The Stories Grievers Never Get to Tell

The Stories Grievers Never Get to Tell

From Grieve That Sh!t by Sharon Brubaker and Erica Honore

April 3, 2026 · 13 min · Season 12 · Episode 77

About this episode

In this episode, Sharon Brubaker discusses the untold stories of grievers and the importance of sharing painful memories to process grief.

Episode Description "The part of your grief that hurts the most is often the part you never say out loud." In this episode of Grieve That Sh!t , Sharon Brubaker, grief specialist and founder of The Grief School, talks about the stories grievers carry but rarely share. After losing her nephew Austin, Sharon learned that grief is not just about missing someone. It is also about the moments that changed everything—the phone call, the hospital room, the last words, the unanswered questions. These are the parts most people don't talk about. Not because they don't want to. But because they don't feel safe to. In this episode, Sharon explains why grievers stop sharing their stories, how silence builds over time, and what happens when those memories have nowhere to go. She breaks down how the brain replays painful moments, why these memories stay stuck, and why speaking them out loud is one of the most important parts of processing grief. She also introduces The Story Room , a space created for grievers to share the full truth of their experience—without judgment, interruption, or being corrected. This conversation is not about making grief smaller. It is about giving it a place to be…

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Hosts: Sharon Brubaker, Sharon

Topics covered

  • grief
  • storytelling
  • mental health
  • processing grief

Keywords

  • grief specialist
  • The Grief School
  • The Story Room

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