suzanne’s latest book, Free Spirited (and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook!). In it, she goes more in depth on what she shared in this episode. You can learn more about Suzanne on her website.
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