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On this week's Filled With Gold podcast, we're talking with Anna Jollymore. Anna is a Grief Advocate and Mental Health Educator who is passionate about transforming grief into grace.   She facilitates an educational program called the Grief Recovery Method, designed to guide people through experiences of Big Loss and Big Change.  This program is heart-centered, action-oriented, and evidence-based and has been helping grievers heal for over 40 years. Using the Grief Recovery Method, Anna teaches people the tools and skills they need to process loss directly, so that they can “get ..read more

Catherine Tidd is this week’s special guest on the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! Catherine is the author of Confessions of a Mediocre Widow, the owner of Social Seed Marketing, and founder of the Widow Chick Facebook page. She's also the contributing author of several essays in books and anthologies on grief and recovery, and has authored blogs for the Mile High Mamas. Listen in as Catherine and I talk about:  struggling to find support after her husband’s sudden death writing her blog and book as a way to cope with loss and grief there’s no “right” way to do this & having compassi ..read more

Debbie Weiss is this week’s special guest on the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! Debbie's essays have been published in the New York Times Modern Love column, HuffPost Women's Day, Good Housekeeping, Elle Decor and Reader's Digest, among other publications.  Her award winning blog, The Hungover Widow, dispenses empathy and advice on grief and dating after loss.  Debbie’s book, Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for Love, talks about her own experiences, but more importantly, it's about creating a new life following an all-encompassing marriage.  Listen in as Debbie and I ..read more

I am really excited to share my chat with Jamie Metzgar on the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! Jamie is a former academic, current wineau, and a sometimes writer. After losing her husband Bill suddenly in 2019, Jamie launched her grief coaching practice to help other widows on the younger side of life navigate what comes next. Her book "Salt & Ash & Honey & Magic" is about her journey with grief. In addition to her memoir, Jamie writes poetry and travel articles and is hard at work on her first novel.  Listen in as Jamie shares: how she moved through the loss of her husband ..read more

I’m thrilled to be talking with Marie Scott on this week’s Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! Marie is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach and is passionate about helping widows and widowers gain health, humor, and love back into their lives again. Listen in as Marie and I talk about:  How stepping out on the dance floor led to her most important love partnerships Her late husband Dave’s difficult choice Does fit equal healthy? Losing 30 pounds in 6 weeks Life with her, husband-in-this-life, Jeffrey  7 Steps to Healing After Loss - it really works!  “You can embrace life ..read more

On this week’s Filled With Gold Widow Podcast, our special guest is Rachel Donnelly - Founder of Black Dress Consultants. Rachel strategically manages the unavoidable tasks of after loss and end-of-life so that individuals and families can stop wondering what they should be doing and get back to the things that matter! After many experiences with loss, including the death of her parents at a young age, Rachel founded Black Dress Consultants, a consulting firm that helps individuals and families manage the unavoidable tasks and logistics of after loss and end-of-life. On this episode, Rachel an ..read more

When Astarie Dennis' husband died from complications related to diabetes, she was left to raise their son Andrew as a young widow and solo-parent. For years, Astarie had been her husband's primary caregiver, putting her own needs and wants aside. Astarie orginally started making skin care products to treat her son's excema. After her husband's death, she found solace and a creative outlet in making skincare products as her full time business - Astarie Apothecary. Listen in to this powerful episode as Astarie shares her story in the hope of helping other caregivers and widows. Astarie is a powe ..read more

Tina Murphy guides widows in creating a spending plan so they can enjoy life today while being relaxed about their financial future and she joins us on the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! In 2013, Tina’s husband Jamie, suddenly died, leaving her to raise her 2 young boys. The loss of her husband led her to turn to online shopping as a reprieve from the intense pain. Tina’s healing process began to flourish when she learned how to actually process her pain. As she made peace with her grieving process, Tina was able to take control of her spending.  She began using her money to buy items th ..read more

Carolyn Moor is such a force for widow advocacy. She is honored to represent widows around the world and I’m honored to have her on the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! Carolyn is the Founder and Development Director of Modern Widows Club. Widowed on Valentine’s Day 2000 and with two young daughters to raise solo. Carolyn struggled to find the mentors she needed to model the healing and growth she desperately sought in the stage of widowhood. This ultimately led to the founding of Modern Widows Club in Carolyn’s very own living room in 2011. Carolyn is a TEDxOakland speaker and bereavement cons ..read more