Finding Strength After Loss - Audrey Davidheiser | Ep 58
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Grief can affect every part of your life. It can change how you feel, how you think, and even how close you feel to God. On this episode of A Widow’s Heart, Pam Lundell talks with licensed psychologist and author Audrey Davidheiser about grief and healing after loss. They talk about common emotions many widows experience, including sadness, anger, guilt, and loneliness. Audrey shares gentle encouragement for those who feel tired, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She offers a compassionate way to understand grief without rushing the process or trying to be strong all the time. This...
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Extra: Grief and the Holidays - Erin Hente | 58
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Grieving during the holidays can feel overwhelming, especially when Christmas traditions and family gatherings bring up painful memories. In this heartfelt conversation, host Pam Lundell welcomes life coach and widow advocate Erin Hente to share gentle, practical wisdom for navigating the holiday season with grace, honesty, and hope. Whether you're newly widowed or years into your grief journey, this episode offers encouragement, grounding insights, and simple ways to honor your loved one while caring for your own heart.
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Lori Larson Heller on Love, Loss, and Hope after ALS | Ep 57
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Lori Larson Heller is a writer, speaker, fierce ALS advocate, and a widow. She is also the President of the Jim Heller 'End ALS' Memorial Fund. Lori was a previous guest on the podcast (EP 6) and since then has written a book called “Buckle Up” about her life, loss and the power of moving forward. Lori doesn’t tell you to “move on” or offer cliches that don’t help. She encourages you to emerge stronger, roll down the windows, listen to some tunes and begin to enjoy life again. I hope you are encouraged by her story, humor and faith.
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When Grief Meets Hope: Rachel Powell’s Story of Healing and Purpose | Ep 56
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When Rachel Powell lost her husband to suicide at 31, her world fell apart. But in the midst of pain, God met her with healing, purpose, and a new calling to help other widows find hope. In this heartfelt conversation, Rachel and Pam talk about surviving deep loss, breaking the silence around suicide, and discovering life and light again through Christ.
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Ep 55: Names of God in Grief and Worship with Jamie Bollinger
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Worship leader and songwriter Jamie Bollinger joins A Widow’s Heart to share her story of faith, loss, and hope. After walking through her husband Freddy’s kidney failure, transplant, and sudden passing, Jamie discovered God’s peace and provision in the hardest valleys. She now encourages others through worship and her devotional booklet, Names of God: Who God Is in Our Time of Need. In this episode, Jamie opens up about: Facing grief with faith in God’s presence How worship becomes a lifeline in suffering The powerful names of God that bring comfort and peace Learn more...
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Ep 54: Dr. Kimberly Hubenette: Love, Loss, and Learning to Survive
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In this powerful episode of A Widow’s Heart, host Pam Lundell talks with Dr. Kimberly Hubenette—a skilled cosmetic dentist, author, and widow—about love, resilience, and the will to keep going after unimaginable loss. Kimberly shares her extraordinary love story with her late husband Mark, a double lung transplant survivor and devoted search-and-rescue volunteer. Together, they embraced an adventurous, survivalist lifestyle that prepared Kimberly in surprising ways for the day she would need to live, love, survive, and thrive without him. Discover how Mark’s legacy inspired...
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Ep 53: Tiffany Colvin: Her Mom's Legacy of Faith
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On today’s episode, you’ll hear from Tiffany. She lost her mom, and it hit hard, but in that loss God met her in a deeper way. Her mother had quietly passed down a strong faith through simple things like weekly devotions and memorizing Scripture. Now Tiffany is doing the same, passing on that legacy and learning what it really means to trust God through every season.
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Ep 52: Finding Hope After Unimaginable Loss: JoAnn Kuzma Deveny
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JoAnn Kuzma Deveney lost her 18-month-old son in a tragic accident—and years later, her husband to leukemia. In this powerful conversation, JoAnn shares how grief shaped her faith, the signs that gave her comfort, and the healing she found through God’s presence, symbolism, and storytelling. Learn more about JoAnn and her award-winning books at: Her books are also available on Amazon: 📘 When Bluebirds Fly: Losing a Child, Living with Hope 📗 I Am Widow, Hear Me Roar: Confessions of a Surviving Spouse 📕 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly Off the Handle
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Ep 51: Sacred Refuge: Finding Unexpected Shelter in Your Crisis - Lynne Rienstra
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Where do you run when crisis hits? When grief, fear, or loss shake your world, is there a safe place to land? In this deeply personal episode of A Widow’s Heart, host Pam Lundell welcomes author, speaker, and Samaritan’s Purse leader Lynne Rienstra to talk about her powerful new book, Sacred Refuge: Finding Unexpected Shelter in Your Crisis. Their conversation moves from childhood wounds to widowhood, from cancer to car crashes—but through it all, a deeper truth emerges there is a refuge, and His name is Jesus. Pam and Lynne reflect on stories of modern-day women and sacred sisters...
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Ep 50: A Soldier, His Wife, and the Man Who Died to Save Them - Michele Arnoldy
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Through the valleys and mountains of life and marriage, Michele and Chris had been through just about everything. Michele tells the story of her husband with grace on this special episode of A Widow's Heart. Michele shares the hard details of her sometimes-difficult marriage, as well as the ways that Jesus showed up. Book: Website:
info_outlineGrieving during the holidays can feel overwhelming, especially when Christmas traditions and family gatherings bring up painful memories. In this heartfelt conversation, host Pam Lundell welcomes life coach and widow advocate Erin Hente to share gentle, practical wisdom for navigating the holiday season with grace, honesty, and hope. Whether you're newly widowed or years into your grief journey, this episode offers encouragement, grounding insights, and simple ways to honor your loved one while caring for your own heart.