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Celebrating Our Lost Loved Ones Through The Power of 'Good Grief': Navigating Grief with Grace, Embracing Healing and Positivity, & Honoring Legacy and Cherished Memories | REWIND
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afbg rewind grief we all feel it at some point in our lives, and in every instance we do, it's a different experience. On July 9, 2023, my family celebrated the homegoing of our matriarch, my my great grandmother Willie Mae Young. This episode will be about grief. So if you're not in a space where you can hear this today, then join us later this week for our pep talk or next week for our next fulllength episode. Powerful. Few things are as powerful. What is going on? Beautiful people. You are listening to the Affirmations for Black Girls podcast where we focus on personal growth and cultivating a healthy relationship with ourselves. I'm your host Tyra, the creative actress, content creator and mental health enthusiastic. And today we are talking about grief. But before we get into it, I want to personally say grief can be beautiful and here's why. You get to experience a wide spectrum of emotions, life is put into perspective and you can truly lean into what your heart wants. I haven't posted on the podcast in a couple of weeks because I have been grieving, so today's episode isn't really too well thought out. I don't really know where it's going to go, but I hope you guys stay on the journey with me, but I thought I should share how my last few weeks have gone. So today we're going to talk about three stages of my grief process. Not the stages of grief, but how I'M feeling in this grief cycle that I have been thrusted into as of last month. But before we do, let's jump right into our affirmation of the week. This week's affirmation is my life is beautiful and worth being lived to its fullness. Let's go ahead and drop in, you guys. My life is beautiful and worth being lived to its fullness. My life is beautiful and worth being lived to its fullness. My life is beautiful and worth being lived to to its fullness. My life is beautiful and worth being lived to its fullness. My life is beautiful and worth being lived to its fullness. What does that fullness look like for you? My life is beautiful and worth being lived to its fullness. Let's say it one last time together. My life is beautiful and worth being lived to its fullness. Oh, y', all, that is a beautiful affirmation. When I was thinking about what I would talk about for this episode, that just kept playing in my head. And I know it's God saying, tyra, your life is beautiful and it's worth being lived to its fullness no matter what you're going through today or what you're feeling today. So grief isn't only experienced when you lose a loved one. Grief can also manifest in response to the loss of relationships, dreams, opportunities, and even changes in your routine. And I just wanted to touch on that before we dive into the grief that I'm experiencing. But today, we are going to celebrate grief. Have y' all ever heard that saying, good grief? I know it doesn't necessarily feel like it, but grief can be a good thing. When I was at home for my grandmother's homegoing celebration, I couldn't help but feel, and I talked about this on my Instagram, I could not help but feel an overwhelming sense of joy. Joy and pride in who I am and the family that God blessed me with. And in this season of grief, I'm blessed to say that this is the feeling that I've felt the most. So here we go. I really wanted to just take some time to share a couple of the reasons why grief can be a beautiful and positive and transformative experience. And I know that grief is a huge umbrella. And for those of you who are like, girl, what are you talking about grief good? In the same sentence, no ma', am, no ham, no turkey. Well, here's the thing. The grief journey that I am on at this moment is a more happy one. And I know that's not always the case, and it has not always been the case for me. But today I do want to take a second to celebrate grief and celebrate the grief process and seasons of grief that are celebrating a well lived life of someone who has now transitioned from their earthly body. My great grandmother lived to be 88 years old. And I said, my great grandmother, you guys, I just want to take a second to say how blessed I am to be 28 years old, almost 29, nine years old, and be able to say that I had almost 30 years to get to know my great grandmother. Some people don't even have that much time with their grandparents. So lately I have just been thanking God for the longevity and the, the richness of experience I get through the family, the family bonds and the extent of family I have available to me. And I'm. I'm well aware that not everyone is able to say that. So at the beginning of the episode, I told you I would talk about my three stages of grief. So I just want to do that very quickly before I dive into why I'm saying that this is good grief. So the three stages of my grief process would be when I found out my grandmother passed away, I was still in Los Angeles. You guys know I live far away from home. I'm from Louisiana, my entire family in Louisiana. So my grief process started while I was miles and miles away from home and I couldn't be around the comfort of my family during this time. The second stage would be when I arrived home and was able to be around family. And the third stage, or season or part, I don't even know what to really call it because there are actual stages of grief and we're not touching on those today. But the third stage of my current grief process was when I came back and this new life or this, you know, this new chapter of my life that I'm now living that no longer includes my great grandmother and I in a earthly way. And the reason it feels so different is because, you know, in the back of your mind, you always just know. You just know that family is there. And sometimes I caught myself saying, wait, okay, Grandma Willie Mae is not here anymore. So those are my three stages. And grief looks different for everybody. But I just want to touch on my experience so far. So I found out that my grandmother passed away. Well, she hadn't passed when my mom gave my friend a call and told her to find me and, you know, just be there for me because. And I may talk about this in, in a future episode, but I've had really bad experiences with receiving bad news while living Far away from home. If you guys want episodes on more of that side of things and my experience with receiving bad news being far away from home, please let me know. Shoot me a DM on the Affirmations Black Girls page or an email. You guys are very great about that, but I haven't really had the best experience with doing that. So my mom just wanted to make sure that I had love around me, and that would have been through my chosen family, my friends. So my friend Alexis came and found me at. I was at boxing at this time. It was a Sunday. And she came and said, hey, my mom, your mama just said to come find you and then go to your house and call when you get home. We get there, and immediately I started to panic and I started to cry, and Alexa was like, nope, we don't know if there's anything bad. Let's go to the house. And I'm like, you're right. But I'm terrified at this point because I don't know what's going on. Long story short, my mom finally gives us a call and tells us what's going on. It's my great grandmother. They don't think she's gonna make it through tonight. And right after I talked to my mom, about a couple of hours later, she passed away. But I didn't know that until later on because Alexis, who y'. All. Alexis is just amazing. Like, she. I. I can't even bring to words, like, how much of a. Like a. Of a rock and of a great friend she has been to me, because I've just had so many, like, just less than happy moments in the past couple of years, and she has been there for most of them, and I am forever grateful for that. But she. We went out for the day and, like, got something to eat and just, you know, got our mind. She helped get my mind off of what was going on. But immediately then I was like, okay. I just went into, like, a grateful type of mode. I started to say, okay, Tyra, you knew this was gonna come. She. She wasn't really sick or anything, you guys. She. She did have a stroke or a couple of strokes previously, but she's 88 years old. And then some other things happened a few years ago that really deteriorated her. Her health, just familial things, but we're not going to get into that. But long story short, I was. I started to go into a grateful mode. Like, God, thank you so much for giving me 28 years with my great grandmother. So, yeah, she passed away, and I booked My ticket home. The funeral was that weekend, so I had to, you know, shuffle and get things together within that week. Once I got home, I don't know, it was just this. This feeling of. I don't. How can I even explain? Was just this calm feeling, like there was a sense of sadness in the air, especially seeing my mom. That's her grandmother, my grand. My grandmother, that's her mama, my godmother, that's her mama. And I just. I was just grateful that I could be there for the women in my life and, you know, my. My uncles and all of that, but specifically my mom, my grandmom, and my godmother. I was just grateful that I could be there for them during this time. It was truly a beautiful thing. So the funeral was honestly amazing, you guys. It's the best funeral I'd ever been to. I felt so happy for the celebration that we gave my grandma Willie Mae. And after the funeral, I just made sure that I was spending quality time with my family. I was really soaking in that time and realizing that life is fleeting. So we did a lot of, like, family cooking nights. I invited my grandmother and my pawpaw over a couple of times. I kept inviting my godmother over. I call her my nanny. I kept inviting my nanny over and, you know, checking in on everyone. And it was just, honestly, a great time for us to come together. And I will say this. My great grandmother was a very loved woman, y'. All. She had the church packed out at her funeral. Okay? Do not play with Willie Mae. Okay? And it was just amazing to see and just to hear, like, all of the stories from friends and things. And it was just overwhelmingly amazing to have been a part of this woman's life for 30, almost 30 years. And to know her kids and for her to know me like I. My. I also got to know my great, great Grandma Phoebe, who is my mama's daddy's mama's mama. I don't want to confuse y', all, but I got. She was in my life until I went to college, until my freshman year of college. And I have just been so blessed to know so many generations of my family and really see how we got to where we are and these matriarchs that paved the way. So that was the second stage, my grief process. And I just really. My cup was full. I really filled my cup going home. And now I'm in the third process, and that is life after all of the dust settles. And I have just been very introspective and reflective over my Life and what my priorities are, specifically pertaining to family. I don't live close to my immediate family, but I do have extended family out here. And I was just thinking the other day, I want to get to know them. So the family that I have out here in Los Angeles is my grandmother Willie May's sister, her older sister. She moved out here when I was really young, and she started her family out here. So my great aunt and her lineage lives out here. A lot of them know me, but I don't really know them because I was so, so little when they moved out here. But I really want to make an effort to get to know them because I know that's something that my grandma would want. And I actually did get to meet her sister before she passed away. She passed away last year, late last year. Her name was Rebecca. We called her Aunt Beck. And the splitting image of my grandma Willie Mae, y', all, I. You would have thought they were twins. And when I met her and talked with her, and it. It really felt like I was sitting down and talking to my grandma Willie Mae. And I don't know. I'm just sharing that family is beautiful. And I know everyone's relationship with family is not the same. And I'm not saying that mine is all sunshine and rainbows, but what I am saying is I am a very sentimental person in that way, and I'm curious about my lineage and people who share the same blood as me and. And I'm going to start making more of an effort to make memories with these people. And my grandmother and I are working on our ancestry, our family tree. Like, I. I really want to be more proactive about writing down these stories and remembering these memories and having it there for people to cherish on end. So I'm in the third stage of this grief process, and I think I'm doing pretty well. As you guys know, I am a huge advocate for mental health. I mean, that's honestly the entire premise of this show. But I know there are still a lot of us out there who will try to push through when something doesn't feel right mentally. We'll journal, meditate, we'll take a walk, we'll take a trip, we'll talk it out with friends, and maybe we'll even start therapy. But some of us still feel like we're missing a layer of support. And that's where Talkiatry comes in. 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And I'm going to illustrate these five reasons through the grief process that I'm currently going through. So one of the biggest reasons why grief can be positive and transformative, and I don't necessarily mean the grief itself, you guys, it's what comes from the grief. So the first thing is I'm celebrating a life well lived. So grief allows us to celebrate the beautiful life that your loved ones lived. And in my, my personal experience, it's my great grandmother who lived for 88 years. And through this grief process, I can honor her accomplishments, her experiences, and the impact she had on my life and the lives of others. And you can also reflect on your loved one's journey. I'm gonna reflect on my great grandmother's journey, and it can help me find solace in the rich, richness of her legacy, y'. All. When I was looking through the obituary that my grandmother put together, my great grandma was famous, y'. All. And I was like, oh my gosh, she paved the way for me. Here I am thinking, I'm doing something brand new, y'. All. So my great grandmother was in the newspaper. She's also in the African American Museum in Washington, dc. Her name is Willie Mae Young, if you ever go to the museum. So she was well known for something called corn shucking. I think that's what it's called. And she was all in the newspaper. She used to travel to Texas, California. She used to do instructional classes and trainings for like, Jazz Festival in New Orleans. And reading all of that stuff, I was just like, oh my gosh, that is amazing. Like, especially in that day and time. And people were, were dying to know these newest, latest trends. And it was my grandmother who was like the ringleader of these trends. Like what? How amazing is that? So through this grief process, I'm able to celebrate this well lived life and all of her accomplishments and all of the experiences she had and use that to inspire me to continue living a well lived life as well. So the second reason is deepening our connections. So grief often brings family and friends together, and it fosters a sense of unity and support. And sharing memories and stories about my great grandma Willie Mae can strengthen the bonds between generations, offering an opportunity to connect with relatives and learn more about my family history. So I have a godchild. Her name is Mariah, and she's 8 years old. And she knew my great grandma Willie Mae. And that's her great great grandmother. And it's just amazing. When I went home, we were, we were just having a conversation when I took her to Shake Shack. And she was just sharing what she knows about Grandma Willie Mae and all of this stuff. And I just absolutely love that she will have those memories. When she was born, my great grandma Willie Mae took a photo with her and that was showing five generations, five generations in one photo. And it was just a beautiful thing. It was my great grandma, it was Mariah's mom, it was my grandmother and Mariah's mom's mom. So that's five generations in one photo. And I just, it's just a beautiful thing to be able to experience. And like I also mentioned my. The church was packed out for the homegoing celebration. And it's just amazing how many lives my great grandmother touched and how many stories people had to share about her. And it was just a great time because the whole family was there. And my Uncle Robert got up during the celebration and he was just talking about how when they knew it was going to happen, everybody showed up at my, my nanny's house, my godmother's house, because that's where my great grandmother was living. And I wasn't able to be there. So that did kind of like, you know, sting a little bit. But I loved that she was not alone. And that's all that I can really ask for. So the family has really been, been coming together. And yes, family should, it shouldn't take that for family to come together. And I'm not saying that that's what's happening in my family, but when the time comes, everybody always shows up. And for that, I am grateful. The third reason why grief can be positive and transformative is embracing emotional growth. So processing grief encourages emotional growth and self awareness. So as I navigate the range of emotions that comes with this loss, I have a chance to learn more about myself and my own resilience. And this growth can lead to greater self compassion and a stronger sense of empathy for others. And I'm. I don't know, I really believe I'm in a blossoming and blooming phase of emotional growth right now. And I'm, I'm honestly very grateful for that. The fourth reason is focusing on cherished moments. So grief invites you to focus on the cherished moments you shared with your loved ones. And by reliving and savoring these memories, we're able to find comfort and joy in the special times that we spend together with those loved ones. And this practice in itself can lead to a deeper appreciation for the positive impact, specifically for me, that my great grandmother had on my life. I had a great relationship with my great grandmother, and through growing up and moving to the east coast where I used to live, and out here, I got to see firsthand just how uncommon that relationship was. And I just feel blessed, y'. All. I'm grateful, and I'm glad that this is how I feel. Yes, I'm. I'm sad that my great grandmother is no longer with us, but I'm so grateful that. Oh, gosh, okay. I'm so grateful that I was able to be a part of her life and see what she was able to accomplish in her 88 years of living. So we're able to focus on the cherished moments. And the last reason I jot it down for why I Grief can be positive is inspiring a legacy of resilience. My great grandmother's full and meaningful life can serve as an inspiration for how to live with purpose and resilience. Y' all know she's a black woman that grew up in the south, okay? The Deep South. Resilience. She was a resilient woman. And through. I heard a lot of stories during the time I was home, and I was just like, wow, that happened. Wow. My mama went through that. Like, wow. But whenever I saw her, it was always her cracking a joke. And even, like, all the way to the end, it was always her cracking a joke or, you know, just being her bubbly self and telling you like it is. I remember one time what happened, I was with my daddy, and we stopped by my. My godmother's house, and he came in to speak to my Grandma Willie Mae. And this was after she. This was like a year or two ago. This was after she had already had a couple of strokes. And, you know, she had a little trouble speaking, but she looked at my daddy and she said, oh, you didn't gain some weight, huh? And I could have died laughing. It was so funny. And I just. That just shows just how her personality always shined through. And she was always going to tell you like it is. First of all, my grandma did not eat from anybody. My uncle was telling a story during the funeral about how she had, like, homemades and the home aid brought her something to eat. And she told that lady, you eat it first because you ain't about to kill me. And I'm just like Grandma Willie Mae. Like, she. Listen, Blunt Frank, she is gonna tell you like it is, and you gonna know what she got on her mind, and I love that about her. But, yeah, so through my grief and, you know, this whole season that I'm in now of grieving, you know, her no longer being here, I can carry forward the lessons that she imparted and the values that she cherished and just all the things that she taught me. And I'm able to see just how much of me or just how much of her is within me. And this legacy of strength and resilience and all of the things can. Or it is helping to motivate me to face challenges that I have in my life with grace and determination. Because I know the grandparents and the great grandparents and the great, great grandparents that I have behind me that already walked this path and have brought me this far. And I don't know, y', all, I'm just. I'm just overwhelmingly grateful. Foreign. Grief isn't just about mourning absence. It's a tribute to the presence of a life lived fully by. Reframing grief as an opportunity to celebrate, connect, grow, cherish, and inspire you, Allow yourself to navigate loss in a way that embraces the positive aspects of your loved one's life and the profound impact they had on your family's story. Grief, though often accompanied by pain, is a gateway to healing. It's a necessary process through which we find our way back to wholeness. As we welcome grief and allow ourselves to lean into its complexities, we discover that it opens our eyes to the depth of our emotions and experiences, and it sheds light on what truly matters. The relationships, the memories, the shared moments that shape our lives. Yes, grief can be messy, raw, and chaotic, but within its complexity lies beauty. It's in the tears shed for the loved ones that we uncover the depth of our connections to them and and others. It's in the pain of loss that we recognize the power of love that endured through vulnerability. Grief teaches us the value of resilience and the strength of the human spirit. Even if you're not ready yet to see the beauty amidst the pain, trust that it will come one day. Just as a storm eventually gives way to a clear, beautiful sky, grief will slowly lead to a deeper understanding of the world around us and your purpose here on Earth. In the end, grief is a tribute to the love shared, a reminder of the impact made, and a testament to the human capacity to heal, grow, and honor those we've cherished. Amidst the tears and struggles, rest assured, there is a such thing as good grief. Oh, you guys, you know what time it is? It is time for our fun closing segment. And I know we just had a pretty heavy episode, but I'm so glad that you guys are still listening, and I'm so glad that I was able to share a little bit of my great on Willie May's legacy with the listeners. So thank you guys for that. So today's closing segment is going to be very, you know, lowliff, very light. We're going to do recommendation of the day, because I haven't done it in a while, and I got some stuff that I've been loving, and they are both food things. And I wanted to share with y' all because last time I shared those Oreo ice cream cones, y' all loved it. Y' all was tagging me on Instagram with y' all finding it and all of that. So once again, this first one, if y' all find it in the store, tag me on Instagram. Let me know how you like it. All the things. So the first recommendation of the day. How you even pronounce this? Let me pull this up right quick. I have been loving these little packages. Not even pack boxes. These boxes of macaroni and cheese. But they're not like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, y'. All. And they're not the Annie's ones. They're called Goodles, and they come in some fire flavors. I like the one that's. And they got different names for them, too. So it's like Twist My parm, and that's like a Parmesan Asiago one. They got movers and shakers, which is a, like a pepper one. I don't even know if I'm doing a good job explaining these to y'. All. And then my. Oh, this one is my favorite. It's called. It's the Goodles brand, and it's called down the Hatch. And it's a hatch Chili popped macaroni and cheese. And it's so good. You fix them just like you do like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese or like any other box. Macaroni and cheese. But the good thing about these is they have 14 grams of protein. And you know that your girl is in the gym working out all the time. So I need the protein to make sure that I'm getting all the nutrients I need. So I've been having to have more protein. And this box of macaroni and cheese does that for me. So this box has. Let me see. Is it the whole box that got 14 grams? No. Okay, so each serving has 14 grams? Yes. You better work. Each serving has 14 grams of macaroni and cheese, and it has about two and a half or two servings per container. And I'm not even going to lie to y'. All. I be eating the whole thing in one sitting because I be hungry, but I be getting 28 grams of protein just from eating that. And that's very good for me because I don't really, like, count my protein, and it's not even really big. The biggest thing about the protein, I didn't even realize that when I first bought it. It wasn't until I looked at the nutrition facts while I was eating. Eating the macaroni. When I said. When I was saying, oh, my gosh, this is so good. Let me read the box. Because y' all know how black people be doing. They read the box whenever something tastes real good. So I was like, oh, wow, I got 14 grams of protein per serving. That's good. And the flavors are so good. Instead of just having, like, that regular white cheddar or the regular yellow cheddar macaroni, they have some fun flavors. So try them. Meanwhile, I'm on target right now. And they say 2.99 a box, but that's in Louisiana. I'm annoyed because they be like $5 here in LA. $5 a box, but they that good, y'. All. They also have a vegan one, if you are vegan, so you can try that one out. They got a few. They got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. They have seven different. Seven different flavors. So they got the cheddar Mac, the aged white cheddar, the parmesan Asiago one that I told you about. The. How you even say this? Catch. Kakio I pepe, Cashio I pepe. It's just like a, you know, pepper. Pepper based one. And then they have a truffle one, and then the hatch chili, the hash chili one is good, y'. All. I'll be putting some, like. I'll be sauteing some onions and some sausage and adding that to it. Oh, it'd be so good. A macaroni and cheese bowl. And they don't even use. I can go on and on about this. I'm so sorry, y'. All. They use different type of noodles for different ones. So they use, like, the shells. One of them has, like, the regular macaroni noodles. They also have, like, spiral macaroni. So it's just really fun to eat, and I really like them. So I'll link them down below for you guys in the show notes. You can just click the link. It's called Goodles. Now the second one, y'. All. Okay, let me start here. I. So at the top of the year, and even more so since I went home last month, I said I am going to dive back into food and drink. So if you don't know, I'm a pastry chef. I'm a trained pastry chef. I went to culinary school after I graduated from college, and I have been dying to get back into food and beverage, especially, like, with my content, like, sharing that with the world, because I've always been a foodie, and even if I'm not sharing it on social media, I'm still a foodie. But I recently made the best lemonade of my life. So when I was at home, me and my mom. Let me start here. I was. Because I've been, you know, talking about family today, so I'll just share this story. So when I was growing up, my mama used to make the best strawberry lemonade, y'. All. Oh, my gosh. Like, talking about it right now is just making my mouth water. Oh. So she used to make this bomb strawberry lemonade. So when I went home last month, we made some lemonade, and I didn't have any strawberries, but literally, I make lemonade when I go home because that's one of my core memories of, like, her. So I was like, mama, make some peach lemonade. Because I had some peaches that needed to be used before I flew back out to la. So I made some fresh peach lemonade, and it was so good. But that's not. That's not the recommendation of the day, y'. All. So I said to myself, because my mom was like, oh, this is actually really good. I said, yes. Now when I get back to la, I'm going to invite my friends over for lemonade. So I invited my friends over for lemonade, y'. All, and I ended up making a hibiscus lychee lemonade, y'. All. My eyes got buck wild. I was like, what did I just do? This lemonade is so good. Y' all gotta try it. If you've never had hibiscus or lychee, elaichi is a fruit. I tried to explain it to a friend. It kind of tastes like a mix between a pear and a grape, but it's so good. Like, I could eat lychees all day every day. They are so good. And then hibiscus is a flower. It's mostly used in, like, sorrel, or you can have, like, a hibiscus tea. Very, very good, y'. All. I need to get out a recipe. So click down below in the show notes. I'm actually typing up the recipe, literally, after I finish doing this, click down below in the show notes and sign up for my food and beverage newsletter. That's going to be where I give you recipes that I make like this that just blow my mind. And I'm going to send y' all the hibiscus lychee lemonade. Oh, my. Like, I don't think y' all understand how good this lemonade is. I've never, ever. And I put that on everything. I've never had a better lemonade than this hibiscus lychee lemonade that I made. I'm gonna be making it every weekend. So what I did was I made it. I made a whole picture of it, and then I just filled some glass bottles so I could drink it. Oh. The second day. Oh, my God. My God, it was so freaking good, y'. All. I, like, I'm. I want to scream right now because that lychee lemonade was so good. I wish y' all could all taste it right now. Like, that's how good it is. And I know y' all probably like, tyra, calm down. I've never had a better lemonade. It was sweet. It was tart. The lychees came through, and I put canned lychees in there, so it had the actual fruit in there. So good. So, so, so, so, so good. And I know some people say lychee, lychee, lychee. Whichever one you want to say, it's good. So click the link down below for the. For the recipe. And y' all better make it. And y' all better tag me on Instagram. And you better DM me or email me at affirmation of black girls gmail.com and tell me how you like it. I want to hear everything. Let me know, Let me know. Let me know. I'm not playing. Okay? I'm doing that. I'm doing too much. Thank you all so much for listening today. I really hope this episode touched you in some type of way. That is all that I have for you. 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