Buried Alive is one of Tombo Baldwin’s most vulnerable and honest episodes to date. Using a haunting metaphor, Tom explores what happens when we bury emotions—especially grief—before they’ve had a chance to breathe.
In this episode, Tom opens up about his ongoing struggle with depression and the delayed grief surrounding the sudden death of his father. He shares how, in classic “man fashion,” he told himself he was fine, stayed busy, and unknowingly buried his grief alive. But buried emotions don’t disappear—they rot. And when they rot, they release toxins that show up as depression, self-sabotage, strained relationships, loss of motivation, and emotional numbness.
Tom walks listeners through the moment he finally uncovered the root of his darkness: unprocessed grief and the realization that he has stepped into the role of “the elder” now that his father is gone. He explains how suppressing pain doesn’t make you strong—it slowly suffocates your inner life and leaks into every area around you.
This episode is a call to bring buried emotions into the light—grief, anger, resentment, disappointment—before they poison your body, relationships, and purpose. Tom reminds listeners that healing doesn’t come from control or avoidance, but from allowing emotions to flow, be felt, and be shared with trusted people.
If you’ve been telling yourself “I’m fine” while something inside you is quietly unraveling, Buried Alive may be the nudge you need to stop burying what’s still alive—and start breathing again.
You’re not weak for feeling it.
You’re stronger for facing it.
And yup… I got you.
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