I got a beautiful letter from one of my Widow Cast podcast listeners who has found comfort and hope in my podcast since his husband passed away just a few months ago. It totally came to my attention how completely under served widows of same-sex marriages and partnerships are. All widows feel isolated, but how much more isolated the LGBT widow must feel? So I reached out.  How could I not share this platform for every widow on the planet.  Graciously, Rebecca Kendrick sat down with me to share her story of losing her wife.  If you are interested in learning how to life coach widows, please reach out https://joannthelifecoach.leadpages.co/widow-coaches/    Email:  [email protected]  

It was my pleasure to give a free hour long class online this past Thursday.  It was about how to find yourself again after your spouse is gone - how do you decide what it is you actually want and how do you create that?  You are going to be so surprised by the process - it is completely reverse of what we normally think we have to do.  AND it's fun.  So join me on this podcast and become the woman you were meant to become.  If you want to get on my email list so that you know the next time I offer a live one-hour class online, you can go download the freebie from my book at http://JoannBooks.com  or  you can sign up for my Q&A call for Widow Life Coach Training Class.  You can learn more about it and ask any questions you have.  Just go to http://WidowCoaches.com    If you want to drop me a line, my email is [email protected]  

Faith.  It is an emotion.  It is a feeling.  It is a thought.  For some, acting with faith means to act in accordance to their belief of god.  That means, they are acting according to what they believe; and what we believe is *always* what we are thinking in our mind.  What if you are not devoutly religious?  Can you still act with faith?  Of course, you do it every day.  You act in alignment with your beliefs, which are formed by your thinking.  Today's podcast teaches how you can put faith into play in your life to get the results you seek.  Email Joann:  [email protected]  Website:  http://joannthelifecoach.com  Widowed:  http://bit.ly/Widowed  

Last week I spoke about new love being a possiblity.  Of course, the relationship you had with your spouse is not something that could ever be duplicated.  But apparently the heart can open and grow.  This week I bring you a special interview with Barbara Kenyon who coaches divorcees, widows, and widowers who are ready to find someone special in their life again. You can reach Barbara Kenyon at [email protected]    Email Joann:  [email protected]  Website:  http://joannthelifecoach.com  Widowed:  http://bit.ly/Widowed  

You think you’ll never love again or even think about being with another person in such a close relationship again.  I surely have felt that way over the last couple of years.  I couldn’t even imagine at my time in life making all the compromises to share space with another person.  I only wanted to find my best self and learn to stand on my own two feet.  I was always fiercely independent and individualistic anyway.  We both were.  I bet you also know how completely unique your relationship was with your spouse.  Of course it is not something that could ever be duplicated.  But apparently the heart can open and grow.  Email:  [email protected]  Widowed:  http://bit.ly/Widowed  

WE know all too well that our emotions are all over the place and cannot be “neatly” categorized.  I’ve talked about how all these emotions can actually “muddy up” your feeling of grief.  We think that all those emotions are grief – but no. So then, how do you process all those emotions?  You can find Widowed on Amazon at http://joannfilomena.com  Email Joann:  [email protected]   This podcast is brought to you by Joann The Life Coach Podcast Productions.

Don't be afraid to look at your life as it is right now - that is the starting point for deciding what new beliefs you might want to have about yourself and about your life.  When we hide from ourself by staying in a stuck place, it is a form of checking out on your life.  Widows and widowers even have a high rate of suicidal thoughts - the ultimate checking out on life.  Today I share how powerful it is to muster the courage to look at exactly where you are and what you need.  This podcast is brought to you by Joann The Life Coach Podcast Productions that also includes Weight Coach podcast and This is US podcast.  Joann Filomena is widowed, a professional certified life coach and author of the bestselling book, Widowed.  Email:  [email protected]   

Don't be afraid to look at your life as it is right now - that is the starting point for deciding what new beliefs you might want to have about yourself and about your life.  When we hide from ourself by staying in a stuck place, it is a form of checking out on your life.  Widows and widowers even have a high rate of suicidal thoughts - the ultimate checking out on life.  Today I share how powerful it is to muster the courage to look at exactly where you are and what you need.  This podcast is brought to you by Joann The Life Coach Podcast Productions that also includes Weight Coach podcast and This is US podcast.  Joann Filomena is widowed, a profesional certified life coach and author of the bestselling book, Widowed.  Email:  [email protected]   

Did you marry when you were older and maybe he had grown kids from a prevrious marriage?  Or is it just your in laws that you now feel a little "estranged" from?  So often we think of those step-kids and grandkids as "his kids" and "his family" instead of our own family.  So we lose touch and lose any possible support from them.  It is our thinking that has gotten in our way of continuing those relationships - and just at a time when we need that bond more than ever.  Today's podcast talks about this and about how to reach out again.  Email me at [email protected] with feedback or if you want to find out more about the Widow Coaches Class.  You can find WIDOWED on Amazon at http://bit.ly/Widowed