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How I Got Started

The Truth Behind MTE TV
July 23, 2025 by
How I Got Started
DIANA K SMITH

I didn’t plan to build a network.

I planned to disappear.

I didn’t want a spotlight.

I just wanted the pain to stop.

But pain has a way of turning into purpose when you’ve got nothing left to lose — and everything left to say.


It Started With Grief

My daughter died.

And when she did, part of me died too.

People say time heals.

But they don’t tell you how long silence can last.

How loud the loneliness can get.

How invisible you feel when the world keeps spinning and yours has stopped.

I lived in that silence for years.

Some days I still do.

But eventually, I realized:

If I stayed quiet, I’d disappear completely.

And I wasn’t ready to be gone.

Why I Built MTE TV

Because there are too many people walking around with broken hearts and silent screams.

Because there are too many stories that never get told.

Because grief isn’t the end of a life — it’s the beginning of a new one.

I built MTE TV with nothing but a name, a cracked-open heart, and the determination to do something that might matter.

I didn’t have a team.

I didn’t have funding.

I didn’t even have a plan.

But I had a voice.

And I was finally ready to use it.

This Is Not a Studio Network

This is a lifeline.

A place for people like me — people like you — to find something real.

No filters. No fluff.

Just truth.

I’m not a therapist.

I’m not a media mogul.

I’m a woman who survived something that could’ve swallowed me whole — and I came back to say,

“You’re not alone.”

MTE TV Is For...

  • The person crying in the car before work

  • The one who’s tired of pretending

  • The one who can’t afford therapy but still wants to heal

  • The one who needs to hear it said out loud to know they’re not crazy

What You’ll Find Here

🗣️ Honest conversations (My Talking Eye)

📺 Personal stories of survival (Still Here)

💔 Grief that doesn’t end — and doesn’t have to

😂 Humor, heartache, and healing — sometimes all at once

This is where your story gets to breathe.

This is where pain doesn’t get hidden.

This is where we speak, even if our voice shakes.tart writing here...

How I Got Started
DIANA K SMITH July 23, 2025
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