Widow 180 The Podcast with Jen Zwinck

Today on the podcast Tiffany Coleman shares her story of loss, but it's also a story of strength and how she was able to power through and prevail, how she is raising her children, and how she is choosing joy despite the pain of losing her husband.

Tiffany and I talk about:

~ how her husband Dwight passed away from a pulmonary embolism in their home on her daughter's birthday.
~ How she grappled with her faith, but ultimately leaned on God for healing and hope.
~ How she and the kids are celebrating the "heaven day" each year.
~ How to schedule "grief time" as a busy mom.
~ How year 2 was not as bad as year 1 for her!
~ How people say the most awful things, with the best intentions!
~ how a change in her environment/ redecoration project helped her to step into her new life 

You can find Tiffany on Insta: @tiffanycoleman316

Her website is www.tiffany-coleman.com

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Kali Sakai's husband Ken was diagnosed with glioblastoma and ultimately passed away in 2021. In this heartfelt, honest interview, Kali shares:

~ Ways to celebrate your loved one (quilts, special ceremonies, etc.)
~ How to talk to your kids about the hard things in life.
~ Forming a "Wellness Team" to keep you sane!
~ Changing friendships and NEW friendships
~ Ways that grief changes us as a person
~ Dating long distance as a widowed mom (Hint: It works!)

Kali is an author who writes for an online parenting magazine called parentmap.com. She also has a blog called evidentlyblog.com

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Are you feeling stuck?

Having trouble believing that you will ever be able to move forward?

Stuck in a place of fear and indecision?

Let's talk.

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Kim Seewald is our special guest this week on the podcast!  She is sharing her story of losing her husband to cancer and how she has navigated the changes that came along with widowhood, including building a house, selling a car, moving, selling property, and learning how to manage her new life without her husband.

Kim's positive attitude and motivation to make her husband proud are what keep her going every day.

We chat about:
~ making big changes in the first year of widowhood (and that it's ok!)
~ strange physical effects of grief on the body 
~ how moving was the best thing she ever did
~ when she took off her wedding ring
~ how she is filling up her calendar with trips and dates with grandbabies!

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How will YOU be spending Valentine's Day this year?
 
If you're dreading Valentine's Day this year, it's totally understandable.
But, instead of making this a day of suffering and sadness, let's make it a day of treating yourself and doing something special!

This is a list of 3 ways to celebrate Valentine's Day as a widow.

Remember, you control this day. You have the power to take back and enjoy this day and celebrate whatever way you choose.

How are YOU spending this Valentine's Day? If you have any other ideas on how to spend Valentine's Day, I would love to hear it!
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It's already February. Valentine's Day is coming up. For many widows, it's a time when we start to think about new love and new relationships.

Maybe you're at that point, and maybe you're not quite ready for that.

Either way, you will want to listen to today's episode where we talk about WHY you want to start dating again. We will doing the work and asking some important questions to figure out the intent behind your decision to date again!

If you're not sure if you're ready to start dating, you need to take THIS QUIZ, Are You Ready To Date?

To get the list of the TOP 5 Online Dating Sites and Apps for widows, Click HERE

Other podcast episodes about dating you will definitely want to check out...
Episodes 31, 73, 99 101, 128, and 163!

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What are you fed up with?
What are you sick and tired of?

Today, we're going to be getting really honest with ourselves and do a deep dive into our own habits, our own thoughts, our patterns that we've fallen into. 
Maybe there are some aspects of your life that you're not happy about.

Are you unhappy at work?
Are you holding onto things in your house, like items or clutter, that you're procrastinating parting with?
Are you drinking too much wine at night to numb your feelings and pain?

Let's get real in this episode.
It may be time for you to make some necessary changes in order to grow and move forward.

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This is such a special interview with our guest this week, Leila Salisbury, who lost her husband suddenly to suicide, leaving her to raise their daughter. Her story is one of courage and resilience and you don't want to miss it!

Leila and I chat about:

~How to navigate through grief when the marriage wasn't so great.

~How she found help in unexpected places, as a solo-parent living in a city where she didn't have family around to support her.

~ How she had to find the right ways to support her daughter's grief, which was completely different from her own grief experience.

~ How her mother's sudden death shaped her decision to pivot her career into doing grief support work.

~ How she decided to open Kentucky's first and only family grief support center.

~ How she learned to recognize signs from the universe that give you nudges in the direction you're supposed to be going!

~ How her relationship with her daughter has formed over the years.

~ How finding purpose and meaning after loss is possible!

You can reach Leila at https://www.kcgcf.org/

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This is a short but sweet, Quick Tip Tuesday episode to serve as a reminder to you just how awesome you are!

Widows will often say to me, "Am I going to feel this way forever? I thought I should be better by now. I don't see how things are getting better for me."

Let's dig deeper into these questions and thoughts.

You're doing so much better than you think you are!

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Welcome back listeners! It's been a while since I posted an episode on Widow 180 and I am thrilled to be back!
It's a new year, new changes, new direction, and tons of brand new interviews and episodes coming your way each and every week!
Happy New Year to all of you!

As we step into a new year, we always want to look forward with optimism, with hope that the new year will be brighter, better, happier than the prior one.
How can we make next year better?
How can I feel better in the coming year?

Today I present to you 3 things to focus on in 2024 to make your life better!

We will be talking about:
~getting back on track with your health
~asking for and accepting help
~finding hope in your journey of healing

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This episode was inspired by our Widow Squad group coaching discussion about how our relationships with others have changed since we lost our partner. 

We will sometimes notice a shift in our relationships with friends and family, at the time when we need them the most! 

So, ask yourself THIS ONE question to infuse some peace and calm into your life! 

You have the power to control your own happiness and attitude!

If you would like to join us in the Rediscovery Through Writing - Creative Grief Writing Program for Widows, sign up today and save your seat! We're starting Monday April 3, 2023.

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This episode is one that was just too juicy to pass up! This is an episode from the Widow Squad Podcast, where we get the inside scoop on what it's like navigating the dating world as a widow. 

I hope you enjoy these stories of second chances at love. I hope this encourages you that there can be happiness, joy, and even unexpected love after loss.

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This is 4 weeks of live Zoom group coaching sessions to help you move through grief and gain clarity on who you are and what you truly desire in life.

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One of the common things I see happen with widows is that after we lose our spouse, we get overloaded with taking care of all the things. We're trying to find a new balance, managing the logistics of the day to day, but we also wonder who we are. We wonder what's in store for us. And we don't have the time to sit and contemplate it!

That is why retreats offer an amazing, beautiful escape from our routine to give us the time to focus on ourselves, for once!

This episode talks about 6 reasons why every widow needs to go on a retreat this year! Make yourself a priority! Take care of you! Give yourself the gift of time and space to get some clarity in your life!

If you would like to join us for our all-inclusive 3 day Healing Hearts Retreat for Widows, get in here and save your spot today! Grab a widow friend (or two) and make it a fun girls weekend!

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See you at the retreat in May!

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When you become a widow, suddenly everyone approaches you with some well-intentioned advice. This is one of those 'widow rules' we hear about all the time!

"They" say not to make any big changes in the first year of widowhood. But you have to consider, on an individual basis, if this makes sense to you or not.

Here are some instances where big changes just make more sense!

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This week's podcast guest is no stranger to grief and loss. Emily Thiroux Threatt is our special guest on the podcast today. She has been widowed twice and shares her journey through both losses, how she coped with grief, and how she is finding happiness and joy through creativity and new pursuits!

We chat about:

~ How Emily quit her job to become a full time caregiver and had to start all over again after losing her first husband, Jacques.

~ How certain friends start to distance themselves, but then life surprises us and the right people come into our lives at the exact right time!

~ How Emily told herself to start saying YES to invitations, and her world opened up to brand new adventures!

~ Emily signed up on Match.com reluctantly after her friend persuaded her to. She met Ron and the two were married a few years later!

~ Ron fell ill and died of congestive heart failure. They had been married for 10 years.

~ Emily wrote a book called Loving And Living Your Way Through Grief! Her new book is coming out in April!

~ Best advice: take care of yourself!

You can find Emily at www.lovingandlivingyourwaythroughgrief.com

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On today's episode, we're bringing up a couple of topics that came up in our Widow Squad member meeting this last week, and if you're a widowed mama with kiddos still at home, I know you can relate!

We're talking about the struggles of solo-parenting, working full-time, managing the house, the bills, the extracurricular activities and after school practices, carpooling, AND then not having to share your day with your partner. Not just complaining and venting, but sharing the parenting wins, too. 

To all the widowed mamas, I am cheering you on! I'm thinking of you! You got this!

We talk about this and SO MUCH MORE in the Widow Squad online community. Wanna be a part of it? Sign up and join us at https://www.widow180.com/membership

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I had the pleasure of talking to our returning guest, Laurice Duffy this week on the podcast! It's been 2 years since our first interview on Episode 10 and we had a lot of catching up to do!

Laurice and I chat about:

~ Her time as a caregiver to her husband Kevin, who passed away from ALS in 2018.

~ Her decision to choose life coaching as a way to learn coping skills and eventually help others.

~ How she started the non-profit, The Kindness Matters Mission, that offers scholarships to high school students!

~ How she coaches women and started her own podcast, Aligned and Awakened!

~ How she wrote a book called Raising Hope, that's available now!

You can get her book at https://www.widow180.com/products

Find Laurice on IG: @amindfuljourney.ld

She has 2 Facebook groups: A Mindful Journey and Rise

Watch the FREE video called Kicking Loneliness To The Curb! Go to https://www.widow180.com/lonely

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What's a widow to do on the "death-iversary" day...aka the "spirit day" as we call it in the Widow Squad?

This is Episode 4 of the WidowSquad Podcast, a brand new podcast where we introduce a topic, related to widowhood, of course, and share our experience and advice to listeners! I am so excited to be a part of this incredible new podcast with fellow hosts, Kim Murray and Melissa Pierce! 

New episodes of The WidowSquad Podcast will be released every Thursday so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a thing!

In today's episode we chat about:

~ acknowledging the date with family, friends, and kids

~ reflecting on memories that help keep their spirit alive.

~ Embracing the feelings, it's ok to feel sad and to grieve, no matter how much time has passed.

Check out https://www.widowsquadpodcast.com 

Also, registration is opening up THIS WEEK for the Healing Hearts Retreat for Widows happening May5-7, 2023! Get all the details and sign up at https://www.widow180.com/retreat

Join us in the WidowSquad community for connection, weekly meeting, and awesome guest speakers, as well as tons of resources and inspiration each month! Go to https://www.widow180.com/membership

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Today is Valentine's Day 2023. It's one of those days, those miletone days, those holidays that we have to face. My intent for this episode was to come up with some helpful tips and strategies to make it through this Valentine's Day and make it a little less hurtful, a little more bearable. 

This is a short but sweet list on ways that you can take back control of this day! Make it what you want it to be! We can't stop this day from coming, but we can do whatever we want on this day!

Let me know how Valentine's Day was for you this year. What did you do? Email me at jen@widow180.com

Or better yet, join us in the WidowSquad community and tell us all about it! This is definitely one of those days we can support each other through! Join us at https://www.widow180.com/membership

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If you haven't read the book The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, I highly suggest it! We just finished reading it in the Widow Squad book club. I love its simplicity and reminders to us about what's important in life! 

And agreement number 3, Don't Make Assumptions really struck a chord with me. As widows, we assume things about ourselves and about the people around us, resulting in needless suffering!

I hope you found some insights in this episode. Please share it with a friend who needs to hear this message too. Please rate and review the podcast!

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