In this deeply personal and vulnerable episode of Diamonds from Darkness, host Syrie D steps away from the polished motivation and speaks from the raw middle of her journey — inside a quiet sadness.
This isn’t the clinical breakdown of bipolar depression.
This is what it feels like.
The kind of sadness that doesn’t always look like tears — but rather stillness, silence, and the invisible weight that makes even getting out of bed feel like an act of survival.
Syrie opens up about:
The fog-like distance of moving through life but not feeling fully present
The guilt of wanting to show up for family while fighting an internal heaviness
The myth that Black women must always be strong, composed, and “fine”
Why bipolar depression is not laziness, weakness, or a lack of gratitude
And how grace, in this season, looks small, quiet, and imperfect
This episode honors the Black woman who is tired.
Who is doing her best.
Who is surviving in a world that demands her strength, even when she is running on empty.