Episode 106: When the Unthinkable Happens: Lucille Barkman on Losing Her Daughter and Learning to Feel Again

2025-09-28

In this powerful episode of The Empowered Grief Journey, host Chris Mamone sits down with Lucille, who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her daughter in a fiery car crash. Lucille speaks candidly about how she coped in the aftermath — leaning into stoicism, holding back her emotions, and carrying her pain in silence. Together, Chris and Lucille explore what it means to grieve when you’ve been taught to be strong, how stoicism can both protect and isolate, and the slow process of allowing yourself to feel again. Luc...

In this powerful episode of The Empowered Grief Journey, host Chris Mamone sits down with Lucille, who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her daughter in a fiery car crash. Lucille speaks candidly about how she coped in the aftermath — leaning into stoicism, holding back her emotions, and carrying her pain in silence.

Together, Chris and Lucille explore what it means to grieve when you’ve been taught to be strong, how stoicism can both protect and isolate, and the slow process of allowing yourself to feel again. Lucille’s story is one of unimaginable loss, but also of resilience, courage, and the quiet strength it takes to keep moving forward.

This episode is an invitation for anyone who has ever felt they had to hide their emotions in grief. Through Lucille’s words, you’ll be reminded that strength doesn’t mean silence — and that even in the hardest moments, there is space for healing, compassion, and connection.

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