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BW 017: Resilience, Faith + Generosity - with Cindy Lupica
Cindy Lupica has been through so many traumatic events in her life, and yet she still pours into others, wants to give back to others, and is able to share her story here with you today. Cindy is a cancer survivor,...
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BW 016: Four Reasons Why Grief is Hard
Have you ever wondered why grief hurts so much? Or why we can feel like we're adapting to the new way of life. We've accepted that our person isn't coming back, but then we find ourselves almost reverting or going...
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BW 015: Dating after Loss -with Teresa Taylor Williams
Teresa is very open, vulnerable, and incredibly brave as she shares about her experience with dating too soon. Being intimate too soon and dealing with this thing that those of us in the industry call Widows Fire. So...
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BW 014: Learning to Live with Grief While Finding Joy in Life - with Jennifer Mullins
Jennifer Mullins became a widow in 2012 after her husband's sudden death from an accidental overdose. She was not prepared for the heartache that would follow. She found solace in support groups and other widows and...
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BW 013: Life Insurance - What you Need to Know - with Jarrett Weiss
Jarrett’s mom was widowed with ten kids, five of which were still at home; their life insurance had expired only a few months before. As widows, we should know best that life insurance is something we need, yet it’s...
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BW 012: Freedom from Overwhelm in Grief + Tragedy with Janine Cowie
Content Warning: miscarriage, suicide, drugs, alcohol, PTSD, and death.
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At the age of 26, Janine tragically lost her husband (age 27) to suicide. She shares her experience navigating the traumatic events and offers...
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BW 011: How to Talk to a Widow
This episode is designed with supporters of widows and the grieving in mind! Widows, share this with your family, friends, or support group to help them better understand your mindset, how grief has affected you, and...
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BW 010: The Illusion of Control and Anticipatory Grief - with Renee Clark
As humans we like to think we have control, even with the timing of a terminal diagnosis.
Renee openly shares her journey of anticipatory grief, control, invalidation, dark humor as an outlet, and so much more.
Renee...
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BW 009: Surviving the Holidays While Grieving - a Panel Discussion
The holidays can be a brutal time for people who are grieving. Even songs like “All I Want for Christmas is You” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” feel different when you’re missing your person.
Today,...
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BW 008: Give Yourself Grace While Grieving
While grieving, we aren’t able to function at the levels we’re used to, and that’s hard! I’ve always been a high achieving, self-driven, ambitious person. Telling myself to slow down, minimize expectations of myself,...
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BW 007: Intense Joy and Grief Post Loss - with Shyla Nash
What does life look like after loss? Does grief ever just “go away”? When can you find joy again? In today’s episode, Shyla Nash shares her experience with: Diagnosis to loss within two months Living with intense joy...
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BW 006: Young Widow Now Published Author Chases Her Dreams and How You Can, Too - with Elaine Roth
Many times as widows we feel like our future dreams and plans evaporate along with our spouse. We feel insecure about the future and may even have to relearn who we are and what we want in this new version of life.
In...
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