On the most recent episode of ‘Stepping Into The Shade Room,’ Trina and Towanda Braxton sit down for a candid dialog about their household’s progress two years after dropping their beloved sister Traci to esophageal most cancers. Moreover, Trina and Towanda share how their household plans to maintain Traci’s legacy alive whereas dishing on their new actuality present, ‘The Braxtons,’ with host Thembi.
Trina And Towanda Converse On Grief & Therapeutic After Dropping Their Sister Traci
Grammy-winning recording artist Toni Braxton rose to fame after releasing her self-titled album in 1993. Nonetheless, Toni wasn’t the one Braxton to finish up within the highlight. In 2011, the singer’s sisters, Towanda, Traci, Trina, Tamar, and her mom, Evelyn, would grace TV screens with their actuality sequence, the ‘Braxton Household Values.’ Over 152 episodes later, the household has turn into a staple within the lives of their viewers.
Regardless of the present’s success, the Braxton household confronted a heartbreaking tragedy on March 12, 2022, when Traci succumbed to her battle with most cancers. Now, two years later, Traci and Towanda have shared how their household is therapeutic whereas dealing with their grief.
“I don’t suppose anybody ever stops grieving,” Trina defined. “…[But] it’s a day-by-day course of… I’ll by no means be executed. However I can nonetheless proceed to stay my life in a optimistic vogue with out feeling such a deep sense of grief and strolling round with it on daily basis as a result of it was very heavy on me.”
In flip, Towanda shared how her grieving expertise has differed from Trina’s.
“One factor that I do know to be true is that you’re a non secular being earlier than you’re flesh and blood,” Towanda stated. “So with understanding that, it allowed me to know that Traci — her spirit won’t ever die [and] she is going to all the time be with us. After all, I’ve moments of like, ‘Rattling, she’s not right here…’ it’s an awakening. Nonetheless, I do know that Traci — her spirit is on the opposite aspect.”
The Sisters Converse On Their New Actuality TV Present, ‘The Braxtons’
Moreover, whereas talking with Thembi, the sisters opened up about their return to actuality TV after a four-year hiatus. Trina and Towanda revealed that earlier than Traci’s demise, they promised her they’d share her story with the world.
“… We’ve to inform her story as a result of we promised her that we might,” Towanda defined to Thembi earlier than sharing what viewers can anticipate to see within the sequence. “This season with ‘The Braxtons,’ you’ll see some never-before-seen photographs and movies of Traci — her son, her one and solely son… he is part of the sequence as properly, after which we’re simply strolling by way of this journey collectively.”
Scroll above to observe as Trina and Towanda share extra particulars about their new actuality present and open up about how Traci’s passing has impressed them to stay their lives to “the fullest.”
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