Trina & Towanda Braxton Speak On Healing After Traci’s Passing
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 shedding their beloved sister Traci to esophageal most cancers. Additionally, 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 Speak On Grief & Healing After Losing Their Sister Traci
Grammy-winning recording artist Toni Braxton rose to fame after releasing her self-titled album in 1993. However, 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 collection, the ‘Braxton Family Values.’ Over 152 episodes later, the household has turn into a staple within the lives of their viewers.
Despite 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 think anyone ever stops grieving,” Trina defined. “…[But] it’s a day-by-day process… I’ll never be done. But I can still continue to live my life in a positive fashion without feeling such a deep sense of grief and walking around with it every day because it was very heavy on me.”
In flip, Towanda shared how her grieving expertise has differed from Trina’s.
“One thing that I know to be true is that you are a spiritual being before you are flesh and blood,” Towanda mentioned. “So with knowing that, it allowed me to understand that Traci — her spirit will never die [and] she will always be with us. Of course, I have moments of like, ‘Damn, she’s not here…’ it’s an awakening. However, I know that Traci — her spirit is on the other side.”
The Sisters Speak On Their New Reality TV Show, ‘The Braxtons’
Furthermore, 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 have to tell her story because we promised her that we would,” Towanda defined to Thembi earlier than sharing what viewers can count on to see within the collection. “This season with ‘The Braxtons,’ you’ll see some never-before-seen photos and videos of Traci — her son, her one and only son… he is a part of the series as well, and then we’re just walking through this journey together.”
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 dwell their lives to “the fullest.”
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