Widower's Journey

Your host, Herb Knoll visits with Fred Colby, the author of the popular book,Widower to Widower. Listen as Fred shares excerpts of his grief journey and his search for the elusive answers confronting every widower. A featured columnist on Facebook's MEN ONLY private page, "Widowers Support Network – Members Only," Fred will unveil his discovery of "Who Am I Now," the tale of a widower's emergence from deep and sorrowful grief. Men and women everywhere are sure to make good use of Fred Colby's easy to understand breakdown of grief's complexities.

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Adult children of widowed men can, at times, present some significant challenges for their father. Some may question if Dad did all he could securing the best medical care for their mother, while others may become critical when their Dad starts dating once again. Some adult children may have a problem with their father's judgment or state of mind, given what they perceive to be their father's "strange behavior" following their mother's passing. Join Herb as he interviews Professor Kathleen Gilbert, Ph.D. FT from Indiana University School of Public Health in Bloomington, as they explore how such family difficulties can best be handled or avoided.

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Most widowers would prefer to share the remainder of their life with someone special, but dating for the first time since high-school or college can be intimidating in not flat out scary. Things can get complicated, really fast. Listen, as Herb Knoll interviews Abel Keogh, the author of several books, including The Ultimate Dating Guide for Widowers. Abel, a widower himself, has made his life's work that of helping widowers and widows learn how to navigate what can be the turbulent waters of the dating pool.

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Our Host, Herb Knoll, introduces Widowers Ask – Widowers Answer, a new feature of the Widower's Journey Podcast. In this episode, Herb recounts some of the more interesting, insightful, perhaps controversial discussions that have recently taken place on Widowers Support Network – Members Only, the FREE private – for MEN ONLY - Facebook page for both widowers and men who are serving as caregivers for their seriously ill spouse or life-partner. Listen in, and learn what widowers are talking about, and what advice they provide one another. From finances to dating, raising children, to overcoming their grief, Widowers Ask – Widowers Answer holds nothing back.

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When men grieve the loss of their wife, there always seems to be that one (maybe two) person(s) who become their primary source of support, their pillar of strength when it is needed most. Listen, as Herb Knoll and his good friend Rick Barrera visit with three men who ran to the aid of a friend whose wife had passed away. Learn what causes these champions of the widowed to act, to respond to the need of another, when others do not, even when failing to do so would risk disappointing the surviving husband.

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Dealing with grief is at the heart of a widower's journey, and in this podcast we discuss the nature of grief, how men face grief, and ways to work through what can be a complex challenge. Our guests are Ed Zimmer, a clinical psychologist and grief expert, and also a widower whose own path through grief is both unique and universal, and provides some valuable lessons that all widowers will appreciate.

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When a man loses his wife, of course it also means that children and other relatives have suffered a loss as well. And this shared trauma often causes strains among family members. We speak with two widowers experiencing problems with their kids and other family members, and ask relationship expert Christine Baumgartner for advice to repair damaged relationships.

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Welcome to the Widowers Journey Podcast. Our host is Herb Knoll, author of the book The Widower's Journey.

This episode is a personal message from Herb, describing his own journey, in which he discovered that there was little help available for grieving widowers.

In the words of a bookstore clerk who Herb had asked what was available for a new widower, the clerk replied, "Mister, I don't have a damn thing for you!"

Herb set out to change that, writing his book, The Widower's Journey, and sponsoring a private Facebook (Men Only) support group to help men who had lost their spouses or life-partners. There are now several hundred widowed men in the group from all over the world, who are joined by subject matter experts and empathetic supporters.

Facebook Page: Widowers Support Network - Members Only

To learn more about the Widowers Support Network, see WidowersSupportNetwork.com

While you are there, you may also wish to register.

Please join us!

Podcast produced at Studio C Creative Sound Recorders in San Diego CA.