Join Karen for season 3 of The Widow Podcast as she shares the value in receiving support and guidance during widowhood.

From retreats, The Widows Choir to our 12 month programme, Finding Hope in Widowhood, discover what becomes possible when you find your community of support.

Be inspired and discover how you can reclaim the next steps in life through your own personal development journey in finding hope.

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Join my Free Facebook Group ‘Widowed and Rising’ https://www.facebook.com/groups/widowedandrising

My website https://www.karensutton.co.uk/

Join Karen for a recap of the episode’s in season 2 of The Widow Podcast.

There have been so many powerful conversations, insights and stories shared with us through the guest speakers this season.

While we have different experiences, belief systems, upbringings and different people around us, when you bring people together that are going through something similar, magical things happen.

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How do we find meaning and purpose in our life as a widow?

As you navigate your way through your grief one of the first steps will be to decide what kind of life you want to create for yourself that is meaningful and purposeful.

The road may be rocky and so in this episode I invite you to reimagine a future that can look meaningful.

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What does year two of widowhood look like? This is a topic that comes up a lot, especially in the first year of widowhood as we anticipate what’s next.

That’s why I asked two members of my program, Finding Hope In Widowhood, to share their experiences of their second year in widowhood.

In our conversation we unpack the differences between year one and year two, what it looks like and different people's experiences of it, to help you process it, understand it and hopefully fear it less.

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Rosie Freeland, the host of The Widowhood Podcast, talks about her journey through becoming a widow and how podcasting has helped her move to share her experience and talk about the challenges and expectations that society puts on those who lose their partner.

Rosie tells her story of her husband passing and how she found her way as a single parent with the support of her friends and family.

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How do we support our children in their grief whilst we are also trying to navigate our own
grief?

Myriam and Alison, two incredible women in my membership, share their experiences and
journey of parenting through grief.

They share their stories of how they became a widow and how they managed their own
emotions to care for their kids.
Listen as we discuss:
• How to talk to your children about death
• What the first years of widowhood can feel like
• The lessons we can learn from our children
• How to communicate your own grief to your children
• Modelling the behaviour that we want our children to embody

Resources:
• Join my Free Facebook Group ‘Widowed and Rising’ https://
www.facebook.com/groups/widowedandrising
• Find me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/karensuttonwidowcoach
• Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karensuttonwidowcoach/
• TikTok http://www.tiktok.com/@karensuttonwidowcoach
• Twitter https://twitter.com/KarenWidow
• LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensuttonwidowcoach/
• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNgKpAqSpEdQV2zYJIPaHvg
• My website https://www.karensutton.co.uk/

Sally and Imogen met in a grief support group after both of their mother’s passed suddenly.

Through their loss, a silver lining appeared as a beautiful friendship began that bonded them for life.

From their experience they launched the podcast, Good Mourning, to help make grief a topic that people talk about authentically.

Now they’ve taken the topic of grief to the written page in their book, Good Mourning: Honest Conversations About Grief and Loss.

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Learn more about Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn:

website: https://www.goodmourning.com.au/

Good Mourning Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Mourning-Honest-conversations-about/dp/1922616311/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FXPRYB70SSBF&keywords=good+mourning+book&qid=1683855486&sprefix=good+mourn%2Caps%2C619&sr=8-1

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When Orla Blackburn’s husband died in 2018 she felt helpless and numbed by the grief. It was in yoga that she began to heal.

From her experience Orla Blackburn became a Grief Yoga Guide and Mentor for the widowed to help them find space in body and mind.

Her guidance allows others to heal as they discover their own self-belief and self-confidence. Through her experience she also discovered the healing benefits and power of yoga and meditation for children as well.

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Learn more about Orla Blackburn:

https://www.orlablackburn.com

FB private group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyondbereavementintobravery

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oyogaxo/[email protected]

Widowed Parent Retreat https://www.orlablackburn.com/weekend-widowed-parents/

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When Carolyn Gould lost her husband in 2019 from a car accident that resulted in serious brain injuries, she became a widow.

Carolyn shares her story from the six months leading to her husband’s passing to the PTSD she worked through and the tools she found that got her through each day of her widowhood.

Carolyn started the Widow Walk and discovered journaling as an outlet for her grief. She wrote the Widows Walk to help others on their path to healing too.

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Learn more about Carolyn Gould:

A Widow’s Walk: https://amzn.eu/d/hf7MYuL

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @awidows_walk

@walkingandwellbeing

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After losing her husband to a brain aneurysm, Marie Alessi has made it her mission to change the narrative of grief.

Founder of the Movement, “Loving Life after Loss” Marie has inspired others in processing their loss.

Marie is also an author and has shared her experience of moving to Australia, marrying and losing her husband, how she coped and found empowerment throughout her experience.

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Learn more about Marie Alessi:

Article about "Widowhood is Re-Invention”: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/widowhood-

re-invention-marie-alessi-legacy-coach/

Books: Loving Life after Loss: https://mybook.to/LovingLifeAfterLoss

Happy Healing: https://mybook.to/Happy_Healing

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