The Widowed Mom Podcast

Widows are constantly being told that we’re supposed to be grateful and that we should count our blessings. We’re being sold the idea that gratitude is the “fix,” and I don’t buy it.

Hear why the gratitude trap is problematic, how it might be doing you more harm than good, and the difference between true gratitude and forced gratitude.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/236

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A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

Are you either a widowed mom wondering where the heck her self-confidence went or a coach (or aspiring coach) who’d like to feel confident coaching grief? If so, this week’s bonus episode is a quick must-listen. Tune in and learn about two time sensitive offerings you’ll probably want to be on the list for!

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Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

You probably understand this intellectually, but there is no right or wrong Holiday experience. That includes your family’s traditions, what other people expect of you, and even how you think your spouse might have wanted you to spend the Holidays.

If any of it doesn’t feel aligned with you, this episode is your invitation to rewrite the rules of your Holiday experience.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/235

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

The loss of Paula’s husband left her deep widow fog, feeling like nothing was grounding her, only wishing she could be where he was. She was terrified of surrendering to her emotions in fear of falling into a downward spiral with no way out, but she found the support she needed.

Hear Paula’s experience of widow fog, the realizations she had about life after losing her husband, and the whirlwind adventure she went on with her children.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/234

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

When was the last time you worried about crying? On one hand, I get it. None of us wants to cry, especially in public. But on the other, I want us to stop using our tears against ourselves in ways that don’t help our grief.

Discover why we feel the need to apologize for our tears, how it doesn’t hurt anyone else but us, and how to be unapologetic about your tears.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/233

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

Have you ever caught yourself feeling happy and then immediately started to worry about it? What does it mean? Is it safe to feel good? Are you doing something wrong in grief?

Hear what’s going on, why it makes sense that happiness sometimes feels scary for widows, and what you can do about it.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/232

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

Dr. Lucy Kalanithi is a physician, storyteller, and widow of Paul Kalanithi, the author of the New York Times Bestseller, When Breath Becomes Air. She’s dedicated to helping others choose end-of-life experiences that best align with their values, but, more than anything, she’s a widowed mom.

Hear Dr. Lucy’s experience of losing her husband Paul, her insights on the surprising manifestations of grief, and what it means to live a life that includes pain and suffering.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/231

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

Does it feel like every other widow’s relationship was all roses… and yours wasn’t? The truth is there are all shapes and sizes of widowhood experiences.

I debunk the myth of perfect relationships, and show you how to start letting go of the emotional weight that is feeling like a widowhood outcast.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/230

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

When I let go of the story that I wasn’t supposed to be a widow, it helped me create the space to choose what I wanted to make of it. Listen in to hear why the same is possible for you.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/229

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026

The fear of forgetting our person is one of the deepest natural fears we face in grief and as widows.

Hear why the fear of forgetting them isn’t a problem and my favorite strategies for preserving the memories you want to keep.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/228

Mentioned in this episode:

A Widow’s Guide to a Happier Holiday Season

Navigating the holidays after losing your loved one doesn't have to mean just gritting your teeth and surviving. Join Happier Holidays, a free 3-day online event for widows from November 10th through 12th, to learn practical tools for managing difficult emotions, releasing guilt, and taking control of your holiday season.

Happier Holidays 2026