Glimmers, tiny micro moments of joy that offer a sense of calm and inner peace. Did you know that glimmers can be a powerful source of support in your grieving journey?

Join me as I explore what glimmers are, why they matter, and how they can help you navigate through grief.

We will be taking time to notice and appreciate the glimmers as part of your path to healing.

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How do we find joy after the loss of our person?

Debbie Weiss, a former lawyer & author shares her experience through grief after the loss

of her husband, George.

Debbie turned to writing with essays published in The New York Times’ “Modern Love”

column, HuffPost, Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Elle Decor, and Reader’s Digest.

Debbie has also taken her journey through grief and written the book, Available As Is,

which is a memoir about searching for love after loss and finding yourself.

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Website: Debbie Weiss Author

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LinkedIn: Debbie Weiss Writer

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Have you ever wondered how to find hope again and the resilience to carry on after experiencing a profound loss?

Pete Cohen is an expert in human behaviour and performance, business consultant, coach, motivational speaker and the founder of Mi365.

Pete has dedicated his life to helping others discover their true passions, living life intentionally and become the best versions of themselves.

The author of 20 published books, the Host of the Mi365 Daily Intentions podcast, the resident and life coach on GM TV for 12 years and the coach to numerous world-class sporting stars and teams, Pete has helped inspired and empowered so many people to live their lives with purpose and meaning.

Pete also recently lost his wife, Hannah who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and given 18 months to live. When she passed Pete went on his own journey to find inner strength and resilience.

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How do we begin to build resilience after experiencing the loss of our loved one?

Karen shares her ABC's of resilience and the importance of finding hope and purpose in widowhood.

We’ll explore how to begin to bounce back and adapt when we are coping with grief.

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In today’s episode I speak with Stacy Francis, the President and CEO of Francis Financial, who helps women in transition through widowhood.

She is a certified grief coach and is talking to us about the financial implications of widowhood.

Stacy also shares her own experience with loss and how it has impacted her to help others.

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Stacy Francis:

www.FrancisFinancial.com

Twitter: @FrancisFinance

Francis Financial’s Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/FrancisFinancialInc/

Francis Financial’s LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/francisfinancialinc

Stacy’s Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/StacyFrancisFinancial/

Stacy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyfrancis/

Financial Help for Widows: A Complete Resource Guide: https://francisfinancial.com/financial-help-for-widows/

This week I am talking to the wonderful Julie New.

Julie is an experienced personal recovery coach specialising in helping people after difficult and sometimes traumatic life change. Prior to starting her coaching Julie spent 20 years in the NHS as a senior nurse and midwife, she also worked on various pioneering NHS community projects.

Since becoming a professional coach in 2006 she has developed a unique New Chapter recovery program which has helped many people to reach new fulfilling phases in their lives, which they hadn’t thought possible.

Julie is an author of popular unique personal growth gift books including ‘The Grief Garden path and is a well-known inspirational and motivational wellbeing conference speaker.

In this episode Julie shares her own personal stories of loss, how she supported her two girls through grief towards health, healing and happiness and also shares her golden nuggets of wisdom.

We discuss anger, widowhood, rebuilding and finding glimmers of sunshine in a dark place.

Julie now supports others in their own journeys of grief and helps them to create something truly meaningful after loss.

‘Change is forever, but the pain doesn’t have to be…’

Website: Julie New – Personal recovery coach

Follow Julie’s journey on Instagram: Julienewpersonalrecoverycoach

Join Julie on Twitter: @julienewcoach

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You are also welcome to join Julie’s private Facebook group ‘Forever Flowers’, a place for people who care for ongoing motivation, inspiration, support and understanding:

https://facebook.com/groups/ForeverFlowers/?ref=share

This podcast is from September. However, I wanted to share it with you again.

Coming into the new year with the thoughts of more anniversaries, birthdays and holidays arising, really makes this Podcast resonate with me.

These are often huge triggers for us in our grief leaving us unsure of what we should do to mark the occasion and how we can best support ourselves through them.

In this episode I talk about things you can do to honour your loved one, ways you can nurture your own needs and how our grief evolves over time.

It is a journey and we will all travel it at different paces and in different ways, there is no right or wrong, it's just finding the way that works best for you and being ok with that.

As hard as these days are it's important not to think of them as setbacks, but as an invitation to connect with our loved one, remember them and celebrate their life, eventually we will be able to do this with more love than pain.

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Dina Gachman, Pulitzer Center Grantee and award winning journalist discovered grief when her family lost the lives of her mother and her sister.

For Dina, she found comfort in putting pen to paper and in 2023 she wrote a book of essays about grief, SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

Dina shares her story of grief, love, loss and even humour as she navigated her way through the passing of two family members and how the rest of the family came together for support.

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Dina Bachman: Website: https://www.dinagachmanwrites.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dgachman/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dinagachman

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In this episode, I want to give you a widow pep talk.

I want to give you some words of encouragement to help you see how courageous, inspiring and incredible you are.

In our journey through grief, acknowledging the things that we've done since our person has died can be challenging.

Some people find this a little easier while others may feel disloyal. It can be hard to acknowledge the things that we're doing and giving ourselves credit for that.

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How do we find hope during the holiday season when there’s grief?

In a season that can be filled with emotional challenges, I hope you find solace and peace in this special Christmas episode.

With the help of some of the members in my community we have brought together tips to honour the memories of your loved one, carry on with holiday traditions and practice self-care during the holidays.

Join me on a journey of rediscovering joy while honoring the memories of our loved ones.

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