Susan, your host, welcomes Sandy Weiner to today's episode. Sandy Weiner, is the founder of Last First Date and The Woman of Value, she is an internationally known TEDx

speaker, dating and relationship coach, women's empowerment coach, NLP certified coach, author, and podcast host. She believes a woman of value gets the respect she deserves in life and love.

Sandy is the author of Becoming a Woman of Value: How to Thrive in Life and Love. Her work has been published in Mind Body Green, The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, The Good Men Project, the Chicago Tribune, and more. She's also the host of two podcasts, Last First Date Radio and The Woman of Value Podcast. Sandy believes it's never too late to have the life and love you want!

In today's episode, Sandy talks to widows and widowers, giving great advice about dating, explaining how and when to date, and also when it is OK not to date.

Key Takeaways:

• Sandy shares how she started helping people approach dating after/during grieving.
• When is the right time to start dating after losing your loved one?
• How does a widow or a widower communicate to a new partner that space needs to be created to honor the late spouse?
• You can love more than one person at the same time.
• How we talk about what happens to us is how people perceive it.
• Be open to something new happening to you.
• It is OK to be vulnerable and tell the person you are dating how awkward and hard it feels to be dating again.
• Susan and Sandy talk about how to explain to children the fact that their parents are dating again.
• What happens when someone is ready to date but does not know how?
• Online dating: Sandy explains how to approach it and stay safe in the process.
• Stay away from trauma bonds.
• Dating can be an opportunity to redefine yourself.
• Dating is also an opportunity to grow and evolve.
• Sandy shares her "morning pages" journaling activity as a way of practicing self-care.

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

Email Susan: [email protected]

The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron

Meet Sandy Weiner

Visit Last First Date

Follow Sandy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Email Sandy at [email protected]