My client, Wendy Alcanter, is a mother of three who lost her husband to suicide three years ago. She joined Mom Goes On as a busy mom and ER doctor, discovered the tools that helped her create a life she truly loves, and she’s here to tell us about her grief journey. Join us on […] The post Ep #256: Navigating Deathiversaries: A Widows Unfiltered Interview with Wendy Alcanter appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

Most people are walking around wondering if they’ve reached acceptance in grief, as though it’s a place. This feeds right into the narrative that grief ends. But we know that it doesn’t. Join me today to learn why acceptance is not a place but rather a choice we make over and over, and how you […] The post Ep #255: Acceptance Is Not a Place appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

Do you worry that if you no longer felt pain about your person’s loss you’d lose your connection to them? While you’re not alone in thinking this, letting go of your pain has nothing to do with the connection you’re capable of feeling. Join me this week to hear why your pain has nothing to […] The post Ep #254: Your Pain Is Not Your Connection appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

What is your relationship with pleasure? My guess is that you don’t truly believe your pleasure is a priority, but grief is a phenomenal opportunity for you to reassess where and how you can have a better quality of life. Join me this week to hear how most of us don’t prioritize pleasure, why pleasure […] The post Ep #253: Prioritizing Pleasure as a Widow appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

When do widows need a life coach? I’ll be honest, I struggle to answer this question, not only because I don’t know what you need, but also because I’m not in the business of telling people they need a coach. Tune in this week to hear why asking this question is entirely unhelpful, and ask […] The post Ep #252: When Do Widows Need a Life Coach? appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

There’s nothing like spousal or partner loss to make us reassess our priorities and get back in touch with what we truly want. But what do you do when you decide you no longer want to pursue something, and you’ve got that voice in your head saying, “Don’t be a quitter, you should or have […] The post Ep #251: When It’s Okay to Give Up appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

So much of what we’re experiencing – from the roller-coaster of emotions and what we believe is or isn’t possible for us – feels so true, doesn’t it? However, just because it’s there as the content of your experience doesn’t mean it’s what you’re limited to. That’s because you are the context, not the content, […] The post Ep #250: You Are the Context, Not the Content: A New Perspective on Widowhood appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

The common widowhood experience often ranges from a lack of enthusiasm about life and going through the motions to apathy and waiting for the afterlife. What I haven’t observed very often in my world is what I see as the potential for an uncommon widowhood experience, and I’m walking you through it today. If you […] The post Ep #249: Uncommon Widowhood appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

I don’t know that we’ll ever reach the bottom of the list when it comes to myths about grief, but I have six more to share with you today. Grief is a subjective experience that is unique to each of us, and it’s impossible to do it wrong. Join me this week to hear six […] The post Ep #248: More Myths About Grief Part 2 appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more

There are many ideas out there about what grief should look like and how we should handle it. Most of these ideas are myths, and believing them doesn’t help you on your grief journey at all. This week, I share six of these myths, explain why they aren’t true, and share insights on more helpful […] The post Ep #247: More Myths About Grief Part 1 appeared first on Coaching with Krista ..read more