The P-I-G: Episode 28
The Rise Back: Tiffaney Childers on Suicide, Silence, and Healing
This episode includes a daughter’s personal reflections on the suicide of her mother and her father, one year apart.
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Some stories are difficult to hear, to discuss, to understand — but they are the ones that matter most.
In this deeply moving episode of The P-I-G Podcast, we sit down with Tiffaney Childers, a suicide loss survivor, advocate, and founder of her local chapter of The LOSS Team, to explore what happens when grief is buried in silence — and what becomes possible when truth is finally spoken.
Tiffaney shares her story of losing both of her parents to suicide — just one year apart — followed by the sudden death of her father-in-law on her kitchen floor and the loss of her brother to pancreatic cancer — all while raising two young children and carrying the weight of trauma quietly for nearly two decades. What followed was not just emotional pain, but physical suffering — chronic pain that became her body’s way of holding what her voice could not yet release.
This conversation is honest, courageous, and profoundly human. Together, we explore the long-term effects of suppressed grief, the stigma surrounding suicide loss, and the moment Tiffaney realized healing could no longer wait. She opens up about parenting through trauma, the cost of silence, and how her journey ultimately led her to create meaningful support for other families navigating suicide loss.
🎙️ In this episode, we discuss:
What it’s like to survive suicide loss—and carry it in silence
How unprocessed grief can manifest physically in the body
Parenting through trauma while protecting children and honoring truth
The connection between chronic pain, emotional suppression, and healing
The Rise Up Method and learning to live forward with intention
Why speaking openly about suicide loss saves lives
This may not be an easy listen for some — but it is a necessary one for all. A reminder that silence does not have to be the end of the story, and that healing begins when we finally allow ourselves to be seen, supported, and heard.
Learn more about Tiffaney at: www.risesavage.com
Connect on social: @tiffaneychilders (IG), /tiffaney.childers (FB) & /tiffaneychilders (LI).
Purchase Tiffaney's book, "The Rise Back: Reclaiming Life After Suicide Loss, Pain, and Silence" on Amazon.
To learn more about LOSS Community Services and local support for suicide loss, please visit: https://losscs.org/.
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💗 From Our Hearts to Yours…
The P-I-G is a heartfelt, purpose-driven podcast exploring life, love, loss, and legacy through real conversations and meaningful stories. Together, we unpack the moments that shape us—the stories we carry, the messiness of being human, and what it means to leave something meaningful behind.
Each episode invites us to honor what matters most, remember that grief isn’t linear, navigate life’s hardest moments with PURPOSE, INTENTION, and GRATITUDE, and to be reminded that legacy isn’t just what we leave… it’s how we live—right now.
“Hearing the stories of others helps us create a more meaningful connection to our own—because legacy isn’t just what we leave behind, it’s how we live right now.”
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