1KHO 708: When You Want Your Life the Way It Was | Amber Emily Smith, The Girl on the Bathroom Floor

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this tender, unflinching conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with author Amber Emily Smith to talk about the kind of loss that splits life into “before” and “after”—and the slow, sacred work of learning to live in the “after.” Amber shares the astonishing love story that began on a music video set with her husband, Granger Smith, and the devastating day their little boy River drowned—followed by the spiraling “what ifs,” the pressure of public opinion, and the choice to keep getting out of bed when everything in you wants to disappear. You’ll also hear the practical, hope-filled layers that carried their family: faith that meets you on the bathroom floor, grief support and play therapy, honest talk about fathers and hidden despair, and the water-safety lessons they wish they’d known. It’s a story about heartbreak—but also about purpose, organ donation, and unexpected friendships. Listen, share with a friend who’s hurting, and find Amber’s book and work here: The Girl on the Bathroom Floor • Arise with Amber A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them ALL out below: BetterHelp: Visit www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit www.quince.com/outside and get free shipping and 365 day returns Hungry Root - Go to www.hungryroot.com/1000HOURS and use code 1000HOURS to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Wayfair - Go to www.wayfair.com and shop all things home Cure Hydration- head to www.curehydration.com/outside to find a retailer near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:05.0	Ain't nothing on a screen that's ever gonna beat this view.
0:10.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:16.0	And I just wanna share it with I just want to share it with you
0:21.6	This beautiful world
0:24.6	Such a beautiful world
0:31.6	There once was a woman who lived in a shoe
0:36.6	A size too snug but what could she do? But that's not where her story ends. Thanks to a little help from her Experian friends, she got her score into much better shape and relocated to a box fresh new place, with room to grow and a mortgage to suit. Now, she lives in a spacious four-bedroom cowboy boots.
0:57.1	Better your Experian credit score to help get mortgage ready.
1:00.4	Experian.
1:01.4	Better your score.
1:02.6	Better your story.
1:04.5	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
1:07.0	My name is Ginny Erton, the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
1:10.1	And I've just read a heartbreaking and heartwarming book all at the same time.
1:14.6	It's a beautiful book.
1:15.6	It came in the mail and I was like, wow, this is a beautiful book.
1:18.6	It's called The Girl on the Bathroom Floor.
1:20.6	The author Amber Emily Smith is here today.
1:23.6	Welcome Amber.
1:24.6	Thank you so much.
1:25.6	Thank you for having me. What a book. What a book and a hard one to write. And, you know, and in some ways a little bit of a hard one to read because you talk about child loss in the book. So that's one of the things that we're going to be talking about today. But it's so brave of you to share your story. And I think it's really helpful for others. And you talk about how you've been helped by other people in your walk. You're like you're constantly looking for other people's stories and how did they make it through and that type of thing. So I think it's wonderful that you put the book out there. It is a phenomenal book. The subtitle is held together when everything is falling apart. But I love to if you would give some of your backstory, you've got this really cool falling in love
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