What not to say to grieving people, child loss, pediatric brain cancer, grief support, and what awareness actually means, because some people are trying their best and some people should remain silent. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, so we’re discussing two things the internet and society still routinely fumble: how to talk to grieving people, and how to care about a cause beyond changing your profile picture for six minutes. In this episode of Honestly, I’m Fine, Maile Navarro talks about pediatric brain cancer, medulloblastoma, child loss, toxic positivity, trauma, sibling grief, empathy failures, and the difference between performative support versus showing up when a family’s life has been blown apart. We get into the wildly unhelpful things people say after loss, from “everything happens for a reason” to “at least...” to comparing the death of a child to losses that are not remotely in the same emotional zip code. We also talk about what awareness should actually create: research funding, family support, meals, money, childcare, practical help, compassion, and people learning when to hush. And because I am human, occasionally petty, and blessed with Wi‑Fi, I also address a few online critics who had opinions about my grief, my parenting, and subjects they entered wildly underqualified. In this episode, we cover: what not to say to grieving people what to say instead grief support after child loss Brain Tumor Awareness Month pediatric brain cancer realities medulloblastoma awareness toxic positivity and clichés sibling grief and family trauma how to help grieving families internet opinions nobody asked for why awareness should lead to action life after devastating loss If you like dark humor, honest conversations, uncomfortable truths, and someone occasionally reading people with accuracy, this one is for you. - Follow: Instagram: @hautemess_la TikTok: @haute__mess Facebook: @BadassMama.LA Website:https://www.mailenavarro.com - Subscribe to Maile's YouTube Channel: @HonestlyImFine for raw conversations on grief, motherhood, healing, rebuilding your life, spirituality, trauma, and surviving what should have taken you out. - Resources and More: Live Like Kingston Foundation:https://www.livelikekingston.org - Listen to Honestly, I'm Fine Podcast. New episodes drop every Tuesday! Spotify Apple Podcasts Amazon
