Anita and Mel catch up after a pretty intense week of widow-typical proportions. Holidays are fast approaching and life is still happening! The duo interviews fellow widow, Rachel Barbosa,, who basically is resiliency in human form.  After hearing her story, we are confident our listeners will feel the same way, and will be even more excited to have a post-Covid "Party at Rachel's" someday.

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Anita and Mel catch up post Thanksgiving, which was filled with funerals, anger, and other feelings. The duo announces an exciting surprise coming up, and Anita sings a song in honor of our patrons.

The pair interviews Tessa Joy, professional monster wrangler, nutritionist, kinesiologist, energy worker, and healer. Anita and Mel learned so much during the interview that they are considering having Tessa take over entirely as podcast host. Tessa shares experiences from her own journey of  loss, addiction, anger, shadow work and healing. 

For more info about Tessa, visit  https://www.thequantumbutterfly.com.
FB/Insta @thequantumbutterfly and email [email protected]

Tessa has graciously shared a free meditation for our listeners. Find it at http://shop.thequantumbutterfly.com/free-meditation

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The holidays are coming and people are still dying. To give thanks, or not to give thanks? Anita is not loving year 2 of widowhood. Luckily, the struggle bus has many seats and there's room for all. 

Mel and Anita interview Vrin Rao, enneagram specialist and meditation coach. Vrin incorporates powerful practices such as the framework of the Enneagram, self-awareness techniques, mindfulness and meditation in her sessions as a Canada and NYC-based coach .  

Vrin is a life-long practitioner of nada yoga (the yoga of sound), japa yoga (the yoga of meditative mantra recitation) and kirtan yoga. She is also well-versed in tantra, chakra meditation, swara yoga (the science of the breath) and yoga nidra (psychic sleep). 

For more resources from Vrin, find her at https://www.illuminate.nyc and follow her on social media at @illuminate.nyc

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Anita survives yet another string of weekly shenanigans. Mel lends her a dog, which doesn't turn out the way anyone expected. The pair then interview the coolest cat around: Leslie Gray Streeter, the Black Widow.

Leslie is a published author, pop-culture trivia master, and - you guessed it -  widow. Prepare for lots of laughs, good conversation, and chain saws (WHUT?!)

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Mel reports on her experience after surviving the 3rd deathiversary, and Anita survives more remodeling. The fancy lady joins them to bestow many ideas of how to leave a legacy for a lost spouse/partner.

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You can reach Joy D. Kirsch, CFP, CeFT at [email protected] and learn more about the financial services she offers widows at https://www.meritfinancialadvisors.com/services/loss-of-a-spouse/.  You can learn more about the non-profit, The Widow’s Journey at www.thewidowsjourney.org .
 
Joy offers securities through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC.  Investment advice offered through Merit Financial Group, a registered investment advisor.  Merit Financial Group, The Widows Journey and LPL Financial are separate entities.

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Anita and Mel pull themselves together after Halloween. Anita is getting one step closer to figuring out her headstone situation while Mel faces her husband's 3rd 'deathiversary' in a few days. The fancy lady, Joy Kirsch, enters the conversation and drops amazing financial knowledge bombs on them. Anita and Mel realize JUST how fancy the fancy lady is.

Second Opinion for listeners and Free checklist/articles for widows:

https://www.meritfinancialadvisors.com/services/loss-of-a-spouse/

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You can reach Joy D. Kirsch, CFP, CeFT at [email protected] and learn more about the financial services she offers widows at https://www.meritfinancialadvisors.com/services/loss-of-a-spouse/.  You can learn more about the non-profit, The Widow’s Journey at www.thewidowsjourney.org . Joy offers securities through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC.  Investment advice offered through Merit Financial Group, a registered investment advisor.  Merit Financial Group, The Widows Journey and LPL Financial are separate entities.  (see how fancy?!)


footnotes:
(1) Widows’ Voices: The Value of Financial Planning, Rehl, et.al, Journal of Financial
Services Professionals. Vol. 70, No.1, pp 53-60, January 2016) (2) Social Security
Administration, 2005)

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After Anita gets investigated by the police, and Mel returns from multiple dogmergencies, life gets a whole lot fancier. Joy Kirsch, "The Fancy Lady", discusses her 27 year journey since her husband's suicide. Anita and Mel keep their fingers crossed that Joy can snag Oprah as their new fancy friend.

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You can reach Joy D. Kirsch, CFP, CeFT at [email protected] and learn more about the financial services she offers widows at https://www.meritfinancialadvisors.com/services/loss-of-a-spouse/.  You can learn more about the non-profit, The Widow’s Journey at www.thewidowsjourney.org . Joy offers securities through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC.  Investment advice offered through Merit Financial Group, a registered investment advisor.  Merit Financial Group, The Widows Journey and LPL Financial are separate entities.  (see how fancy?!)

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Anita and Mel report on the happenings at Widow Bingo (hint: clarinet solos were present). They interview Jennie Taylor who was widowed after her husband, mayor of his city, was killed in Afghanistan.

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Anita and Mel discuss the topic of boundaries as a follow up to Episode 39 - What I Want My In Laws To Know - with LMFT and young widow, Carly Kropf.

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Anita and Mel delve into the rarely-talked-about-in-public topic of: in-laws. The scope and spectrum of experience among young widows is wide with this one, but is a hot topic. Anita is stoked. Mel is terrified, but copes by wearing cat leggings.

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