A Widow and A Wife

Before you ever knew who you were, someone else said something that made you feel like who you should be-the "good child," the "fixer," the "strong one," or "the pleaser". In Episode 13 of A Widow and A Wife, titled, "Outgrowing the Role," we are digging into a deeply personal difficult truth: how the labels placed on us in childhood become the exact identities we use to earn love and acceptance as adults. Carrying these roles into adulthood oftem means putting everone else's comfort ahead of

From sudden memory lapses, to heat waves (that have nothing to do with the weather) and random chin hair...the strange beauty of midlife-we are talking about it! Episode #12 of A Widow and A Wife, "The Fog, The Flashes & Friendship", has officially dropped! We are "warming" up to the realities of menopause and womanhood, reflecting on how we change, our perspectives shift and having friends through it all is the best medicine out there. Whether you're in the thick of it or trying to prepare f

In Episode #11 of A Widow and A Wife, "How the Heart Holds It All", we are opening up about the sheer resilience of the heart...from surviving devestating heartbreak, making space for joy without letting go of what you lost, and the incredible biological wonder of a heart that keeps beating after being shattered. The heart is elastic enough to hold both the ache of what was and the beauty of what's next-simultaneously. No matter where you're sitting now, in the middle of deep heartbreak or lear

We've all played the "what if" game-replaying conversations at 2 AM, wishing we had said something differently or made a different choice...carrying guilt. In Episode #10 of A Widow and A Wife, "The Weight We Carry: Unpacking Regret," we are taking on one of the heaviest emotions both in grief and everyday life. Regret. Regret after loss is uniquely heavy, but it doesn't stop there. It shows up in so many areas of our lives, words said or not said, time wasted, chances we didn't take and decis

You don't heal a deep cut with a quick bandage-and you don't recover from a massive loss on someone else's timeline. In Epidose #9 of A Widow and A Wife, "Big Losses Take BIg Time: Your Healing, Your Hurt", we are talking about the truth so many people overlook: the depth of your healing is relative to the size of your wound and loss. Navigating these unchartered waters is something that unfortunately belongs to you. Your healing is ultimately your responsibility, and its damn hard work!

Episode #8 is here and so is a new school year! The best back-to-school supply isn't on the list-it's entering the room as the soft spot. In our newest episode, "Back to School: Soft Hearts, Big Laughs, and Open Seats,"...we are reminding ourselves that not everyone steps into this season from the same starting line-some have excitement, others carrying grief or nervous butterflies. So how do we handle it? With big hearts, open arms and a heavy dose of humor... Please join us today by clicking