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EP 33: Embracing Your Journey ft Petra Gordon Sep 20, 2021

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"We're strong because we have to be and it's a choice"

Today we are joined by Petra Gordon, a fly widow who views grief and loss through a unique lens and perspective. She expresses her grief by writing and assisting others in navigating widowhood.

Petra Gordon is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Development Studies, and a Bachelor of Social Work Degree. After serving her community for thirteen years in the social services sector, Petra now serves her community as an entrepreneur, educator, speaker, widow support coach, and community leader. She is the author of Faith in the Fire: A Story of Resilience. Petra currently resides in Ontario, Canada.

In this episode you can expect to hear: - How a widow should live her life. - The process of moving on. - Understanding your purpose. - People's preconceptions of people who are actively coping with grief. - Check in with your strong friends; they may require your support.

Connect with Petra @petraignites

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 32: Happy Birthday to ME! Sep 15, 2021

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It's a special day because it's Alisha's birthday today!

In today's episode, Alisha did a couple of reflections of her past birthdays for you to know more about her! Listen up as she discusses the significance of her birthdays, how her experiences taught her powerful life lessons and how the loss and challenges helped her grow and be able to FLY HIGH.

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 31: Coping with the Pandemic and Devastating Hurricane Ida Sep 06, 2021

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Hello! I'm back from a couple of weeks off to rest that I didn't get to enjoy. In this episode, I will be talking about the updates and aftermath of the devastating Hurricane Ida in Louisiana last week. We are suffering and tired and we need your prayers and support to get through this.

Here is the link for the information for Hurricane Ida donations: https://ready.nola.gov/incident/hurricane-ida/donations/

In this episode you can expect to hear more about: - How the pandemic and hurricane affect our children's education. - Having the pandemic and hurricane, it is very important to talk to our kids and provide their needed support. - Parents are a great support system. - Material things are not important to me after this devastating experience. - Figuring out what God is in store for us. - September is self-care awareness month.

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 30: I Bring Myself Joy Jul 26, 2021

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In this episode, you will hear a segment where I was interviewed by Marydee and Joe hosts of The #BlackAndBrownGetDown Podcast. We talked about grief and self-care, how to take care and treat ourselves. How I made it to fly and soar high!

In this episode you can expect to hear: - Being honest and transparent. - You don't have to go through grief by yourselves. - It's okay to share bad things, not just the good things. - FLY - First Love Yourself, you have to love yourself first before you give your love to others. - Grief journey is a learning experience.

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 29: FLY With Me Jul 19, 2021

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"Don't beat yourself up about letting things go, letting relationships go."

In this episode, I'm going solo and will be sharing to you my life updates such as house update, dating, planned vacations, public health announcement, self-care activation class updates and a lot more!

Listen up and fly with me.

Visit my website www.flywithalishareed.com and book a session.

Make sure to connect with us on social media @flywithalishareed @theflywidowpodcast

EP 28: Grieving From A Relationship ft Njeri Maldonado Jul 12, 2021

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"My focus was to heal from a lot of the pain" -Njeri Maldonado

Today we are joined by Njeri Maldonado, she is not a widow but at an early age, she already experienced grief from a relationship with her mother. Njeri Maldonado is a New Orleans, Louisiana native who loves to spend time with good friends and family while eating good food. She has practiced law for nearly fifteen years and currently serves as a judge. Njeri lives in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area with her husband Ramon and their four children; three of whom are in college. In addition to writing, Njeri spends her free time volunteering and mentoring youth.

Njeri authored Mama Didn't Raise This Woman to share her story with other motherless children as encouragement for them to recognize their greatness despite their circumstances. Njeri also hopes to reach the aunts, older sisters, grandmothers, and mothers of family friends who could positively impact the lives of those who do not experience the natural love we all expect from our mothers.

In this episode you can expect to hear: - Grieving from a relationship and loss are different things. - How growing up without a mother affects a person's life. - Being open to our kids about what we've been through can bring them closer to us. - Forgiving others and forgiving yourself. - Being who you are.

Connect with Njeri @njerimaldonado

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 27: Happiness After A Loss ft Vee Prince Jun 28, 2021

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In our grief, we can learn that we can all be surrounded by love even if it's from a stranger. - Vee Prince

Today we are joined by a widow who became a new person after experiencing loss and trauma. Vee Prince is a dating coach and television host with over 15 years of experience, in professional coaching, business consulting, and media. Her practice includes emotional sustainably, conflict resolution, stress management, and social engagement.

Vee is currently the host of the aspireMKTPLC on AspireTV, which highlights black-owned businesses.

Last year, she self-published her first book titled, "How to Make Friends," (available on Amazon). Recently, she launched Vee Prince Coaching, which specializes in dating and life coaching. She plans to release the second in her book series titled, "Dating in a nutshell," to give insight and direction on navigating the dating world.

Vee resides in Atlanta with her husband and daughter. She has a BA from UC Davis and an MBA from Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine University.

In this episode you can expect to hear: - Hugs are powerful, it provides comfort during grief. - Grief has different levels. - Grief can affect our behavior and can change us to somebody else but a lot of that is we become the transitional person. - How it feels to date someone after losing your husband. - How Vee became a new person after the loss and trauma.

Connect with Vee Vee@veeprince.com Veeprince.com VeePrinceCoaching.com Instagram.com/theveeprince

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 26: Devastating Loss ft Ceret Davis Jun 21, 2021

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"In life, things are gonna happen, your car's gonna break, you might get a divorce, someone will die, that's life and you have to prepare now." - Ceret Davis

Today we are joined by Ceret Davis. She is not a widow but she had experienced a devastating loss in her life. Losing her father, mother and oldest brother who was like a bestfriend to her was difficult but she was able to find a way to stand and fly again.

In this episode you can expect to hear: -Grieve and never forget to seek help from God. -God has a purpose and He has someone to help us to send His messages. -Grieve but don't go so deep. Life must go on. -Covid made us realize that we need to prepare and get things in order. -You can manifest good and bad.

You can connect with Ceret: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceretdavis/

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 25: Transformed By Grief ft Lisa Keefauver Jun 14, 2021

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"Part of the healing work in a way of grief is taking a look at how can you be more intentional and pay more attention." - Lisa Keefauver

Today we are joined by a fly widow, Lisa Keefauver who after losing her husband was transformed and became a voice to help people in their grief. Lisa Keefauver, MSW is a social worker and widow turned grief and empathy activist; using her personal and professional experiences with grief and loss over the past 20 years to create a grief-smart culture. As founder of Reimagining Grief and Host of the podcast, Grief is a Sneaky Bitch, she uses her warmth, vulnerability, humor and therapeutic skills in her work as an inspirational speaker, writer, grief guide and educator. She also leads guided meditations for grief. You can learn more by visiting www.reimagininggrief.com

In this episode you can expect to hear: - Lossing someone will transform you and your life. - Grieving is not being sad all the time, we can grieve and still be happy. - What does reimagining grief mean? - Sharing your story has a big part in the process of healing. - Know what you need to do if you are new to grief. Listen to this episode to learn more!

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

EP 24: Friends Forever ft Tee Wilson Jun 07, 2021

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Friends Forever ft Tee Wilson

"Losing a friend can truly have you reshape your entire perception of the world because you just depended heavily on that person for your reality." - Tee Wilson

Today we are joined by my friend who lost someone close to her heart, someone who was her partner in crime, someone who always had her back, someone who was always there to listen, someone that was irreplaceable. That someone was her true FRIEND.

In this episode you can expect to hear: - The value of real friends in your life. - Difficult situations will let you know who your real friends are. - Real friends will tell you everything and will always have your back. - Living a life that you know your friend will be proud of can make the grief lighter. - How does losing a friend impacts your future friendship?

You can connect with us @flywithalishareed

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