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Practical tools to navigate the widowed journey and rebuild a life you will love again.
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In this episode, I’ll share a simple daily practice that calms the fear loop and gives you clear next steps to meet your future self. You’ll learn how to borrow her steadiness, her wisdom, and her love—so you can honor your person while moving forward with more peace and confidence.
Get more help from my best-selling book, Life Reconstructed.
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If you’ve ever felt like you’re still here but not really blooming, this episode for you. After my husband died, I felt like the orchid on my windowsill—alive, but flowerless. I was functioning on the outside and hurting on the inside, while believable thoughts—my “weeds”—quietly choked out anything beautiful. In today’s episode, I’ll share how I began questioning those stories with kindness, the small practices that created space for new growth, and what blooming looks like when you’re honoring your person and finding yourself again—at your own pace.
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After the loss of a spouse, many of us default to DIY healing, which can work—but it’s often the long way around. I break down how expert guidance and a supportive community shorten the path, and how to tell when it’s time to get help that actually fits.
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In this episode, I’m talking about “failing” at grief, which, spoiler alert, isn’t possible and I’ll explain why, and suggest a simple strategy to help you stand on a solid foundation.
Join me tomorrow, September 25th, 2025 for a free webinar: The Truth About Year 2: What really happens after the first year of loss—and how to navigate it with less pain and more purpose. Register using the link in the show notes. If you listen to this episode after the webinar, use the same link and I’ll send you the replay.
https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/year2-webinar
If you’re approaching the second year after loss, you’ve likely heard two very different messages. Society tends to assume you’ll be “better” by the end of year one, while many in the widowed community caution that year two is the hardest. In this episode, I’ll unpack both of these beliefs, share why neither is the full story, and offer four practical ways to approach year two with greater clarity, compassion, and strength.
Join my upcoming free webinar The Truth About Year 2 by clicking here:
https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/year2-webinar
A common question I hear from widowed people is about what to do with the pictures. Should they stay up? Should they come down? Is there a “right” time or a “wrong” choice? After loss, even something as simple as a framed photo can feel loaded with meaning—love, memory, respect, and sometimes guilt or worry about what others will think. In this episode, I want to reassure you that there are no rules here. I’ll share my response to a listener who wondered if she was “allowed” to take down her late husband’s pictures, and together we’ll explore practical ways to approach this deeply personal decision with clarity and self-compassion.
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Hello and welcome to episode 127. In this episode, I answer a great question from a follower, She writes, Teresa, It’s been 17 months since my husband of 46 years passed, and I’m still crying at night. When does it stop and start getting better? It’s a common question and in this episode, I’m answering it and offering specific reasons why the second year after loss can be tough and simple tips to help.
In this guest episode, I sit down with Linda Smith, who lost her rock Larry after an illness. Her life with him was an adventure, and after his loss, she was left to figure out who she was and what her next chapter would look like. She was saddled with guilt along with many other difficult feelings, and eventually found her way to curiosity and courage.
Today, she carries on Larry's legacy of wisdom and adventure, full of newfound compassion, and a desire to help others.
The September, 2025 Life Reconstructed group is starting soon, and doors close on 8/28/25. Click here to learn more: https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/life-reconstructed-group-coaching
If you're frustrated with yourself and think you're doing grief "wrong," this episode is for you. It is a replay of my recent webinar called The Overachiever's Guide to Grief: Why You’re Not Further Along and How to Start Moving Forward.
You'll understand why grief doesn't respond to deadlines or mental toughness, and gain 7 simple and practical strategies you can use, starting today. They will help you.
For more help, join us in the September Life Reconstructed group coaching program by 8/28/25. More information here: https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/life-reconstructed-group-coaching
In this episode, I explain how coaching can support those grieving the loss of a spouse and how it differs from therapy, grief groups, and a do-it-yourself approach. I share what I wish I had known in my early grief and offer guidance to help you determine whether coaching might be the right fit for you. If you’re functioning but not where you want to be, if you’re ready for a more intentional, forward-focused path through grief, this episode is for you.
If you’ve found this podcast helpful, I invite you to join Life Reconstructed, my coaching program exclusively for widowed people. The September, 2025 group begins soon, and the doors close on 8/28/25. It will help you step forward toward a life you will love again. Click here to learn more: https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/life-reconstructed-group-coaching
I recently had the honor of sitting down with someone I admire so much, Dr. Nancy Saltzman. In this bonus episode, Dr. Nancy shares her tragic story, how she survived and later rebuilt a life full of love and adventure. Her honestly and humor offer hope and a glimpse into what is possible even in the most catastrophic of losses.
If this episode was helpful, you’ll want to read Dr. Nancy’s book Radical Survivor today. It’s available on Amazon and the link is below:
http://www.nancysaltzman.com/index.html
Welcome to episode 122. In this episode, I want to teach you how to feel comfortable feelings again. Because if it’s been a long time since you felt joy, peace, or lightness, they might feel unfamiliar—or even unsafe.
But here’s the good news: you can relearn how to feel joy. You can rebuild your connection with peace and happiness.
I’ll walk you through exactly how to notice, welcome, and stay with these feelings—so they become part of your new normal.
If you’ve found this podcast helpful, my best-selling book, also called Life Reconstructed, will help even more. It’s now available on Audible, or in paperback. If you get it in paperback, you’ll also receive the accompanying journal, and instant access to a 3-part video series that will help you right away. Links are below: Get the book and accompanying journal by clicking here
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In this episode, I talk about how old, unconscious beliefs often resurface after the loss of a spouse—when the person who may have reminded you of your worth is no longer physically here. I’ll walk you through how to uncover those hidden beliefs, challenge them, and begin forming new, truthful ones that support your healing and growth.
For more practical tips to love yourself more, listen to my free webinar called Loving Yourself Through Grief: 7 simple strategies. You’ll leave with simple and practical strategies to love yourself more, and you’ll have a clear picture of what’s waiting for you on the other side of self-love. Click the link below, and you’ll get instant access, right to your inbox.
https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/loving-yourself-through-grief-webinar
In this episode, I’m tackling a common thought that causes unnecessary suffering: the idea that you haven’t thought about your late spouse enough. I’ll walk you through two practical reasons why this isn’t true, so that you can have more clarity and less guilt.
If you’ve found this podcast helpful, my best-selling book, also called Life Reconstructed, will help even more. It’s now available on Audible, or in paperback. If you get it in paperback, you’ll also receive the accompanying journal, and instant access to a 3-part video series that will help you right away. Links are below.
Click here for paperback book plus journal
Click here to purchase on Audible
In this episode, I’m shedding light on the unnecessarily heavy burden that comes with losing a spouse, why it’s completely natural, and how to set it down.
If you’ve found this podcast helpful, my best-selling book, also called Life Reconstructed, will help even more. It’s now available on Audible, or in paperback. If you get it in paperback, you’ll also receive the accompanying journal, and instant access to a 3-part video series that will help you right away. Links are below:
Click here for paperback book plus journal
Click here to purchase on Audible
Episode referenced: https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/podcasts/life-reconstructed-a-widowed-way-forward/episodes/2147925894
In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at fear—why it’s a normal part of the grieving human experience, and more importantly, what you can do when it shows up. I’ll share simple, practical tools you can start using right away.
If you’ve found this podcast helpful, my best-selling book, also called Life Reconstructed, will help even more. The Kindle version is on sale for just 99 cents from July 9th to July 13th, 2025. The link is below.
Get the Kindle version by clicking here
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Resource referenced in this episode: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/breathing-lessons-0501124
If you’re widowed and feeling constantly drained, this episode is for you. I share four practical strategies to help you reclaim your energy and feel more like yourself again.
Be sure to watch my free webinar called How to Have More Energy: 4 Straight Forward Strategies. I offer a simple approach to recharging your batteries and keeping them charged.
Go to www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/energy and get instant access.
In this episode, I offer two tips for the overachiever grievers who feel pressure to do it “right.”
If you’ve found this episode helpful, check out my free webinar on how to overcome overwhelm.
You’ll understand the real reason you feel overwhelmed (which isn’t what you think) and you’ll get simple strategies to break free.
Go to https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com/overwhelm and you’ll get instant access.
In this episode, I’m answering the question that many widowed people wonder about - “When will I be back to normal?” And I offer 5 practical tips you can apply today.
If you’ve found this podcast helpful, my best-selling book, also called Life Reconstructed, will help even more. It’s now available on Audible, or in paperback. If you get it in paperback, you’ll also receive the accompanying journal, and instant access to a 3-part video series that will help you right away. Links are below.
Click here for paperback book plus journal
Click here to purchase on Audible
In this episode, I’m taking a look at the wandering mind, and offering 3 key questions to help you get better acquainted with your grieving brain.
If you’ve found this podcast helpful, my best-selling book, also called Life Reconstructed, will help even more. It’s now available on Audible, or in paperback. If you get it in paperback, you’ll also receive the accompanying journal, and instant access to a 3-part video series that will help you right away. Links are below.
Click here for paperback book plus journal
Click here to purchase on Audible
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