257. How to Know When You’re Done with Grief
The Widowed Mom Podcast
Do you believe that there’s some sort of false binary where you’re either grieving or done with grief? This is just one of the myths so many people have bought into about grief, but we know that grief never ends. Learn why you never have to worry about being done with grief, and how it’s possible to love your life and create post-traumatic growth, even if you grieve your loss forever. Get full show notes and more information here:
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256. Navigating Deathiversaries: A Widows Unfiltered Interview with Wendy Alcanter
The Widowed Mom Podcast
My client, Wendy Alcanter, is a mother of three who lost her husband to suicide three years ago. She joined Mom Goes On as a busy mom and ER doctor, discovered the tools that helped her create a life she truly loves, and she’s here to tell us about her grief journey. Wendy shares her experience of early grief, how the tools she learned in Mom Goes On have supported her, and what her life is like now. Get full show notes and more information here:
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255. Acceptance Is Not a Place
The Widowed Mom Podcast
Most people are walking around wondering if they’ve reached acceptance in grief, as though it’s a place. This feeds right into the narrative that grief ends. But we know that it doesn’t. Learn why acceptance is not a place but rather a choice we make over and over, and how you can begin thinking about acceptance as a constant opportunity. Get full show notes and more information here:
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254. Your Pain Is Not Your Connection
The Widowed Mom Podcast
Do you worry that if you no longer felt pain about your person’s loss you’d lose your connection to them? Join me this week to hear why your pain has nothing to do with your connection to your person, the difference between thoughts that create pain and thoughts that create connection, and what happens when you confuse pain with connection. Get full show notes and more information here:
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253. Prioritizing Pleasure as a Widow
The Widowed Mom Podcast
What is your relationship with pleasure? My guess is that you don’t truly believe your pleasure is a priority, but grief is a phenomenal opportunity for you to reassess where and how you can have a better quality of life. Hear how most of us don’t prioritize pleasure, why pleasure is especially important in grief, and what you can do to create more pleasure and joy in your life. Get full show notes and more information here:
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252. When Do Widows Need a Life Coach?
The Widowed Mom Podcast
When do widows need a life coach? I’ll be honest, I struggle to answer this question, not only because I don’t know what you need, but also because I’m not in the business of telling people they need a coach. Hear why asking this question is entirely unhelpful, and ask yourself questions instead about what you want next in life. Get full show notes and more information here:
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251. When It’s Okay to Give Up
The Widowed Mom Podcast
There’s nothing like spousal or partner loss to make us reassess our priorities and get back in touch with what we truly want. But what do you do when you decide you no longer want to pursue something, and you’ve got that voice in your head saying, “Don’t be a quitter, you should or have to do this?” Hear why you might be struggling to give up on something you no longer want, and discover four questions that will give you a renewed sense of clarity around your decision. Get full show notes and more information here:
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250. You Are the Context, Not the Content: A New Perspective on Widowhood
The Widowed Mom Podcast
So much of what we’re experiencing - from the roller-coaster of emotions and what we believe is or isn’t possible for us - feels so true, doesn’t it? However, just because it’s there as the content of your experience doesn’t mean it’s what you’re limited to. That’s because you are the context, not the content, and this week, I’m sharing a new perspective on widowhood that might break your brain in the best way possible. Get full show notes and more information here:
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249. Uncommon Widowhood
The Widowed Mom Podcast
The common widowhood experience often ranges from a lack of enthusiasm about life and going through the motions to apathy and waiting for the afterlife. What I haven’t observed very often in my world is what I see as the potential for an uncommon widowhood experience, and I’m walking you through it today. If you want to start viewing grief as an opportunity to deeply connect with what you want and value, join me as I unlock the possibilities for your uncommon widowhood experience. Get full show notes and more information here:
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248. More Myths About Grief Part 2
The Widowed Mom Podcast
I don’t know that we’ll ever reach the bottom of the list when it comes to myths about grief, but I have six more to share with you today. Grief is a subjective experience that is unique to each of us, and it’s impossible to do it wrong. Hear six universal myths about grief that simply aren’t helpful and how to be the authority on your own grief experience. Get full show notes and more information here:
info_outlineWhat would it be like if you never believed the “should” thoughts in your brain? What if, every time one appeared, you simply replied with, “No thank you”?
I’m no longer interested in entertaining “should” thoughts, and I believe we can intentionally choose what we want without them. Learn how to embark on a should-free year in 2024.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/239