The Widowed Mom Podcast

Join me this week as I share and debunk 6 common myths about suicide that are extremely troublesome for the women I serve. I may not be able to take away your pain, but my deepest wish is to alleviate some of your suffering by letting you know that you are heard and you are not alone. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/97 Mentioned in this episode: Yo...

Join me on the podcast this week to discover why your attempts to set boundaries seem to be falling on deaf ears. I’m sharing where I see my clients getting boundaries confused for something else, and what you can do to guarantee that this isn’t a problem in your relationships moving forward. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/96 Mentioned in this epi...

Join me on the podcast this week to discover how to use your widow card, if you want to, in a way that empowers you and allows you to make decisions in your own best interest. You never need an excuse after what you’ve been through, but I’m sharing how to get crystal clear on your reasons for playing the widow card, so you can start using it in a way that really serves you. Get full show notes and...

Join me on the podcast this week to discover what’s going on in your brain when you tell yourself you don’t know how. I’m sharing my experiences in this area, where I see it coming up for my clients, and most importantly what you can do to create a situation where you already know the how-to every time. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/94 Mentioned...

Join us this week to listen in as Bevin graciously shares her story with us and how she’s emulating what I know is possible for you: that you too can fully realize your dreams even after your person is gone, and that you don’t have to resign yourself to a life you don’t really want. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/93 Mentioned in this episode: You'...

Join me on the podcast this week as I discuss my thoughts on what you should do when you’re ready to date, but your kids don’t approve. I’m sharing how to make the decision that is right for you about whether or not you should start dating again, and walking you through how to make peace with the fact that there is no perfect way to approach this difficult topic. Get full show notes and more infor...

Tune in this week as Sherry and I discuss what holds so many people back from seeking help when they know they’re not happy about how much alcohol they are consuming. You’ll discover why some of the classic approaches to cutting back aren’t as helpful as you might think, and what your options are if you know it’s time to change your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more informati...

Join me this week as I outline the three reasons you might be struggling to move on, through, or forward. The truth is that there is no end destination to grief, and it may well be with you forever, but that doesn’t have to be bad news. I’m showing you why the things that are holding you back now are not actually necessary like you might think, and how to start giving yourself permission to live t...

Join me on this week’s episode to discover why we naturally want to measure our progress based on the gap , and how to instead measure your success based only on the gain . I’m sharing where I have done this in my life, how to see it in your own thinking, and how this process will make every day that passes that little bit more rewarding. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www....

Listen in today to discover why so many of us believe the only solution to love our lives is to live differently or to be different. Believing your life didn’t turn out as expected and that it’s a problem will keep you trapped in a cycle of feeling terrible, but I guarantee there is another way, even if you’re skeptical, and I’m sharing it with you today. Get full show notes and more information h...

Tune in this week for a discussion with Jessica Ortner about what tapping is, and how it could change your life in the same way it has for both of us. We’re discussing Jessica’s own journey in using Emotional Freedom Technique to deal with her stress and her experience of sharing tapping with other people who need it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.co...

Join me on the podcast this week to discover the three ways negativity bias impacts your experience of grief, and what you can do to start proactively combatting your brain’s tendency to do this. While this trait was extremely valuable to us at one point in time, bringing awareness to it and learning to retrain your brain is going to help you truly enjoy the next chapter of your life. Get full sho...

This is the episode I wish I had when I was a new widow. As someone who knows what it’s like to be new to grief, and wanted to consume more information about it but simply didn’t have the capacity to, here is a list of a few things I wish I knew, from one widow to another, that I hope gives you resolve and hope. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/85 M...

Tune in this week to discover the three biggest goal traps that I see people falling into, especially during a time like this when we feel some pressure to change things. I’m sharing what might be wrong with the goals you’ve chosen for yourself, and how you can decide what you want for your life from a place where you’re more likely to create real, lasting, positive moves in 2021. Get full show no...

Join me on the podcast this week for a slightly different perspective on the Widowed Mom experience from one of my coaching clients. Suzanne is sharing her experience of getting coached on her grief several years after her husband’s passing, what she’s learned, and what she believes every widow should know about grief. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.c...

Join me on the podcast this week to discover why, contrary to what your brain is telling you, you are not a failure. I’m sharing why this thought crosses our minds so often, how I see it show up for my clients, and how to take this false pressure of believing you are a failure off of yourself. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/82 Mentioned in this ep...

Join us on the podcast this week as Sandy generously shares her insights on the differences between life coaching and therapy, and how to identify which one you might need. There aren’t necessarily any right or wrong answers here, but I hope that by sharing this conversation, this episode sheds some light on how to know what is best for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://w...

Tune in this week to discover why your feelings are not problems, and how to handle your current feelings in a more productive way. We're sharing five common myths around feelings that often just pile on the uncomfortable experience, and we’re going into why all feelings matter, no matter whether they’re “positive” or “negative.” Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingw...

Join Brooke and I this week as she tells us all about tiny books and the process involved with creating one. Her deep insights and copious ideas around this topic have definitely got me thinking about writing one myself, and I hope you walk away from this conversation inspired to maybe create one of your own too. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/79...

Join me on the podcast this week to discover why whether you experience drama or not is completely up to you. I’m sharing what you can do to reframe the ways people interact with you that you might have found upsetting in the past, and how you can actually look forward to this time of the year, regardless of how miserable it made you last time around. Get full show notes and more information here:...

Join us this week as Brandy and I dig into her experience of grief and how she’s come to cope with it. It has been such an honor to work with her and so much fun to watch her complete transformation. I can’t wait for you to listen in and be inspired by all the work she’s done on herself and to know that it’s possible for you too. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingw...

Tune in this week as I discuss the wasted energy that goes into proving that we’re right and they’re wrong, and that even if we could convince them through arguing, it wouldn’t bring us any peace. Instead, I have some tips that I use for letting go of my ego, seeing their opinion for what it is, and simply allowing them to be wrong. And trust me, it feels so liberating. Get full show notes and mor...

Tune in this week to discover what actually happens in a coaching session and how the work I share on the podcast can be applied to literally any situation. I’m sharing two separate coaching conversations around the difficulties of being a widow and raising children while grappling with the regrets from the past and overwhelm in the present. Get full show notes and more information here: https://w...

Listen in today as I show you what it means for everything to simultaneously be okay and not okay. The contrast between joy and despair or happiness and sadness is what makes up the human experience, and I’m showing you how embracing this perspective will allow you to give yourself the space to believe that everything’s okay, while you’re not okay. Get full show notes and more information here: ht...

Tune in this week as Meredith and I discuss why putting up with an uncomfortable workplace is never a good option. Meredith is sharing how your mental health is legally protected, just like your physical health, and what your options are during those times where grief strikes when you least expect it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/73 Mentioned in...