Many Black women are still feeling the disappointment and grief of the 2024 presidential election for so many reason. And the weight of this collective political grief paired with the climate and everyday navigations of Black women grief can be overwhelming. In this episode of Sitting with Black Woman Grief,Read More →
In the latest episode of the Can You Just Sit With Me? Podcast, I sit with my friend Liv Dooley, a Bible Teacher, Author and Podcast Host. We explored the deep need for safe spaces—particularly for Black women—to process grief, navigate pain, and find true healing. The discussion centered aroundRead More →
Natasha Smith sits with Dawn Mann Sanders to discuss the unique struggles of Black women experiencing grief both in personal and professional spaces. Dawn shares deeply personal stories of loss, including the deaths of her father and husband, as well as multiple miscarriages. The conversation underscores the impact of societalRead More →
How do we navigate and encourage ourselves in the Lord when we are navigating loss and grief? If you’ve asked yourself this question, this episode is for you. In this episode of the ‘Sitting With Black Woman Grief’ series, I am joined by my friend and guest, Christina Patterson, founderRead More →
Having someone come alongside us in grief, is everything. It helps us to see we are not alone, it helps to affirm what we are facing and going through, and it gives us hope that we can make it to the other side. In this episode, I had the honorRead More →
Naming our pain, loss, grief, and struggle is the first key to healing. In this powerful episode of ‘Sitting with Black Woman Grief,’ Natasha Sistrunk Robinson shares her personal experiences and professional insights on mentoring, leadership, and coping with grief as a Black woman. Natasha emphasizes the importance of communalRead More →
In a heartfelt conversation, Natasha sits down with Dr. Quantrilla Ard to delve into the profound topic of Black Woman Grief, sharing her own traumatic experiences including severe preeclampsia, childbirth trauma, and the compounded impact of grief on her family. They also discuss the pervasive strong black woman stereotype, reflectingRead More →
In this episode, Natasha dives into an in-depth conversation with Sheila Wise Rowe about experiences of grief specific to Black women. Sheila shares a personal story of growing up in Boston, confronting racism, and how these early experiences of racial trauma have shaped her understanding and work in healing racialRead More →
The best way to grieve is to grieve. I learned this the ‘long’ way and I say long because it took me thirty-plus years to understand that we can’t just push or stuff grief away. It simply doesn’t work that way. As a bereaved mom, daughter, sibling, cousin, niece, andRead More →
Grief. Everyone will grieve over something or someone at some point in their life. Grief is the universal language of us all. Part of our humanity. Yet, for Black women, the way grief is felt and processed often comes with unique layers. When we hear about grief, it’s often inRead More →