The Widow Podcast

I am so thrilled to be able to share this conversation with you as Lauren offers so much hope and wisdom from her own widow journey. I know a lot of it will resonate. Lauren has shared her story on her instagram page @imsorrywerefriends which is where I first met Lauren a couple of years ago and have continued to be inspired by her. Lauren's Husband Kevin was tragically killed whilst out cycling w...

This week's episode is an especially poignant episode as I speak to a very brave and special lady about the reality of navigating death in life. Diane reached out to me as she has been listening to the podcast to give her the reassurance that after her own death, her husband, son and loved ones will be able to carve out a new and happy life for themselves. Diane is living with metastatic ovarian c...

What we expect from ourselves and what is reality are often two very different things in grief, specifically widowhood. In this episode I explore some of the more common expectations we place on ourselves Vs what’s realistic. These are things I have learnt from my own journey, but also from what i’ve seen when working with widows in my groups and on a 1:1 basis. I talk about; How we expect life to...

In this week's episode of The Widow Podcast I am honoured to be talking to special guest Kendra Rinaldi. Kendra is the host of ‘Grief, Gratitude And The Gray In Between’ podcast, which explores grief that occurs at different times in our lives and the gratitude that can come from growing through it.  This is a podcast not just about death, but acknowledges all the changes and transitions that...

Grieving positively is often a term people don’t understand. It is not about dismissing grief, or minimising it, on the contrary, grief is hard work and has to be felt. It’s about learning how to support ourselves, mentally, physically and emotionally in the best way that we can. As a society we are not good at meeting our needs, or caring for ourselves throughout life and its challenges. We keep...

This week I had the privilege of speaking to the lovely Shalini Bhalla- Lucas who was widowed in 2016 when her husband Jeremy died after a two year battle with cancer. This propelled Shalini into a long battle with depression which led to her considering taking her own life. It was at her fathers funeral eighteen months later that Shalini realised two very important people in her life had fought s...

In this episode we are talking about our person's possessions. I get asked a lot, ‘When should I clear out their stuff’? This is something that adds a lot of confusion, upset and pressure onto us in our grieving journeys. Others tell us we ‘should’ clear out, or move their stuff because it’s been too long. However, as with everything in grief we have to remember that we are all different, and we s...

Debbie lost her husband Paul in March 2018 when he had a heart attack whilst at the local gym, he was 53 years old and left behind Debbie and their two daughters, Kelly and Jodie who were 23 & 27. The shock and devastation catapulted them all into a life they did not know or understand, but Debbie’s incredible outlook, and sheer determination not to become a victim of this tragedy, has led Deb...

I am delighted to share with you this week's podcast guest, straight-talking, no-nonsense, self-development coach Holly Matthews 🎙️ Holly is the founder of ‘The Happy Me Project’, helping you feel less crappy and more happy, and is absolutely brilliant at what she does 😊 Holly is a TV actress, Widow, mum to two gorgeous girls, and all-round amazing human. In this podcast, we talk about how Holly...

In this week’s episode of The Widow Podcast, I had the absolute pleasure and privilege of speaking with the inspirational Gary Andrews.  🎙 ️ 💛 We had such a heart-warming conversation filled with love, hope and Joy. ✏️ Gary is best known for his daily doodles on social media, illustrating his life after the death of his wife Joy in 2017. These wonderful drawings have amassed Gary a huge foll...

In this week’s episode of The Widow Podcast I am joined by John Webb, founder of Embark2 🎙 ️   John is the founder of Embark2, a wonderful support network for widows and widowers offering holidays and events on a not for profit basis. John’s wife Joyce sadly died in 2013 which has taken him on a journey where he now helps so many on their own grieving journeys make meaningful connections, exp...

Guilt is the unwanted companion of grief and is something that shows up for so many of us in our grieving journeys. We feel guilty for what we did or didn’t do. what we said or didn’t say. For not being enough. For surviving. For life We feel guilty for feeling guilty…. It’s endless. In this episode we explore guilt and why we find it easier to feel guilt than we do to feel powerless. I want to he...

We are back 💥 The first episode of The Widow Podcast of 2022 is here and i'm so excited🎙️  💛 In this week’s episode I talk about feeling stuck in grief .  I speak to so many people that say they feel stuck and can’t move forward, I felt it myself in my own grief, and its horrible. However, on my journey, I have learnt a lot of the time, we feel this way because of the expectations we p...

This week I am talking to the wonderful Julie New.    Julie is an experienced personal recovery coach specialising in helping people after difficult and sometimes traumatic life change. Prior to starting her coaching Julie spent 20 years in the NHS as a senior nurse and midwife, she also worked on various pioneering NHS community projects. Since becoming a professional coach in 2006 she...

Writing New Chapters with Stacey Macdonald   In this week's episode I speak to an incredibly honest and inspiring lady, Stacey Macdonald. Stacey’s husband Chris died suddenly in December 2013 from a heart attack when their daughter was only 12 years old.   Stacey shares her journey of loss and how she navigated her way through her grief in her own unique way, a way in which we could all...

  In this episode I talk to Emma about the death of her husband Simon in July 2016 and how this impacted herself and their two young girls. We also discuss the learnings Emma has gained from Simon's death, the importance of being as prepared as we can for our own deaths and the deaths of those around us, and how we can find the support that’s right for us . Emma is a former end-of-life solici...

    In this week’s episode I discuss TRE - Tension and trauma releasing exercises, with Sylvia Tillman, an alternative practitioner. Sylvia specialises in Jikiden Reiki,  Laughter yoga, and of course, TRE. TRE is a somatic self help tool to release deep muscular patterns of stress. The exercises assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma, creat...

In this week’s podcast I talk about grief coaching. What it is, and what it isn’t. I get asked lots of questions, things like, am I a therapist, am I a counseller? I am neither of those things. I coach you, help you, and guide you on your grief journey, no matter where in your grieving journey you are. I want to hold your hand, be a voice of reason, and help you ask yourself more positive question...

In this episode I have a very raw, honest and relatable conversation with friend and fellow widow Lisa. Lisa's husband Simon died in November 2019 leaving her and her children to navigate their way through life without Simon. Lisa is so inspirational and incredibly wise so I wanted her to share her story with you so you can draw from her strength and wisdom. There will be so much in this episode t...

In this episode of The Widow Podcast I discuss how we cannot always control what happens to us in life, but we can control how we respond.  If we just take a minute to stop, breathe, and think about what we want our next step to be, we can choose a response that is more aligned with who we are and the person we want to be. We can’t change the past, and we have little control over the future,...

With the seasons comes change, and it is the same for our grief. Throughout the seasons we feel different emotions and desires, and the season has an impact on our mood and how we feel. As the new month came, Autumn seemed to appear in the blink of an eye, and with the leaves falling, we are forced to face the harsh reality of the death of our loved one. And then Winter comes and we are see this a...

In this episode of The Widow Podcast I discuss three important factors to guide you on your grief journey. These factors haven’t been scientifically proven, they’re just from my own experience and from the experience of the people I help in one to one sessions, and in groups. In my experience, the three most important factors are: Rely on your support system, don’t say no to help. It’s important t...

Grief and Nutrition with Sabine Horner In this episode, I invite Sabine Horner to discuss some of the ways that grief and nutrition are linked. We explore the different types of food we can eat and how we can use our breath to help us on our grieving journey.  I have spoken with Sabine before, but for those of you who don’t know, Sabine is a registered nutritionist and an Ayurv...