The Widow Podcast

In this episode I discuss some of the feelings that may show up in your grief and how these feelings are normal and necessary, and why it's important to learn how to invite these feelings in and explore them. There's a lot of unexpected and uncomfortable feelings that show up in our grief, they can be overwhelming, confusing and scary. As a result of this we can box things up, push them away...

Grief has taught me a lot and to name just six has been difficult, but in this episode I talk about the things I have learnt though my grieving journey. I discuss how we discover things about us we never knew existed, where I have discovered true comfort and Joy, and how there is opportunity for wonderful things even in our darkest days.  There may be things I say that you just can't see...

Anniversaries, birthdays and holidays are often huge triggers for us in our grief leaving us unsure of what we should do to mark the occasion and how we can best support ourselves through them. In this episode I talk about things you can do to honour your loved one, ways you can nurture your own needs and how our grief evolves over time. It is a journey and we will all travel it at different paces...

We are so hard on ourselves in grief, forever putting ourselves down, telling ourselves we can't do it or we're not good enough. You can do it and you are good enough, in fact you are utterly incredible and I want you to start seeing that. I am here to cheer you on but also help you see the importance of being your own cheerleader. You are amazing, never forget that.

In this episode I wanted to offer some support and guidance on how to support somebody grieving the loss of a loved one. Grief is scary and it is a world we don't know or understand which can lead us to pull back from those we love when they need us the most. Here I share with you a few ideas that i've learnt through my own journey with grief and from clients navigating their way through loss too....

This is the first of many episodes which will inform, inspire and entertain you, but first I wanted to say hello and introduce myself telling you a little about my story and what bought me here to this point.

Widowhood has taught me so much about grief, loss and life, things I didn't know when I first came into this chaotic world and things I wish I had known. I'm sharing these learnings with you so hopefully you can feel less like you're going mad and more like what you are feeling is normal in the world of grief.

In this episode I share with you some of the learnings I have gained along the way about how best to support grieving children. It is incredibly hard to navigate your own way through grief, let alone find ways of supporting your children, so I wanted to offer some of the tips and tools that have helped me to support my own two girls through their grieving journey.