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We are Mighty
by LaTanya Cross
The joy of motherhood. The joy of being a #boymom. Years of football practices and games, basketball, injuries, asthma, school, and eventually graduations. Seeing them become adults with their own identities. Watching them realize their likes and dislikes, joys, and pet peeves. Beaming as they apply things you taught them in life, letting you know they were listening. Creating memories, so much laughter and even a little pain. And one day it comes to a screeching halt. One of them is taken from you without warning. How do you navigate? You must be strong, you must be mighty.
Episodes
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Last Episode of 2026: You may mean well...
People say things when you're grieving. Insensitive things, triggering things, disrespectful things. Most times they think they're doing you a favor, well they're not! In an emotional end of the season episode, LaTanya addresses it.
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The Wound that will not Heal
Grief hurts, subsides, disappears, then the cycle starts all over again. LaTanya has discovered it’s the only wound that will never truly heal.
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Throw Away the Cookie Cutter
Nothing is identical. Even twins have differences. Your journey won’t mirror anyone else’s, and that’s okay.
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The Evolution of Grief
How far are you on your grief journey? Have you gotten past the uncontrollable crying stage? Are you able ro enjoy life without remorse? At some point you should begin to evolve in your journey. In this episode, LaTanya discusses her evolution.
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Is it Time to Drop The Weight?
Carrying grief is heavy. Caring everyone’s problems in addition is even heavier. Strength is subjective, is it time to drop all that weight for a while?
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It’s all cliche
People say so many things when someone is dealing with grief. Is it really the right thing to say or just some cliche?
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The Scatterbrain Chronicles
When you’re focused on everything, one specific thing, and even nothing at the same time, the end result is scatterbrained.
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The Awakening of Awaking
LaTanya discusses how some things people take for granted everyday hit different when it comes to the grief journey.
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Capacity vs. Capabilities
LaTanya discusses setting your own boundaries and being confident in your abilities, even in the presence of grief.
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What’s next?
LaTanya discusses her reflection during her hiatus, and the direction in which the podcast will go.
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The Presence of Insanity
LaTanya discusses how grief tends to make you repeat cycles doing the same over and over like the definition of insanity
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Destination: Joy
Grief can take so much from us, if we let it. At some point we have to choose joy, in the midst of.
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Return of the Mad
The grief cycle is not cookie cutter, and it flips more than it flows. For LaTanya, it flips more to one stage... anger. And this time it's lingering.
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The Great Replacement
It’s amazing how people will watch, or even hear something about your grief journey and come to the wildest conclusions. LaTanya discusses an experience.
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The “Grief Guru”
LaTanya discusses how, since losing her son and beginning this podcast, she’s often asked difficult questions regarding grief.
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New year, now pivot!
LaTanya discusses her vision for her grief journey in 2026 and what that looks like.
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Stuck in ‘23
Although life has moved forward over the past 2 years, LaTanya explains how, in many ways, she’s still stuck in 2023, the year her son died.
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Holiday Grief - a Rabbit Hole Experience
In discussing holiday grief, LaTanya finds herself caught in a rabbit hole of emotions. Join her for the journey.
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Reflections: what do you really see?
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you see grief, pain, depression? Do others see the same? The answer may surprise you. Let's talk about opening our eyes to really see ourselves!
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Flip it …In Spite of
Rather than a grieving mother, be a mother… who happens to be grieving. Move the grief from the forefront. Let’s talk about it!
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Why does your grief hit different?
Expecting someone to hurt the way you hurt, grieve the way you grieve can cause irreversible issues.
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The Grief Resolution?
Yep, it’s just like a New Year’s resolution. Are you guilty? Let’s talk about it.
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The transition: Move forward
LaTanya speaks on transitioning her identity from grief being in the forefront.
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The transition: Move forward
LaTanya speaks on transitioning her identity from grief being in the forefront.
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The grief journey is like your fingerprint
LaTanya discusses the differences in grief journeys even thought there are stages and similarities.
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Live through it
In an unexpectedly emotional episode, LaTanya discusses the need to push past triggers, embrace the pain and move forward.
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The Roller Coaster
Peace. Grief. Guilt. Grief. Peace. The roller coaster never ends. The ups and downs are difficult to manage.
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Peace in Grief
Can both coexist? LaTanya speaks on achieving peace while still living with grief.
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Fear Factor Pt. 2: Do it Afraid
LaTanya discusses the advice she’s been given since the last episode… and whether she takes it.
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Fear Factor
Should fear be one of the “stages” of grief? Do you find yourself more fearful of things after a significant loss? LaTanya dives in to this discussion.
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The Match ain’t Matching
LaTanya talks about the trend of “matching energy”, and how it can effect your journey.
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Joy > Depression
LaTanya discusses how a homework assignment helped her achieve a breakthrough on her journey.
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Identity Crisis
LaTanya discusses the issue of grief as an identity. Is it healthy? Is it ideal? How do you change it?
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Time Doesn't Heal Anything
"Time heals all wounds" is a popular saying, but is it really true? LaTanya takes a closer look.
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For the Support System
LaTanya discusses how your grief journey can effect those closest to you.
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Write the Vision, Make it Plain…
LaTanya speaks on an important, yet difficult subject… end of life preparation and planning.
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Grief, meet Grief
LaTanya discuss how grief can be a trigger in itself.
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Don't die with them
LaTanya explains the importance of continuing to live after loss, not allowing yourself to die with your loved one.
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What a difference a year makes!
On the anniversary of the first episode, LaTanya reflects on the first year of the podcast. The good and bad, highs and lows, and looking toward the future.
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Take care of yourself!
LaTanya discussed the importance of self care as the new year gets underway.
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Protect your Peace
In the first episode of the new year, LaTanya discusses the importance of trying to stay positive. She also shows how triggers can hit you at any given moment.
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Be Intentional!
In the last episode of 2024, LaTanya discusses how she plans to enter the next year being intentional about happiness, love and laughter. All while keeping grief in the rear-view mirror.
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Revelation to Restoration
LaTanya looks back on the things that the year 2024 revealed to her in her grief journey, and how she plans to use those things to help move towards restoration in 2025.
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Hold on, Take a New Look
LaTanya encourages listeners/viewers to be strong, even as the holidays can trigger an influx of negative emotions. She discusses her "new normal", and looking at things from a different perspective.
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Holidays and Roller Coasters
In this episode, LaTanya discusses the difficulty of facing the holidays, and the plethora of emotions that come along with navigating them.
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The Unanswered Questions
LaTanya discusses how grief can leave one with an abundance of questions. Many of which we will never know the answers.
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Pick your poison
In this episode, LaTanya discusses types of grief other than the death of a loved one, including one type that is very hurtful but not often discussed.
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The Club Nobody Wants to Join
LaTanya discusses the new club grief has catapulted her into. And mentions others near her who are members of the same club.
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I don’t know how You do It
In this episode LaTanya discusses the strength for which many commend her, and from where it comes.
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Who’s responsible for paranoia?
In this episode, LaTanya discusses what very well may be the 6th, and least discussed “stage” of grief.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The joy of motherhood. The joy of being a #boymom. Years of football practices and games, basketball, injuries, asthma, school, and eventually graduations. Seeing them become adults with their own identities. Watching them realize their likes and dislikes, joys, and pet peeves. Beaming as they apply things you taught them in life, letting you know they were listening. Creating memories, so much laughter and even a little pain. And one day it comes to a screeching halt. One of them is taken from you without warning. How do you navigate? You must be strong, you must be mighty.
HOSTED BY
LaTanya Cross
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The joy of motherhood. The joy of being a #boymom. Years of football practices and games, basketball, injuries, asthma, school, and eventually graduations. Seeing them become adults with their own identities. Watching them realize their likes and dislikes, joys, and pet peeves. Beaming as they...
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