In this episode of My Mom Died, Gabri talks about the version of grief nobody warns you about: the pressure to look “strong” when you are falling apart. She breaks down how strength after loss can turn into a performance, a role you play to keep things normal for everyone else, even when you feel wrecked inside.

Gabri shares what it looked like for her, from pushing through and staying busy to automatically answering “I’m good” just to avoid making people uncomfortable. Then she flips the script with a practical “Stop Performing Strength” checklist that helps grievers notice the habits that keep them stuck, and replace them with language and boundaries that actually support healing.

If you feel like you have to be the strong one, the reliable one, the “doing so well” one after losing someone, this episode is for you.

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