by Joann Filomena | Sep 6, 2017 |
Most widows have experienced that moment with something right out of the blue catches you off guard, reminding you of your loss. A sweet reminder does not have to overwhelm us with depression and sadness. It all depends on where your head is at when it catches you....
by Joann Filomena | Jul 26, 2017 |
The lesson that gets sent straight home to our hearts over and over. Why do we still not get it? When we lose our spouse, we immediately realize how previous every moment with them was. Perhaps we wish things had been a little different. Maybe that we worked less...
by Joann Filomena | Jun 4, 2017 |
Hitting the “pause button” on grief because you throw yourself into work or put all your energy into making sure your kids are okay will eventually catch up. You can pause grief, but that is not healing. The grief eventually turns up again. So how to...
by Joann Filomena | May 5, 2017 |
After becoming widowed, is it possible to love your life again? It might seem impossible – you feel like you’ll never wake up with excitement and want to jump right out of bed. I want to share with you exactly how this happened for me. It is how I found...
by Joann Filomena | Apr 21, 2017 |
We talk about feelings a lot in widow coaches certification training. Most widows come to me because they want to know how to escape their feelings – the pain is overwhelming. Instead they learn how to really feel their feelings so they can process them and...
by Joann Filomena | Apr 10, 2017 |
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...
