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 →
Parkinson’s disease impacts nearly 10 million people worldwide, with around 60,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone. It’s a complex and often misunderstood condition, touching not only those diagnosed but their families and communities. Join this important conversation on mother loss and Parkinson’s Disease. In this episode ofRead More →
How do we sit with loss? And how do we navigate grief? How do we do so in faith? How do we tend to grief during the holidays? These are all questions I chat about with my special guest and friend Chelsea Ohlemiller on my latest episode of the CanRead More →
How do you keep the faith when you suffer child loss? In this episode of the Can You Just Sit With Me podcast, I sit down with author Corrine E. Phillips, whose memoir, When I Lost My Son to Him, chronicles the heart-wrenching loss of her two-year-old son, Caleb. ThroughRead More →