S6 E28 After The Loss, A Way Back with Guest Dr. Erie Crawford

S6 E28 After The Loss, A Way Back with Guest Dr. Erie Crawford

July 15, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Dr. Erie Crawford shares her journey of healing after the loss of her husband, Lt. James Crawford, who died by suicide.

She lost him. Then she found a way through. Lt. James Crawford (Ret.) of the Chicago Police Department was a pastor, a mentor, and the man everyone leaned on. Months after retiring, he died by suicide. His wife, Erie S. Crawford, LSW, PhD — a licensed social worker who saw the signs — made a decision in her darkest hour: this loss would not take her too. She buried him on a Saturday. By Monday, she was in therapy, fighting for her own healing. What she built from that fight is now helping sui...

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