Listen "Episode 8 - Grief is not a Glow Up"
Episode Synopsis
Grief is not something to be packaged neatly or praised as a transformation.
It is not a “glow up.”
It is a sacred unraveling.
In this episode of Kenosis – She Who Remembers, Donna speaks to the uncomfortable truth of grief—how society tells us to smile, tidy up, and carry on while we are breaking inside. She shares personal stories of how loss, heartbreak, and trauma reshaped her body and spirit, and how people often mistook her suffering for strength or beauty.
Through ancestral wisdom, ritual practices, and the remembering of women’s traditions of keening and communal mourning, this conversation invites us to honor grief as a river we move with—not past. We explore how grief is not weakness but love that has nowhere to go, and how giving voice to it awakens something ancient within our bones: tenderness, resilience, and remembrance.
This is an episode for anyone who has been told to “stay strong” when what you really felt was shattered. For every woman who has hidden her tears behind a mask. For every heart carrying loss in silence.
Themes we explore:
Why grief is not a glow up, trend, or quick fix
How society praises appearance over truth
Ancestral traditions of keening, ritual, and collective mourning
The body’s response to grief and trauma
Reframing grief as a sacred passage and act of remembrance
Length: ~40 minutes
Podcast Series: Kenosis – She Who Remembers
It is not a “glow up.”
It is a sacred unraveling.
In this episode of Kenosis – She Who Remembers, Donna speaks to the uncomfortable truth of grief—how society tells us to smile, tidy up, and carry on while we are breaking inside. She shares personal stories of how loss, heartbreak, and trauma reshaped her body and spirit, and how people often mistook her suffering for strength or beauty.
Through ancestral wisdom, ritual practices, and the remembering of women’s traditions of keening and communal mourning, this conversation invites us to honor grief as a river we move with—not past. We explore how grief is not weakness but love that has nowhere to go, and how giving voice to it awakens something ancient within our bones: tenderness, resilience, and remembrance.
This is an episode for anyone who has been told to “stay strong” when what you really felt was shattered. For every woman who has hidden her tears behind a mask. For every heart carrying loss in silence.
Themes we explore:
Why grief is not a glow up, trend, or quick fix
How society praises appearance over truth
Ancestral traditions of keening, ritual, and collective mourning
The body’s response to grief and trauma
Reframing grief as a sacred passage and act of remembrance
Length: ~40 minutes
Podcast Series: Kenosis – She Who Remembers
More episodes of the podcast Kenosis - She Who Remembers
Episode 12 - She Who Dances with the Moon
28/09/2025
Episode 11 - My Body My Truth
21/09/2025
Episode 10 -We Come From Strong Women
14/09/2025
Episode 9 - The Sacredness of Sisterhood
07/09/2025
Episode 7 - The Need for Imperfection
24/08/2025
Episode 6 - Trusting Intuition and Reality
18/08/2025
Episode 4 - Navigating Soul Healing
07/08/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.