Widowed AF: Real stories of love, grief and beyond - With Rosie Moss

Donna Ashworth is VERY famous  right now, current Sunday Times number one best seller with her (genuinely) beautiful book, Wild Hope.  She is especially highly regarded in the widow community for how accurately and poignant she writes about loss. Yet she's not widowed herself, I was fascinated to know how she knew what we felt. 

I was so fortunate enough to persuade (stalk) her to come and talk about what the inspiration is behind those powerful words. 

We cover as many topics as you might imagine ( genuine lols at us getting ready to sign off three times ,  then finding something else VITAL  to discuss)  I genuinely  felt like we sat side by side and met kindred and much admired spirit. 

Thank you Donna for bearing your precious soul and loving a deep and true conversation as much as me. 

As Donna says 'you can't feel ugly when you're smiling', and  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking to a woman who's felt like a friend for a long time and is certainly one now.   

She also calls me inspirational, just saying.) 

Trigger warnings- eating disorders. 

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Today's episode is the hardest one I've recorded so far. And no I was definitely not okay!

For the first time Rosie speaks to a 'water widow' and emotions understandably are high. (had a panic attack minutes  before recording) 

Lori's husband  drowned leaving her and her family devastated and reeling.  A month long search ensued to find his body, leaving her trapped in a limbo that feels so familiar. 

But as always , within these stories of devastation  there are messages of love and strength and hope. 

It made Jon cry from eight minutes in but it genuinely is a story of choosing to live after catastrophic loss and testimony to the wonderful woman that is Lori Meeboer (just don't make me say her surname!) 

Let us know what you think, but do listen with caution as it carries a high mascara warning.

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Spanking new episode from Rosie and Jon. 
We cover HRT (sorry gents) missed diagnosis in cancer patients, and a plethora of other topics. 

Love to all.

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Rosie and Jon are back to catch up on their week and reflect in the lovely Vicky's episode. Her husband died from Covid meter hours after being admitted to hospital.
We cover lack of support in mental health, the fear of helplessness and our shared love of peanut M&Ms.


Oh and there's a sort of 'competition' and a guest appearance from the delightful Emma Gray,  you can finder her on Instagram @rainbowhunting and at here website https://www.rainbowhunting.co.uk/


If you would like to jump straight into the full information,  here is the direct link https://rainbowhunting.kartra.com/page/GLAGcourse

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The remarkable and incredibly kind Vicky Chadwick shares her story of losing her love to Covid and finding the strength to live again.

I am so proud to report that she messaged me to say she is three months sober and I know you will all wish her so much love and strength, cos that sh@t is hard.

#covid #covid_19 #coviddeath #lossinlockdown #widowed #soberaf #widowedaf

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The dynamic duo (you may call us that now) are back with a catch up on life here at the Gill-Moss HQ. 

We cover a variety  of topics, not always necessarily the ones we planned.Parenting, mental health, love, legacy and tragedy. We got 'em all baby. 

Primarily  though we want to share with you the highs but also the lows of living a wonderful yet forever tainted life after loss.

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Felicity Spearman joins Rosie to share her own unique story of loss. 
 
Her life was plunged into uncertainty when her husband Ryan, and dad to her two boys died suddenly abroad at just 37 years old. 

Somehow Felicity had kept the show on the road and shares the rollercoaster that is solo parenting bereaved children whilst in such agony herself. 

Felicity is inspirational, she has made the choice to live and to embrace all that entails. We are so grateful to her for sharing this with us.

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Join Rosie and Jon for a quickie (!) 
After another busy week in the G-M household. 

We talk vasectomy's, HRT, and the unrelenting mental load. 

We cover death a bit too.

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Today Rosie speaks with  Emma Charlesworth about life after the tragic death of her husband, Charlie, due to Covid-19.

Emma joins us to recount the harrowing events preceding Charlie's hospitalization, the desperate clutching at straws of optimism, and the heartrending choice to bid him goodbye. 

This was a tough one as it so closely mirrored Jon's own experience of Covid and how it's so closely cost him his life. 

Thank you to Emma  for opening up a world that we all lived  in fear of during that terrible time, and humanising the horrific experience of losing someone in lockdown.

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