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Black Girls Heal

#287: How to Deal with Grief and Unexpectedly Losing a Loved One

Black Girls Heal

Shena Lashey

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

How do you hold yourself through grief when it feels too heavy to carry?


In this heartfelt episode of Black Girls Heal, I’m sharing my personal reflections and tools for navigating the emotional waves of grief, especially aftera sudden or unexpected loss. Whether it's the loss of a family member, a friend, a beloved pet, or a mentor, grief can shake us to our core. And yet, in the midst of all the confusion, numbness, and pain, we’re still expected to show up for life. This episode is an invitation to slow down and feel what needs to be felt without judgment.


In this episode, we cover…

  • 01:42 My personal experiences with sudden loss
  • 04:19 Why validating your emotions is crucial for healing
  • 14:28 How to navigate the “what ifs” and regrets
  • 27:09 Practical tools to process grief


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Transcript

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0:00.0

My job is to somehow make them curious enough

0:09.0

or persuade them by hook or crow

0:13.0

to get more aware of themselves and where they came from

0:17.0

and what they are into and what is already there

0:20.0

is to bring it out. This is what

0:22.1

compels me to compel them. And I will do it by whatever means necessary. Welcome to the Black

0:30.2

Girls Hill podcast where we talk about healing our intimacy disorders and resolve trauma and building a

0:36.2

healthy relationship with first ourselves and then

0:38.6

others. Every episode, we will talk about advice you can apply today to break unhealthy patterns

0:44.4

and grow in your self-worth. I'm Sheena Lachay, love addiction coach and trauma specialist.

0:50.0

Let's begin. Hello, hello, and welcome to the latest episode of Black Girls Heal.

0:56.9

This is the episode where we talk about grief.

1:00.8

This episode has been a long time coming.

1:03.0

I have talked about grief in different forms over the many years that this podcast has existed.

1:09.7

When I have referenced my mother passing away

1:13.5

unexpectedly grieving friendship breakups, grieving other family members who have passed away,

1:21.2

grieving your inner child and your healing process. And even though I've referenced grief,

1:27.1

I've not had an episode that focuses

1:29.5

specifically on grief. And how do you recover when you have lost a person or a relationship

1:37.2

unexpectedly? Actually, no, today's episode is going to be about specifically grieving a person.

1:42.5

This past week at the time that you're hearing this

1:46.4

podcast, I lost an unexpectedly lost a very close family friend. I've talked to several of my

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