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The Widowed Parent Podcast

Dec 18, 2019

I had such a great discussion with Claire Bidwell Smith for this episode. Claire is a therapist and is the author of three books on grief, including her most recent, “Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief.” Anxiety is a topic I hear about a lot from widowed parents, either in relation to themselves or their kids, so...


Dec 11, 2019

I had such a great discussion with Carmel Breathnach for this episode. Carmel is originally from Ireland and now lives in Portland, Oregon. She lost her mom at age 11, and writes primarily about early mother loss. She’s working on her memoir, “Briefly I Knew My Mother.”

Some topics Carmel and I discussed...


Dec 4, 2019

I had such a great discussion with Jim Santucci and Beth Keller of Kara for this episode. I’ve heard from a lot of listeners with questions and worry about the upcoming holidays, so in this episode we dive deep on the topic of grief and the holidays.

Some topics we cover include:

  • Kara’s grief support services for...


Nov 27, 2019

Today we wind up our special two-part discussion for the one-year anniversary of the Widowed Parent Podcast. My friend Karen Millsap returns to once again interview me on my own show. I had so much fun talking with her and reflecting on how and why I started the podcast, and also thinking about some of the main lessons...


Nov 20, 2019

We’re changing things up this week, in honor of the one-year anniversary of the podcast. I’ve asked my friend Karen Millsap to interview me on my own show. Long time listeners will remember Karen from Episode 14. She’s a widowed parent herself, and she is a Mindset Mastery Coach who is passionate about teaching...