On this episode I chat with Carrie Benedict Foley who is a widow, a mom of 5 children and a licensed funeral director. Carrie represents the sixth generation of Benedicts in funeral service. Her family owns Westchester Funeral Home in Eastchester, NY.  Carrie’s husband Danny died on February 22, 2020 after a 1 year battle with 9/11 related pancreatic cancer.  He was a firefighter with FDNY and worked many months on “the pile” at Ground Zero.  

Listen in as Carrie and I cover a lot of ground together.  Listen in and find out about:

- How Carrie & Danny met - the exchange of pager numbers, their love of country music

- Danny and his brother Tommy were NY firefighters on 9/11

- Danny’s physical and emotional trauma from working at Ground Zero

- Carrie’s incredibly unique perspective as a widow and a funeral director

- Gilda’s Club was a huge help to Carrie & her kids - supports families with a cancer diagnosis/death

- The chaos of grieving, working, parenting during Covid & delayed grieving after the quarantine

- Self-care in widowhood = yoga, wine, cheese & tennis (not all at the same time though)

“Accept the help. If someone is offering you help, take the help.”

- Carrie Foley

Links

instagram: carriefoley6

facebook: Carrie Benedict Foley

twitter: @CarrieBFoley6

LinkedIn: Carrie Foley

www.westchesterfuneralhome.com

Instagram: westchesterfuneralhome

Facebook: Westchester Funeral Home, Inc. 

https://gildasclubnyc.org

This episode is brought to you by:

Filled With Gold monthly self-care subscription box for widows. Listeners get the following discounts plus FREE shipping - use coupon code:

• PODCAST25 for $25 off your 3-month subscription
• PODCAST50 for $50 off your 6-month subscription
• PODCAST100 for $100 off your 12-month subscription

www.filledwithgold.org

Free Self-Care Support Guide for Widows https://www.filledwithgold.org/widow_self-care_support_guide

Follow Melissa & all things Filled With Gold Widow on Instagram and Facebook!