We are Mighty

LaTanya discusses recent updates in her son’s murder, and how those updates affect her emotional state, and overall grief journey.

In this episode LaTanya discusses passion vs. purpose. Identifying, defining, and living within them both; and how it may affect your grief journey.

In this episode, LaTanya discusses experiencing her first Mother's Day since her son was taken from her, and the flood of emotions that took place. How she wished the day to "just be over",and how it felt to hear, "Happy Mother's Day".

In this episode LaTanya discusses a few topics. From heightened emotions after grief, to switching off feelings, to community outrage.

Moving forward doesn’t mean you never look back. Unfortunately grief is always with us, but it doesn’t have to consume us. LaTanya discusses an interesting take on the rear view mirror.

Memories, smells…food? The obvious and not-so-obvious things that bring out grief to the forefront. Also, the bereaved way of gauging time. 

LaTanya identifies and discusses the “5 Stages of Grief” and how they apply to her situation, and other types of grief.

Meltdowns, anger, and guilt. In this episode, LaTanya discusses the guilt she feels living life while her son’s life has ended. The pain of knowing she couldn’t fix this situation for her son as she did so many times before. The feeling that the world stopped turning.

In this episode, LaTanya describes how she selfishly felt that family members were trying to “one-up” her grief. Every time she shared how she felt, they seemed to feel just a little worse. She explains how she confronted a family member about it, the words exchanged, the outcome, and the lessons learned.

In the premier episode, LaTanya discusses the reasons behind the podcast, what led her to do it now, and some of the initial experiences in the loss of her son. She discusses self-help book, encouragement from others, and the dreaded phrase, “I know how you feel”.