And those tough times have inspired this talented star to speak out so others don’t feel alone.

Her father, Jay, passed away in November 2019.

Her mother, Loraine, then died in March 2021.

JoAnna Garcia Swisher posing

“Some days are just harder than others.

That whole thing about grief being like a wave.

It’s so true,” she captioned the upload.

Joanna Garcia Swisher smiling with her parents

So I’m trying to revisit that.

I keep going back to those places," she bravely explained.

We’ve been dealing a lot more with that trauma lately, I think."

JoAnna Garcia Swisher’s kids with her grandmother

And it’s hard because you never really get through it.

It just changes everything."

A desperately devastated loss," she wrote.

Joanna Garcia Swisher smiling

In September 2020, Garcia Swisher posted a bittersweet family photo onFacebook.

“Certainly isn’t the way we had hoped we would be celebrating you today, Grandma.

Garcia Swisher captioned the upload.

JoAnna Garcia Swisher smiling

“To say I’m emotionally and mentally depleted is an understatement.

After all,embracing anxiety can sometimes be the key to managing it.

I was like, ‘I’m going home.

Joanna Garcia Swisher with her family

“My manager was like, ‘What the hell are you doing?'”

Garcia Swisher shared, recalling she had to make it clear she wouldn’t be disrespected by anyone.

“I just knew I wouldn’t allow it,” she said.

“My daughter, who’s four, who loves to tear at my heartstrings.

Tear at them, not tug.

She was like, ‘Don’t go to work, mommy!’

… A part of me wanted to just hold her and be like, ‘I love you!’

“I’m like, ‘Oh my God, ‘I’m terrible!'”

Sadly, that didn’t get much easier for the star as her daughters got older.