What’s Grief?: Not Just Death—The Losses We Don’t Talk About

🎙️ Episode 32: What’s Grief? “Not Just Death—The Losses We Don’t Talk About”

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Year of the Therapist – Grief, Truth, and the Unspoken

🔊 Episode Summary:

Grief doesn’t come with a timer. It doesn’t fit into a caption. It doesn’t make itself digestible just because people around you are uncomfortable with your pain.

In this raw and necessary episode of The Trigger and The Truth, Tina White opens up the conversation so many try to avoid—what grief really looks like, especially in Black and Brown communities, where silence is praised and stoicism is mistaken for strength.

We talk about why grieving openly is often seen as weakness, how generational and systemic trauma have buried our grief under shame, and what it looks like to actually make space for healing.

This episode is a reminder: Grief is personal. Grief is layered. And however long it takes—it’s valid.

"Stop policing how people grieve. Stop expecting folks to 'get over it' when you never even asked if they were okay. People are grieving in real time while raising children, running businesses, taking care of families, showing up on Zoom calls with a smile—and they’re dying inside.

So my message? Let people grieve how they grieve. Don’t just tolerate it—honor it. Respect it. Pray that the universe gives you the same space and grace one day when your grief shows up."

💬 Closing Words – Tina White:

"Grief is not weakness. It’s a sacred process. And it’s not your job to make it palatable for other people.

If you’re grieving right now—whether you’ve spoken it or not—I see you. I honor you. And I pray you let it out before it burns you from the inside.

This is The Trigger and The Truth. We don’t sugarcoat. We tell it like it is. So if this hit you, share it with someone who’s still hiding their heartbreak. Let this episode be their permission slip."

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Grief is not weakness. Grief is the evidence that you loved, that you lost, and that you still care. Let people grieve. Not how you think they should—but however they need.

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