My Spouse Died Too

Sherri Rose confesses a death-induced funky phobia.

How grief pain really feels as the years roll-on.

Why you might want a phony wedding ceremony.

Irrational widow wackiness, actionable Stoic wisdom, and tons more.

Read These Bullet Points

• Sex Kitten Velvet Voice
• Each Year Gets Better
• Honor My Spouse with a Cheeseburger?
• Details We Didn't Know
• Anxious Anticipation
• Why I Like April Again
• Confess The Funky Phobia
• Exiting the Cave
• Sh*t, There's Emeric!
• Seneca the Younger (Stoicism)
• "I DO" Means Baggage
• The Bachelorette
• Being Single Isn't a Death Sentence
• Make Believe Matrimony

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My Spouse Died Too podcast, images, logos, artwork copyright © 2019-2020 by Emeric McCleary. Music and lyrics © 2019-2020 by Emeric McCleary and Elena McCleary.

Want to Feel Normal? Emeric and returning guest co-host Tim Schneider unpack the blindly accepted words 'Normal' and 'New Normal.'

But what do those words really mean? We dig deep to discover the hidden desire behind the word normal. A desire you long for? Maybe.

We: Discuss our hang-ups, debate God of the Christian Bible, COVID-19, we ponder "what counts as sex."

And did Tim ask God for a lap dance? You decide.

Plus generous advice for the freshly widowed.

And so much more.

Fairly Decent Bullet Points

• Feeling Normal Again?
• Unhappiness vs. Uncertainty
• Emotional Interstate
• COVID-19
• Rocks vs. Leaves vs. Toilet Paper
• Drive Home Meltdown
• Did She Get Lucky?
• Always Working Through It
• The Certainty
• God Things
• Bad Sh*t Happens
• Sympathetic vs. Empathetic
• Thinking with The Right Head
• Soul Feeding
• Beer Six Feet Apart

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My Spouse Died Too podcast, images, logos, artwork copyright © 2019-2020 by Emeric McCleary. Music and lyrics © 2019-2020 by Emeric McCleary and Elena McCleary.

In this episode, I discuss my biopsy, and every crazy thought my mind conjures the moment I answer a phone call. It's my doctor's office calling with biopsy results. Terror. Flashbacks. Reminisce. Ruminate. Lessons and more.

The Bullet Points

• Dreaded Phone Call
• My Biopsy Results
• Parents Die Before Kids
• Telling The Kids — Flashback!
• Are You Fit for Duty?
• Mommy is Dead. My Turn?
• Smells Like The Beach
• SPF - Did They Lie to Us?
• French Cut Bikinis. Hello 1970's.
• Little Surfer Girls
• How to Make a Frankenstein Face
• Phantom of The Opera
• How to Ruminate Like a Pro
• Got Orphans?
• How I Gave My Van to a Stranger
• COVID-19 Connection

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Emeric and Tom finish the Loss of Innocence marathon! If you haven't listened to parts 1 through 4, please listen to those first, otherwise, you'll miss out on the Once-Upon-a-Time back story.

In this final episode, you'll hear: Why Tom avoids therapy. Battling anger. Can you choose joy? Why home projects never get completed. Heroic generous cousins. Why Tom's daughter might be related to Harry Houdini. Cathartic family group crying. And tons more!

Final Bullet Points

• Everything Methodical
• Tom's Dad's Ironic Eerie Death
• Grief Hasn't Caught Up to Me
• Battling Anger
• What is Victorious?
• The Nightmares
• Ferris Bueller Wisdom
• Cathartic Crying
• Grandma Can't Text
• Can You Outsource It All?
• Do You Choose Joy?
• Closest Thing to a Mom
• Who's a Flight Risk?
• Disappearing Act: Tom's Daughter
• Selective Emotional Numbing: Brené Brown
• Peel The Joy Onion
• Christmas Train in June
• Joy in Fixing Sh*t

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Pandemic: Early Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the year is 2020 and that means no matter where you are in the world, you and your loved ones are in the midst of pandemic from COVID-19, also known as the Wuhan Corona Virus.

From the bottom of my heart, I hope the My Spouse Died Too podcast gives you a brief diversion.

I pray God gives you patience, peace, wisdom, and discernment.

In this episode, Tom struggles with not having spent a quiet moment with his just passed wife Tina.

Now, 8 years later, if Tina can hear Tom, what might Tom tell her, and if Tina can answer, what might Tom ask?

Tom describes his freak wedding ring accident. Seeing Joy through the cracks. How Tom's heart melted. The unexpected counterintuitive question you'll want to ask yourself in front of a mirror. Your answer might uplift, confuse, or crush you.

The good news is, you get to choose. And that's bitchin'!

Important Bullets:

• How My Wedding Ring Hung Me
• Why I Didn't Hold Her One Last Time
• Last Moment with My Wife
• What I'd Tell My Late Spouse If She Could Hear
• What I'd Ask My Late Spouse If She Could Answer
• Can Life Be More Beautiful?
• Why Fun Feels Artificial
• Dr. Jordan Peterson - How to Find Beauty in Life
• Camp Joy - Maggie's Promo Video Link
• Winter Warlock and The Choo Choo
• How She Melted My Heart
• Cinderella Steven Curtis Chapman
• Joy…I Felt It Before
• Express Gratitude

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You can help Camp-Joy continue the same work that helped Tom's daughter Maggie. Here's the website link so you can donate: Camp-Joy.org.

Here's Camp Joy - Maggie's Promo Video Link.

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Tom and Emeric keep going in part 3 of 'The Loss of Innocence.'

You'll discover what Tom Verst stole from Tom Hanks.

What happens when Tom is in the middle of a sh*t storm, and his stable predictable job of 23 years is terminated?

Feeling stuck, God stuff, Brené Brown, and tons more.

Messy Random Bullet Points

• What We Stole from Tom Hanks
• More Dragons to Slay
• Who Should You Blame?
• A Test with No Grades
• Muslim Conundrum
• Brené Brown 50/50
• Unqualified to Parent
• It's What Defines You
• Chinese Water Torture
• Does Death Shape Kids?
• 1st Year Naiveté
• 5th Year Digression
• Chest Deep in Quick Sand
• Lost My Job
• Now I'm Scared!
• Spin One More Plate
• How Much Can One Man Take?
• My Job Placement Counselor

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My Spouse Died Too podcast, images, logos, artwork copyright © 2019-2020 by Emeric McCleary. Music and lyrics © 2019-2020 by Emeric McCleary and Elena McCleary.

Tom Verst and Emeric McCleary continue with part 2 of 'The Loss of Innocence.'

We talk about PSDD (Post Spousal Death Disorder), watching your kids heal, the stress and difficulty of always putting your kids first, waiting for elusive calm, neglecting yourself, not ready-to-date, and much more.

Bullets to Ponder

• Daughter Graduates-Now What?
• Escape from Momhood
• Checking-Off the Boxes
• Consumed by the Current
• First Four Years Sucked
• She Laughed, After 4 Years
• She Was Cutting Herself?
• PTSD and PSDD- WTF
• Birds and Bees Fear
• Not a Good Father
• Waiting for Calm

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The unthinkable happens.

Tom Verst joins Emeric in a heart-wrenching, heart-melting conversation.

Tom and his spouse Tina had 3 kids under the age of 13. The youngest requires special care and attention. And always will.

Tina ran the household. Tina was the manager of nearly….everything.

Then one warm spring day…the unthinkable happens.

In this episode, Tom painstakingly shares what happens when your young healthy spouse in an instant, is…gone. In a matter of minutes, Tom's life goes from bliss to utter chaos.

Who does what now? Who steps into what roles? Feeling like an imbecile. Selfless courage. The loss of innocence, and so much more.

Bullet Points

• Once Upon a Time
• Mommy Did It All
• The Hammock
• You Gotta Do This!
• Maggie and the Cordless Phone
• Losing My Daughter Too
• Zest for Life…Gone
• What's in the Red Folder?
• Crashing and Burning
• The First Christmas

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Emeric's pre-marital sex snag stumps widowed guest co-host Paige Wilson. We also talk about grieving what hasn't happened, zero energy, how your kids really learn about sex (awkward conviction), excuses to be reckless, intolerance for complainers, hope, silver linings, and much more.

Bunch o' Bullets:

• Who's Getting Married Again?
• Sex Before Marriage Controversy
• Happy with Companionship
• Father-Daughter Dance
• Grieving What Hasn't Happened
• Not the Best Parent
• Running on Empty
• Crockpot vs. Crackpot
• Brothers Protect Sister
• A Date with Voldemort
• What's in the China Cabinet?
• Excuse to be Reckless
• Virginity Renewal
• Giving Away His Stealth Crutches
• Woo-Whoo!
• Don't Date the Po Po

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Paige Wilson and Emeric continue with part 2 of 'Pretending to Be Happy.' We riff about grudges, explore if the Batchelor Show can kill you, stupid life insurance advice, family members too busy to visit the one who is dying, leaving your youngest kid far away at university, lingering guilt, things your spouse couldn't say to your face, and a whole lot more.

The Bullet Points:

• Life Insurance No One Mentions
• AWOL Family Support
• It's What Makes You Human
• Grudges Really Grind?
• Brain Seared Images
• Can the Batchelor Show Kill You?
• Stupid Sh*t People Say
• Paparazzi Driven Ambulance
• Be Alert to the Beauty in Life
• Can You See a Silver Lining?
• Baby Goes to University
• Sell the House
• Guilt Lingers
• What He Couldn't Tell Me

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