by Joann Filomena | Jun 9, 2016
Becoming a widow is NOT a pathology, and it just pushes my buttons when I see it treated as a life sentence. I hear it all the time – grief discussed as if it were a cancer. Something to shut down – quick – take a pill. You are not broken, you are...
by Joann Filomena | Jun 3, 2016
Perhaps you feel you would like to find your way out of the widow fog – the stuck place, but have no idea how to “Dare to Begin.” I can help you through that so you do not reflect back on your life 5 years down the road and feel you wasted so many...
by Joann Filomena | May 27, 2016
The most asked question by widows is how to survive this? In this episode I talk about what my own research has turned up on this and the things I feel have contributed to my being able to survive widowhood. Email Joann at joann@joannthelifecoach.com Schedule a free...
by Joann Filomena | May 20, 2016
Have you felt like as a widow you are supposed to be “over it” at some point? Have you been asked, “Why aren’t you over it now?” We’ve all been there with that. I share how my life has moved forward, even though “over...
by Joann Filomena | May 19, 2016
Sarah Joyce Michel is a remarkable women. Widowed in her early 50s, she shares with us a story of delayed grief, post-traumatic stress reaction and incredible post-traumatic growth. Today she joins me to be interviewed on Widow Cast. You can reach out to me in email...
by Joann Filomena | May 19, 2016
Have you experienced post-traumatic stress as a widow? Suddenly crying for no reason? How about this – post-traumatic GROWTH? The amazing discovery of talking to and coaching widows is PTSD in widows and the amazing phenomena of post-traumatic growth. You can...