Helping Your Children Grieve Well with Emily Jones, Founder of Brave Widow
Release Date: 03/02/2023
What Widows Need to Know about Social Security
Widow Life and Money
Join us to hear Daniel teach about what widows should know regarding Social Security. It's no secret that Social Security may be in trouble. That news can feel ominous to you as a widow, raising concerns about the reliability of survivor's benefits to help with childcare and retirement. What's more, the rules for social security benefits are complex. But as Daniel will explain, with a little planning, the future is not so bleak. If you are a recent widow and don't know what to do next, we're here to help you draw a personal map toward making financial decisions that are best for you,...
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Helping Your Children Grieve Well with Emily Jones, Founder of Brave Widow
Widow Life and Money
Join Daniel in a conversation with Emily Jones of Brave Widow, an organization where young widows can find healing, hope, and the courage to dream again. Emily lost her husband and best friend, Neal, one month before their 20th wedding anniversary in 2021. She was just 37 and the mother of four children, ages 12-21. In this episode, Emily shares the difficulties of learning household maintenance and new routines while still working full-time and caring for her family. In addition to her own grief, Emily became aware of the different grief styles unique to her children and how family connection...
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From Grief to Impact with Carolyn Moor, Founder of Modern Widows Club
Widow Life and Money
Join Daniel in an interview with someone who rebuilt her life and now helps others do the same. Carolyn Moor, Founder of Modern Widows Club, shares her journey as a young grieving widow and mother. After rebuilding her business, she reached out to mentor small groups of grieving widows in her home and watched them multiply into a national organization that provides support, resources, and new opportunities for widows like you. Find links to Modern Widows Club below, and check out our growing list of resources for widow life and money at . In this episode we discuss: A Tragic Accident ...
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Understanding the Landscape of Financial Advisors
Widow Life and Money
Join Daniel in a conversation with client and colleague Nan Maurer, who recalls the early and uncertain days of financial decisions within weeks of losing her husband. Questions about healthcare, paying for college, loss of income and the future loomed before her. She knew she needed advice and help to carry it out but had no idea how to choose a professional to help her. In this episode, we share the five principles she wishes she had known earlier as she tried to understand the vast and varied landscape of financial services more broadly and how financial advisors work more...
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Biblical Worldview and Widowhood
Widow Life and Money
Welcome to Widow Life and Money, where Certified Financial Planner and Financial Therapist, Daniel Kopp, discusses the intersection of widowhood, faith, and finances. His passion is helping younger widows gain clarity and confidence in their financial lives.The acute pain of grief is the pain of a wound that we can only see through a worldview that acknowledges the problem of death in a personal way. Believers in Christ know that the Christian worldview rests on the Hope of resurrection and eternal life. What we sometimes miss is the part in between—the suffering. There's no way around...
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You're a Widow. Now What?
Widow Life and Money
info_outlineJoin Daniel in a conversation with Emily Jones of Brave Widow, an organization where young widows can find healing, hope, and the courage to dream again. Emily lost her husband and best friend, Neal, one month before their 20th wedding anniversary in 2021. She was just 37 and the mother of four children, ages 12-21.
In this episode, Emily shares the difficulties of learning household maintenance and new routines while still working full-time and caring for her family. In addition to her own grief, Emily became aware of the different grief styles unique to her children and how family connection and open communication helped her keep them grounded and anchored in their faith in God.
In this episode:
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Emily’s Story – If everything goes perfectly, will you marry me?
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Tragedy does not feel like God’s plan
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New routines and how does the lawn mower work?
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Grieving as a family and helping our kids grieve well
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Finding Your Support Network and Learning how to ask for help
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New schedules, school activities, and downtime
Selected Links from his episode:
How to ask for help along with a checklist: https://www.bravewidow.com/free
Reach out for a free consultation to get your financial life in order: https://calendly.com/wisestewardshipfp/initialconsultation
Read the blog version of this episode here: https://wisestewardshipfp.com/helping-your-children-grieve-well-as-a-widow/