Anita and Mel discuss Easter, vacations with kids, tapping (EFT), and other helpful trauma tips. Kirsten Stromberg joins the conversation and tells her widowhood story and shares what it's like to lose your person to a rare, genetic cancer during quarantine,  and what it's like to feel like an imposter widow. 

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To Ring or not to ring? That is the question widows want to know. Should you keep wearing it after your person is gone? Should you take it off immediately? Is there a timeline?  Join the discussion and let us know what you think!

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Anita and Mel discuss peasant fashion, mom jeans, and what to do when you've over-hydrated yourself and subsequently find yourself stuck in a traffic jam. Fellow widow and inspirational human being, Emily Lassiter, drops many a-wise-word in this fun-filled interview.

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Somerset serves families, entrepreneurs, professionals, and ladies who are interested in complex planning and actively managed portfolios. To learn more, visit their website at Somersetadvisory.com

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Anita and Mel discuss the topics of mental health, suicide, and the medical field  with Dr. Stephen Merrell, as it relates to widows and the general population.

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Anita and Mel interview the fun, talented, and widowed Melissa Pierce. They discuss everything from bodysurfing in the cold PNW waters to foster care, adoption, mediums, and what it's like to be a remarried widow-author-entrepreneur.

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Anita and Mel try to derail master life coach, Krista St. Germain, but to no avail. Krista turns the tables on them and addresses thought-work in thought-provoking ways about grief, parenthood, non-parenthood, and good ol' fashioned just being humans on the planet trying to survive the day.

Krista's podcast: The Widowed Mom Podcast
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Anita and Mel interview 31 year old widow-turned-social-worker, Kirsten Robinson.  Kirsten was suddenly widowed at age 24 when her partner, and father of her child,  had a stroke at work. Follow her on instagram at @unofficiallywidowed

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If you've ever wondered what it's like to deal with spousal suicide, domestic abuse, child abuse, drug abuse, mental illness, and incarceration, Anita and Mel are here to help you out. Shannon's story is so wild - you can't make this stuff up. We are grateful she is willing to share her story and help others who find themselves in similar situations.

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Anita and Mel survived Valentines day and are on to interview 2nd grade teacher, mom of a toddler, and young widow: Lauren Lentz. Lauren's husband was killed by a car while riding his bike.

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Anita has a special weekend all to herself and is a new person. Mel plays the piano for a funeral with New Orleans funeral traditions. Valentines Day is coming and a Widow Wives Club hang is on the books! Join us!

Christine Anderson, fellow widow extraordinaire, flawlessly tells us her story of her familiarity with grief. Between infertility, cancer, adoption, autism, and now young widowhood, she shares her experiences and how she keeps going through it all. Christine is also a magnet for psychic mediums and someday will bring one of them to our podcast.

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