The Embracing Widowhood Podcast

The Embracing Widowhood Podcast is about creating awareness on reputable resources that include organizations, events, podcasts, videos, books, and BLOGS for the widowed community, to help them seek support, find hope, and help them embrace and navigate widowhood. In each episode, Mari Marquez, the founder of embracingwidowhood.com, widow, mother, and blogger, will discuss a specific topic or resource that can help you in your journey as a widow.

Four Lessons Learned in Four Years of Widowhood 12/22/2022

Four Lessons Learned in Four Years of Widowhood In this episode, Mari shares four significant lessons she has learned throughout her four years of widowhood. For the first time ever, Mari also shares the name of her new upcoming bilingual children's book. Mari is an author, widow, podcaster, and the founder of embracingwidowhood.com & The Embracing Widowhood Podcast. In this episode, you will hear: - Lessons learned from a young widow in her four years of widowhood - Research-based information on the brain while in grief - Information on Grief Spurts - & Boundaries /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/25404303

Grief, Widowhood & Surviving Cancer 11/30/2022

Grief, Widowhood & Surviving Cancer In this episode, Mari interviews Janice from @anotherstrongwidow, a former geologist and mother of three young children who had to face her own cancer diagnosis shortly after burying her husband, who also died from another form of cancer. In this episode, you will hear: * A young women's early journey in widowhood * Having to face a scary health diagnosis as a mom * Talking to young children about death * Resources for the Holidays & * Research on Grief and Love. Resources Include: https://grief.com/ https://modernwidowsclub.org/ https://nacg.org/ https://www.dougy.org/ https://www.ericshouse.org/events/ /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/25181097

Research On Widowhood, Solo-Parenting & Helping Ourselves After Loss 09/01/2022

Research On Widowhood, Solo-Parenting & Helping Ourselves After Loss Mari Marquez, a Ph.D. Student and children's book author shares research on how widowhood can impact our children. Mari shares points from various studies as to why navigating solo-parenting, widowhood, and rebuilding our identity is challenging. In this episode, you will learn: Research on young widows with dependent-age children. How widowhood can impact our children. Ways to help ourselves after a loss. Embracingwidowhood.com Get a free week of therapy on betterhelp.com; use code: https://www.betterhelp.com/rpc/d0d6ffb931e4e167-1-01 /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/24241602

Interview With Fellow Widow Kay Moodley 03/10/2022

Interview With Fellow Widow Kay Moodley Kay Moodley is the mother of two young children whose husband died from stage 4 terminal gastric cancer in 2018. In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Kay Moodley as she shares her story of loss and needing to grieve through a pandemic. Kay shares some of the resources that were helpful to her as a widow. And she also talks about helping her children as a mom cope with their own grief. Kay also shares some exciting news about a project she and her son have developed to help other grieving children. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/22401302

Interview with Carolyn Moor, Founder of Modern Widows Club 02/14/2022

Interview with Carolyn Moor, Founder of Modern Widows Club Carolyn Moor is one of the most influential widow advocates leading the healthy widow revolutionary concept for modern women worldwide. In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Carolyn Moor, the Founder and President of Modern Widows Club. Carolyn shares her personal story of losing her husband on Valentine's Day, 22 years ago. She discusses raising two young daughters as an only parent and shares a wealth of knowledge from starting MWC and mentoring a plethora of widowed women. Resource: /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/22122599

Loving Ourselves Before Loving Again 01/10/2022

Loving Ourselves Before Loving Again Do all young widows automatically date right away after losing their spouse? /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/21724376

Let's Talk Widowish with Melissa Gould 12/09/2021

Let's Talk Widowish with Melissa Gould In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Award-Winning Screenwriter and the Author of the Memoir Widowish- Melissa Gould, on her best-selling book, parenting as an only parent, finding love again after losing her beloved husband to Multiple Sclerosis & West Nile Virus, and processing grief as a widow. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/21429038

Grieving During The Holidays 11/23/2021

Grieving During The Holidays Are you grieving during the holidays? /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/21256061

Reimagining Grief with Lisa Keefauver 11/08/2021

Reimagining Grief with Lisa Keefauver In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Lisa Keefauver, the founder and CEO of Reimagining Grief and the Creator and Host of the podcast "Grief is a Sneaky Bitch" (with over 100k downloads worldwide!), about using her personal and professional experience of more than twenty years as a clinical social worker and narrative therapist, to make a global impact in changing the narratives of grief. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/21083519

The Three Year Mark 10/25/2021

The Three Year Mark The three-year mark. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/20930762

The Power of Reiki- An interview with Reiki Master Jean Nictakis 10/16/2021

The Power of Reiki- An interview with Reiki Master Jean Nictakis Have you heard about the holistic modality called Reiki? /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/20836385

How Journaling Can Help During Grief- An Interview with Dr. Sandi Howlett 09/30/2021

How Journaling Can Help During Grief- An Interview with Dr. Sandi Howlett In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Dr. Sandi Howlett, a Grief Specialist with Hansen Mortuaries, on how journaling can help during grief. Dr. Howlett shares helpful practices for grieving adults and children on how to start journaling and its effects on us. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/20655209

Faith & Transformation- An Interview with Transformational Coach Alexis Howard 09/13/2021

Faith & Transformation- An Interview with Transformational Coach Alexis Howard In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Transformational Coach and the Host of Becoming All She Podcast, Alexis Howard. Alexis shares her story about suddenly losing her husband and how her faith helped her regain her purpose. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/20460035

Interview with Faby Ryan 09/01/2021

Interview with Faby Ryan In episode 17, Mari Marquez interviews Faby Ryan, a young widow who experienced multiple miscarriages before losing her husband. Faby was left to take care of her three-year-old daughter after her sudden loss. Listen to Faby's story on how she coped with her grief, leading her to a new exciting project. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/20331437

Interview with Author & Speaker Jenny Lisk 07/29/2021

Interview with Author & Speaker Jenny Lisk In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews the Author of Future, Widow, and the Host of The Widowed Parent Podcast, Jenny Lisk. Jenny shares her story about losing her husband, her support, and how she is moving forward in life. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/19966676

The Magical Soul Book 06/18/2021

The Magical Soul Book In this episode, Mari Marquez shares what inspired her to write The Magical Soul, an inspirational book for children after loss. The book will be available on Father's Day, June 20, 2021, in memory of her father and husband. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/19520768

Widows & Scammers 03/29/2021

Widows & Scammers In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about one of the scary realities of being a widow, and that is being a target for scammers. Mari discusses some of the things that widows can look out for when talking to someone on social media. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/18505874

Children and Grief 01/22/2021

Children and Grief Children who experience the loss of a parent will grief in various ways throughout their life. In this episode, Mari Marquez shares her views as a mother having to teach her young child about death, and integration of loss. Please view the resources below for grieving children. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/17642582

Closing Out 2020! 12/31/2020

Closing Out 2020! In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about her struggles and progress in 2020 as a widow. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/17377985

The Two Year Mark 11/22/2020

The Two Year Mark In this episode, Mari shares what it was like for her in the past two years as a widow. She shares what she has learned, and where she is at in life and with herself. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/16908707

Solo Parenting vs. Single Parenting 10/19/2020

Solo Parenting vs. Single Parenting In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about the difference between solo parenting vs. single parenting. Mari expands on how widows are affected by solo parenting, and what has helped her be a more present parent. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/16455311

Forgiveness 09/25/2020

Forgiveness In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about forgiveness and her struggles with it. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/16161614

Relationships with In-Laws 09/04/2020

Relationships with In-Laws In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about some of the topics that come up with in-laws and widows here in the U.S and around the world. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/15879830

Prioritizing Yourself 08/10/2020

Prioritizing Yourself In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about the importance of prioritizing yourself, and what she did to avoid burnout. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/15554909

Grief Spurts 07/30/2020

Grief Spurts In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about grief spurts, what they are, her experience with them, and what she personally does to get through them. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/15419315

The Concept of Time 07/23/2020

The Concept of Time In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about how the concept of time changed for her after losing her husband. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/15330548

Self-Care= Self-Love 07/17/2020

Self-Care= Self-Love In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about how caring for your inner self is essential to move forward with your grief and how it translates to self-love. Mari shares her struggles about neglecting self-care, and some of the modalities that helped her regain self-love. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/15243485

The Power of Words 07/09/2020

The Power of Words In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about the power of words and sheds light on helpful resources that can help you deal with how words affect you. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/15148253

Faith, Signs, and Spirituality 07/02/2020

Faith, Signs, and Spirituality In this episode, Mari Marquez talks about how faith, signs, and spirituality helped her better understand why her husband couldn't be here anymore, and how God did answer her prayers even though her husband died. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/15057080

The Birth of Embracing Widowhood 06/22/2020

The Birth of Embracing Widowhood Welcome to the first episode of The Embracing Widowhood Podcast. In this episode, Mari Marquez will talk about what this podcast will be all about, why Embracing Widowhood got started, and she will share her story on becoming a widow just four months after losing her father, leaving her corporate job, being diagnosed with another medical condition, all in a span of four months. /episode/index/show/embracingwidowhood/id/14919086

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