2023 is here, and it continues to fascinate me how scary it can sometimes feel to enter a blank slate where we’re creating from scratch and thinking about what we want in the next chapter of life. Our brains will offer us unconscious, unintentional fear-producing thoughts about the blank slate that is in front of us, but you don’t have to listen. Uncertainty will always be a part of our lives, so we have to learn to relate to it in ways that serve us, and you’re going to hear how on this episode.

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The emotional stagnation zone is where many of us find ourselves as widows. The very last thing we want to do in grief is handle or bring on more intense emotions. So, it’s no surprise then that while life doesn’t feel terrible, it doesn’t feel exciting either. How we end up here makes sense, but we don’t have to stay in this place. If you’re ready to stop surviving and start thriving, listen in to find out why we get stuck in the emotional stagnation zone and how to get out.

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Mom Goes On graduate Annette Warmoth is on the show today, and she is a stellar example of continuing to navigate challenges in life using the tools she learned. She’s had a lot happen since she graduated the program, and she’s here to share her story. Listen in as Annette shares her grief journey with us, and how she continues to use the coaching tools she learned from Mom Goes On and from her Life Coach School certification to support herself and others through life’s trials.

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Parenting expert, Master Certified Coach, and my dear friend Pam Howard is back on the show this week. Pam specializes in helping moms who are successful in many areas of their lives, but don’t feel successful as a mom. Most of us can relate to the parenting drama of getting reactive or feeling out of control, and Pam is here to share her expertise with us so you can handle anything that comes your way. Join us as Pam shares the parenting struggles she’s personally found most challenging to work through, and how to start seeing and believing that you are a damn good mama.

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When we first lose our person, most of us have an early acute grief experience that might look like struggling in our day-to-day. However, you might not be in that place after some time. You might be back to functioning, and everyone thinks you’re going great. You’re not in a pit of despair and life doesn’t feel terrible, but it also doesn’t feel amazing. If you like the idea of loving life again, but it feels so far away, tune in. You’ll hear what a grief plateau is and how it might be holding you back from what you’re truly capable of.

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A lot of you are walking around with dream stealers and you don’t even know it. Dream stealers affect all of us, whether you’re currently in acute grief or you’re further down the path of your grief journey. But if you’re ready to stop just surviving and instead live the life you want, you have to let your dream stealers go. Tune in this week to find out what dream stealers are, how to identify yours, and how to start seeing that they’re not necessary for where you want to go.

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There is a tipping point in grief that some widows reach quickly, while other widows never reach it. Most widows feel sad, lonely, or disheartened when they think about their life without their person. Those who reach the tipping point just aren’t okay with staying there. The life you want is worth fighting for. Don’t give up on that. This week, hear why crossing the tipping point matters.

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I received so many questions after our Happier Holidays for Widowed Moms online event last week, and I’m addressing some of the most commonly asked questions here this week. Your holiday season can be joyful, fun, and full of holiday spirit, even without your person. So listen in to hear what other widowed moms just like you are worried or anxious about for the holidays, and what you can do to make this time of year the experience you truly want.

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So many widows, including myself, struggle with money drama. Whether it’s because you have less money than you’ve ever had and are struggling to make ends meet, or because you have more money now and hate how you came into it, we need to talk about it. Master Certified life and business coach Molly Claire is here to share from her deep well of wisdom around money drama and how to free yourself from it. Find out what might be exacerbating your fear around money, and how to obliterate the fear.

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If you find yourself not trusting your own authority or constantly judging your emotional experience, the good news is it’s just science. The remedy? Getting out of your head and into your body’s wisdom.  Functional medicine Nurse Practitioner and Master Certified life coach Victoria Albina is on the show this week to dive into the nervous system science behind your automatic reactions, and her favorite ways for coming back to and tuning into your body.

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