Grief is more than death. Sometimes, it’s seen in the silent ache of lost selves, broken bonds, changing bodies, and futures that never arrived. In this conversation, Dr. John Onwuchekwa helps us reframe grief not as a journey with an end, but as a language we must learn to speak. As an Atlanta-based pastor, author, and entrepreneur, John shares why grief so often feels isolating, how every grief story is also a love story, and how community and safe spaces can transform sorrow into healing. He tells us that, “It's more helpful for us to think of grief not as a journey, but a language. And the goal of a language is not to finish, it's to become fluent.”  Tune in to hear a perspective on grief that will leave you feeling seen, understood, and better equipped to navigate loss. KEY POINTS - [2:01] What is ambiguous grief? - [3:47] The hardest part isn’t the loss itself. - [6:35] How joy and sadness can coexist. - [8:44] Grief is not a journey; it’s a language. - [11:22] Why grief needs safe spaces and connection. - [14:13] Every grief story is a love story. - [16:53] Ways to help survivors process and move forward. - [18:23] How to support someone grieving. - [29:16] There’s no right or wrong way to handle grief. QUOTES “The biggest problem is not the loss, it is the loneliness that comes after that loss.” – John Onwuchekwa “Grief starts, but it does not have an end. And so if we continue to think about grief as a journey and talk through it like that, then what we do is we tend to send folks in search of light at the end of a closed tunnel.” – John Onwuchekwa “The more ambiguous the loss, the more tangible the comfort needs to be. So, the more ambiguous the loss, the more we need to work to create some type of ritual or place or something that people can tangibly come back to…”  – John Onwuchekwa RESOURCES John Onwuchekwa  Website | johno.co IG | @jawn_o Website - sistersnetworkinc.org IG -  @sistersnetwork YouTube Channel - @sistersnetworkinc.8895/featured