GRIEF Talk Unfiltered

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Welcome to the GRIEF Talk Podcast, the safe space where we have real conversations about what most people are too afraid to say out loud. Hosted by Richard Brown III, a licensed second-generation funeral director, ordained minister, grief and trauma specialist, and founder of Brown Legacy Memorial, this podcast breaks the silence around grief, loss, and trauma. Whether you are grieving the death of a loved one, struggling with the loss of identity, dealing with divorce, betrayal, health challenges, or facing any form of life-altering transition, this podcast is for you.  Each podcast provides honest dialogue, powerful stories, professional insights, and practical tools to help listeners navigate grief, process pain, and move toward healing. This is a place where your tears are valid, your questions are welcome, and your healing is possible.  Because grief doesn't just disappear, but it can be transformed. 

Episodes

  1. JAN 2

    The Goodbye I Never Got to Say

    Some grief doesn’t come from what was said — it comes from everything that never was. In this powerful and tender episode of GRIEF Talk Unfiltered, Coach B explores one of the most painful realities of loss: the goodbye you never got to say. Whether through sudden death, abandonment, estrangement, or silence, many of us are carrying words that never found a home — apologies left unsaid, love left unspoken, forgiveness delayed until it was too late. This episode speaks directly to the ache that lingers when closure was stolen by time, tragedy, or distance. It confronts the quiet torment of replaying unfinished conversations and the heavy guilt of “I thought I had more time.” But death isn’t the only thief. Sometimes the goodbye you never got to say happens while the person is still alive — a parent who walked away, a partner who disappeared, a relationship that ended without explanation. These losses rarely receive permission to be grieved, yet they leave wounds just as deep. In The Goodbye I Never Got to Say, Coach B offers a faith-informed, trauma-aware approach to healing that goes beyond platitudes and clichés. Through raw storytelling, coaching insight, and sacred ritual, listeners are invited to reclaim their voice — even when the other person is gone or unreachable. You’ll discover: Why unspoken words can trap us in guilt and regretHow silence becomes one of the loudest forms of griefWhy closure doesn’t require their presence to be realPractical ways to release what was never said through ritual and reflectionThis episode includes a grounding exercise designed to help you release one unspoken goodbye and a prophetic charge reminding you that silence does not get the final word. You may not have gotten the chance to speak — but healing can still hear you. 🎧 Subscribe to GRIEF Talk with Coach B on all platforms 📘 Go deeper with Closure: Finding Peace When Your Past Won’t Let Go at brownlegacymemorial.com Because closure isn’t about erasing love — it’s about freeing your heart from silence.

    25 min

  2. JAN 2

    The Ghosts of What Could’ve Been

    Some of the heaviest grief we carry has nothing to do with death. It’s the life you thought you’d be living by now. The child you never got to raise. The marriage that ended before it ever began. The career that slipped through your fingers. The version of yourself you had to abandon just to survive. In this deeply reflective and emotionally charged episode of GRIEF Talk Unfiltered, Coach B confronts one of the most overlooked forms of grief: the mourning of unlived futures. These are the losses no one sends sympathy cards for — the silent heartbreaks that linger beneath the surface, shaping our decisions, self-worth, and faith long after the moment has passed. Culture teaches us that grief only belongs at funerals. But what happens when the loss never had a service, a name, or permission to be mourned? What happens when the pain is invisible — but the weight is undeniable? In this episode, Coach B names the ghosts that haunt so many lives: the “what ifs,” the “almosts,” and the futures that never came to pass. Through raw storytelling, faith-informed insight, and trauma-aware coaching, listeners are invited to acknowledge these hidden losses without shame — and finally release them without guilt. You’ll explore: Why unlived futures are a legitimate form of griefHow silence gives power to regret and unresolved longingWhy ghosts linger — and what they’re really asking of usHow closure doesn’t erase the past, but frees you from being haunted by itThis episode includes a grounding exercise designed to help you name and release one “what could’ve been” that still occupies space in your soul, along with a prophetic charge calling you to stop letting yesterday’s unrealized dreams dictate today’s possibilities. The Ghosts of What Could’ve Been is for anyone who’s ever felt behind, broken, or burdened by a life that didn’t turn out the way they imagined. It’s for the strong ones who kept going without ever grieving what they lost along the way. You’re not weak for mourning what never happened. You’re human. And healing begins when you finally give yourself permission to grieve it. 🎧 Subscribe to GRIEF Talk with Coach B 📘 Begin the deeper work with Closure: Finding Peace When Your Past Won’t Let Go at www.griefxtalk.com Because closure isn’t about erasing the dream — it’s about choosing peace so you can build what still remains.

    23 min

  3. JAN 2

    The Myth of Closure

    They told you time would heal you. They told you to forgive and forget. They told you to move on. They lied. In this powerful episode of GRIEF Talk Unfiltered, Coach B dismantles one of the most damaging lies ever sold to grieving people: the myth of closure. This conversation challenges everything culture, church spaces, and self-help narratives have taught us about healing — and replaces it with truth that liberates. Closure, as most people understand it, doesn’t exist. It doesn’t arrive with time. It doesn’t magically appear after forgiveness. And it doesn’t come from pretending you’re okay. In fact, waiting on closure often keeps people emotionally trapped for years — functioning, but never free. In this episode, Coach B exposes three lies that quietly sabotage healing: That closure means forgettingThat closure requires pretending you’re “fine”That closure happens automatically with timeDrawing from lived experience, real coaching moments, and deeply human stories, this episode reframes closure not as an event — but as intentional, courageous work. You’ll hear how unresolved grief hides beneath performance, how silence hardens pain, and why buried trauma never stays buried. Through raw storytelling, faith-informed insight, and practical reflection, listeners are invited to stop outsourcing their healing to clichés and start reclaiming authority over their story. This episode speaks directly to those who have tried everything except telling the truth — those who’ve mastered survival but are longing for freedom. You’ll also be guided through a grounding exercise designed to help release false beliefs about healing and anchor yourself in truth, followed by a prophetic charge calling you to stop waiting on time to do what only honesty and intention can accomplish. This episode is for you if: You’ve been “doing all the right things” but still feel stuckYou’re tired of pretending your grief no longer hurtsYou’ve waited years for peace that never cameYou’re ready to confront what was left unfinishedClosure is not a luxury. It’s not passive. And it’s not given by others. It is chosen. 🎧 Subscribe to GRIEF Talk with Coach B 📘 Begin the deeper work with Closure: Finding Peace When Your Past Won’t Let Go at www.griefxtalk.com Because closure isn’t about the end of something — it’s about the beginning of you.

    23 min

  4. JAN 2

    Why This Message Chose Me?

    This episode answers one powerful question: Why did this message choose me? Coach B opens up about the fire that forged this work—the shame, rejection, betrayal, public loss, and silent suffering that no degree, title, or platform could heal. This is the story behind CLOSURE. Not theory. Not inspiration alone. But lived experience. You’ll hear what happens when unresolved grief goes unnamed… when silence becomes survival… and when performance replaces peace. From courtrooms to pulpits, therapy rooms to tear-stained prayers, this episode reveals how pain pursued purpose—and why ignoring grief only gives it more power. This conversation is for those carrying grief without permission to speak it: The grief of lost identityThe grief of betrayal and public humiliationThe grief of childhood wounds and unspoken traumaThe grief of spiritual brokenness and shameThe grief of being “the strong one” while falling apart insideIn this episode, Coach B shares three truths that anchor the entire GRIEF Talk movement: Closure is birthed from lived experience, not theorySilence doesn’t protect pain—it poisons itHealing is an invitation that requires courage, not perfectionYou’ll also experience a grounding exercise, coaching moments drawn from real lives, and a prophetic charge calling listeners to stop hiding, start naming their pain, and choose healing on purpose. This is more than a podcast episode. It’s an invitation. A confrontation. A turning point. If you’ve ever felt trapped between trauma and tomorrow… If you’ve ever smiled publicly while bleeding privately… If you’ve ever wondered whether your story was over… This episode is for you. 🎧 Subscribe to GRIEF Talk with Coach B 📘 Visit www.griefxtalk.com to begin the deeper work with CLOSURE: Finding Peace When Your Past Won’t Let Go Because this message didn’t just choose Coach B. It’s choosing you, too.

    25 min

  5. JAN 2

    Why Closure Matters

    What happens when the funeral is over… the court case is closed… the relationship has ended… but your heart never found peace? In this powerful opening episode of GRIEF Talk Unfiltered — Where Silence Ends and Healing Begins, Coach B lays the foundation for everything that follows by answering one essential question: Why does closure matter? So many of us have learned how to survive pain without ever learning how to heal it. We’ve mastered phrases like “I’m fine,” “I’ve moved on,” and “It is what it is,” while carrying unresolved grief in our bodies, our relationships, and our legacy. In this episode, Coach B exposes the dangerous myth that time heals all wounds and challenges the belief that closure comes from apologies, explanations, or reconciliation with those who hurt us. Drawing from the foreword of Closure: Finding Peace When Your Past Won’t Let Go, this episode confronts the truth head-on: endurance is not the same as healing, and strength without closure can quietly become a prison. Coach B speaks candidly about personal experiences with public humiliation, false accusations, betrayal, and silent suffering — revealing how functioning while fractured nearly cost him his freedom and peace. Through raw storytelling, prophetic insight, and trauma-informed teaching, he reframes closure not as forgetting, minimizing, or pretending — but as the courageous decision to reclaim authorship over your story. You’ll learn: • Why closure is often misunderstood — and what it actually is • Why waiting for apologies keeps people emotionally hostage • How unresolved grief and trauma are passed down generationally • Why closure is legacy work, not selfish work • How healing begins when you stop waiting for permission This episode also features three unforgettable stories — Emma, Marcus, and Denise — each revealing the cost of unhealed pain and the freedom that comes when closure is chosen without conditions. A guided grounding exercise invites listeners to pause, breathe, and make a declaration of freedom in real time. This is not a motivational talk. This is not surface-level inspiration. This is a sacred confrontation with unfinished pain — and an invitation to choose freedom. If you’ve ever said “I’m over it” while still bleeding… If you’ve been waiting for an apology that never came… If you’re tired of carrying pain into every new season… This episode is for you. 🎧 Listen. Reflect. Decide. Because closure isn’t the end of the story — it’s the beginning of you. 📘 Get the book & workbook: www.griefxtalk.com 📩 Share your questions or topics: grieftalkpodcast1@gmail.com 🔔 Subscribe & share with someone who needs this conversation GRIEF Talk Unfiltered — raw, relevant, and real. Here, silence ends… and healing begins.

    31 min

  6. JAN 1

    GRIEF Talk - The Why

    Why GRIEF Talk Exists: When Healing Can’t Wait Before the episodes. Before the tools. Before we open the pages of CLOSURE. This prequel is the why. GRIEF Talk wasn’t created for content—it was created because silence nearly cost everything. This episode pulls back the curtain on the pain, loss, and unresolved grief that made this platform necessary. Coach B shares the unfiltered truth behind the birth of GRIEF Talk: years of operating in fear after being wrongly indicted while running for public office, the loss of reputation, the shame that followed, and the quiet decision to stop speaking just to survive. Time passed—but healing didn’t come. Not because it couldn’t… but because grief went unnamed. This episode explores the kind of grief no one prepares you for—the grief of identity loss, public humiliation, betrayal, and unfinished stories. The grief that doesn’t come with flowers or sympathy cards. The grief that forces you to keep functioning while something inside you slowly dies. Working in deathcare revealed a painful truth: most people don’t break at the funeral—they break afterward. When unresolved grief compounds. When one loss stacks on top of another. When time moves forward, but peace doesn’t. This prequel sets the foundation for the first season of GRIEF Talk and introduces the unreleased book CLOSURE: Finding Peace When Your Past Won’t Let Go—a work written not just to be read, but to be worked through. Because when grief and trauma have lived in your body for years, healing requires more than inspiration. It requires intention, repetition, and tools that lead to real transformation. GRIEF Talk exists to fill the gap other conversations avoid: Where faith meets feeling—without guilt or platitudesWhere grief is named beyond deathWhere high-functioning pain is finally confrontedWhere healing becomes actionable, not theoreticalIf you’ve ever: Been “the strong one” while silently unravelingLost something no one ever acknowledgedBeen told “time heals” while feeling stuckOr felt like your past still occupies space in your soulThis episode is for you. This is not just a podcast. It’s a movement toward wholeness. 🎧 Subscribe to GRIEF Talk with Coach B and join us for the full season as we journey through CLOSURE: Finding Peace When Your Past Won’t Let Go—because healing doesn’t happen by accident. It happens by design.

    10 min
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Welcome to the GRIEF Talk Podcast, the safe space where we have real conversations about what most people are too afraid to say out loud. Hosted by Richard Brown III, a licensed second-generation funeral director, ordained minister, grief and trauma specialist, and founder of Brown Legacy Memorial, this podcast breaks the silence around grief, loss, and trauma. Whether you are grieving the death of a loved one, struggling with the loss of identity, dealing with divorce, betrayal, health challenges, or facing any form of life-altering transition, this podcast is for you.  Each podcast provides honest dialogue, powerful stories, professional insights, and practical tools to help listeners navigate grief, process pain, and move toward healing. This is a place where your tears are valid, your questions are welcome, and your healing is possible.  Because grief doesn't just disappear, but it can be transformed. 

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    Richard Brown III
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