Life Reconstructed: a widowed way forward

By Teresa Amaral BeshwateHealth & Fitness Mental Health Education

Life Reconstructed: a widowed way forward episodes

December 13, 2023 37. How coaching is different
In this episode, I explain how coaching is different from other approaches to grief, and specific ways that it can help you.
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5 min
December 13, 2023Bonus: Grieving families during the December holidays
Welcome to this bonus episode of the Life Reconstructed podcast. It’s for you and for your adult sons and daughters. Because grief doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We grieve as a family. With the December holidays right around the corner, it can be difficult to navigate grief as a family. So I’m very happy to offer this bonus episode, which is part of a series hosted by me and my friend, coach colleague & fellow widow, Pamela Hamilton. Pam coaches adults who are grieving the loss of a parent. She can be found at www.adultsgrievingparents.com or by email at [email protected]
In this episode, Pam and I discuss the how to navigate the December holidays as a grieving family. We discuss:
The extra challenges in December.
The "should's" and "oughts" and why we should take them off the table.
How pain is different than suffering.
That we're not our former selves.
How to use HALT for self care and intentional planning.
The importance of communication as a family.
Draft a plan and give yourself the ability to opt out.
How to avoid weeks of dread.
Integration, and the Hero's Journey.
25 min
December 06, 2023 36. Six lessons that took me 6 years to learn
In this episode, I share what I wish I knew in my first six years of being widowed. Because I traveled the slow road to healing, but you don’t have to.
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7 min
November 29, 2023 35. Simplify the holidays
In this episode, I suggest ways to simplify your holiday season: to do less, spend less, stress less, and rest more.
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5 min
November 26, 2023 Bonus: An interview with Darryl Taylor
Coach Darryl Taylor shares his story of cancer caregiving and parenting of 3 boys, the importance of finding people who get it, and:
* His evolution of becoming a husband and later a widower and how it relates to Michelangelo's David.
* His experiences of being misunderstood as a widower.
* Grieving with children of various ages.
* How his love for his late wife continues to grow and deepen, and how he honors her AND has added capacity for love.
* The path forward and his ability to be comfortable with the unknown.
* What he wants you to know.
www.soaringspirits.org
Follow Darryl at www.coachinguthrough.com
and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_u_through/
39 min
November 24, 2023 34. Grieving is learning
In this episode, I offer a simple method to debrief your Thanksgiving holiday experience so that you can get all the lessons out of it and revise your strategy for the next holiday or special occasion.
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9 min
November 15, 2023 33. Practical tips to navigate a Thanksgiving gathering
In this episode, I share how to navigate the noise, people and conversations at Thanksgiving.
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7 min
November 14, 2023Bonus: Grieving families during the holidays
Welcome to this bonus episode of the Life Reconstructed podcast. It’s for you and for your adult sons and daughters. Because grief doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We grieve as a family. As we in the US are looking at the Thanksgiving holiday being right around the corner, it can be so difficult to navigate grief as a family. So I’m very happy to offer this bonus episode, which will be part of a series hosted by me and my friend, coach colleague & fellow widow, Pamela Hamilton. Pam coaches adults who are grieving the loss of a parent. She can be found at www.adultsgrievingparents.com or by email at [email protected]
In this episode, Pam and I discuss the how to navigate the holidays as a grieving family.
Discussion prompts:
How are you feeling about this upcoming holiday?
What feels best for us to do on this particular holiday? (Mind your bandwidth)
What do you want to do? What do you think you should do?
35 min
November 08, 2023 32. Thanksgiving prep for your grief
In this episode, I offer six simple tips to plan for Thanksgiving in a way that allows for grief, and prevents unnecessary suffering.
8 min
November 01, 2023 31. How gratitude can stall healing
In this episode, we look closely at gratitude, how it can sometimes be used as a weapon, and what to do instead.
9 min