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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 Met...

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 blo...

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, ...

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 wor...

I was so excited to chat with Carole Brody Fleet on the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! Carole is a multi-award winning author of four books, including thirteen-time international bestseller, “Widows Wear Stilettos”, now in its second edition. A media contributor, six-time contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul and as an expert in grief recovery, Carole has made nearly 1,300 radio show appearances and additionally appears on numerous television programs; as well as in worldwide print and we...

It’s so great to connect with Dawn Nargi on this week’s Filled With Gold Widow Podcast! Dawn is the Executive Director and co-founder of “The W Connection: Widows Helping Widows Rebuild Their Lives”. In this role, she passionately dedicates herself to the operations, growth, and strategic vision of the W Connection community. Prior to her role at The W Connection, Dawn spent 20+ years working in some of the most recognizable financial services Firms in the world and several techno...

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...

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 famili...

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 ep...