The Widowed Mom Podcast

Anna Sale is an interviewer and the host of the award-winning podcast, Death, Sex & Money, where she has mastered the art of listening and offering space for being listened to when we go through hard things.

She offers what she has learned from all the interviews she has conducted on tough topics that are hard to talk about, and how we can make these conversations easier.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/227

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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

Creating more time is technically impossible, but we can use it in more intentional ways that add value to our lives.

You want to treat your minutes, hours, and days in ways that matter to you, so join me today to learn 5 ways you can create more time for yourself.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/226

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

Grief is individual, unique, and impossible to mess up or get wrong. Contrary to what we've been taught, it also doesn't come to an end. That’s why I love the dual process model.

Hear what the dual process model entails and how it provides a framework for avoiding grief on purpose.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/225

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

I love watching the clients who come into Mom Goes On not knowing what to expect. Alexis Cuthbert is one of those people.

Hear Alexis’s journey of navigating grief and widowhood, and the revelations that have transformed her life since being a part of Mom Goes On.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/224

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

“I don’t know” is a phrase I’ve taught many widows to avoid using in their lives.

Learn whether your “I don’t know” story is serving you or holding you back, and hear why it’s sometimes useful not to know, and how to make peace with not knowing.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/223

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

Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams are the founders of "What’s Your Grief" and professionals working in the field of grief and bereavement, supporting people through the sudden and unexpected death of a loved one.

After their own losses, their guiding principle has been to identify what is lacking in grief support and to fill those gaps. They are here this week to share nuggets of wisdom to assist you on your grief journey.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/222

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

One piece of advice that is often offered to widows is, “Don’t make big decisions in the first year.”

While I recognize that making decisions in grief is a nuanced issue, I’m not a fan of the notion that we can’t trust ourselves to do big things in grief. I address how to make decisions in the first year, or when big decisions have deadlines.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/221

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

As widows, we don’t want other widows to struggle in the way we have. I asked my community for any advice they have for other widows, and I received hundreds of responses.

If you’re feeling alone in widowhood, join me this week to hear how applicable these pieces of advice are to just about any experience of grief.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/220

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

Widowhood is undoubtedly a tragedy that can make us feel like our lives are over.

My Mom Goes On client Erica Lee felt totally unprepared for her husband’s passing. Her life shifted, and she’s here this week to tell us all about her journey of navigating widowhood without a template.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/219

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 know that phrase, "Time heals all wounds," right?

While it's a phrase that has become commonplace, it's not that simple, and it has some unintended negative consequences. Tune in to find out what they are, and the real role of time in grief.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/218

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