Your Self Care Prescription

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EP 73: Chapter 43 Sep 19, 2022

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"I'm focusing on what I can do to make myself happy and not rely on others." -Alisha

Chapter 43 is about my first birthday after my husband died. I'm currently in Mexico, and in today's episode, I'll tell you about my birthday trip to Mexico and how I made it my best year yet.

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EP 72: Watch This Sep 05, 2022

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"Always remember to put yourself first." - Alisha

Happy Holiday, everyone! Today, I'd like to share some life updates and spa days with you. This year marks my 43rd birthday, and it will be the year of my soft life. And by that, I mean that I don't intend to struggle or that I don't want it to be just about survival. This is the year I'm just embracing life, loving life, and allowing myself to be soft so I don't have to feel like I'm always on guard or waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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EP 71: Grief Isn't Just About Death Aug 22, 2022

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"I'm very big on honoring my feelings and making sure that I put myself first because I am the fly widow."-Alisha Reed

Have you ever felt sad and broken when a member of your family was sick?

You are grieving! Yes, grieving isn't just about death You can grieve relationships.

Grief isn't something that needs to be fixed or overcome by overcoming the loss of someone who has passed on. It's normal to feel sad about losing someone close to you, and it's normal for those feelings to last for a while.

Tune in to learn more from this episode.

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EP 70: FLY With Me Aug 15, 2022

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"Don't compare your journey to anyone else's because we are all very different." -Alisha

It's another Monday, and today I'm going to tell you about my life, new changes, and things going on. I'd like to emphasize that the purpose of this podcast is to talk grief, loss, and healing. Listening to this podcast does not require you to be a widow. Because not all guests are widows, everyone is welcome here.

Tune in to this episode to know more about my life updates.

Tell me your story! Visit www.theflywidowpodcast.com

EP 69: The Widowed Parent ft Jenny Lisk Aug 01, 2022

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"I, all of a sudden, became in effect a single parent even though he was still alive." -Jenny Lisk

Happy Monday! In today's episode, I talk to Jenny Lisk. She is an award-winning author and widowed mom who is dedicated to helping widowed parents increase their family's well-being.

In her book, Future Widow, Jenny draws on her personal and professional experience to provide a real-life guide for surviving and thriving while raising grieving children.

As host of The Widowed Parent Podcast, Jenny has done more than 100 interviews with experts, seasoned widowed parents, and people who lost a parent at a young age. Her podcast brings much-needed resources to parents, helping them feel less lost and alone.

In this episode, you can expect to hear:

-Being a caregiver and a mom

-The importance of being honest with the kids in times of difficulty

-How can we prepare to become a widow or widower

-Acknowledging those who support you

-Becoming a grief ally for widows and widower

Website: jennylisk.com

Widowed Parent Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify (& all popular podcast players)

Future Widow: futurewidowbook.com

Tips for Grief Allies: griefallies.com

What I've Learned About Widowed Parenting: jennylisk.com/top10

Tell me your story! Visit www.theflywidowpodcast.com

EP 68: She Was A Gift To Me ft Brandon Janous Jul 18, 2022

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"No matter what happens in our lives, there's always going to be a piece missing." -Brandon Janous Happy Monday! Today's guest is a male fly widow, Brandon Janous. Brandon is a recent widower and a father of three. In 2019 Brandon lost his wife Rachel, to cancer. He lives in Knoxville with his two girls, Hadley and Cooper, and his little man, Macklin.

Follow Brandon on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brandonjanous

In this episode, you can expect to hear: -Men don't talk about their feelings -What to do when you know your spouse is dying -Switching to survival mode -How to overcome disagreements with your spouse -Life is short, focus on loving people

Tell me your story! Visit www.theflywidowpodcast.com

EP 67: Embracing Grief ft Juanetta White Jul 11, 2022

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"Grief does not go anywhere".-Juanetta White

My guest today is a fly widow, Juanetta White. She was married to her high school sweetheart and very best friend, "Big Al", for 20 years. They were together for 30 years. She became a widow at 46, when Al passed away unexpectedly on December 19, 2020. She loves being a mom to their only child and "favorite teenager," Ashton.

A big part of Juanetta's healing journey includes rediscovering who she is and deciding how she wants to show up in the world during this next season of life. As a woman of faith, she is learning to trust God's plan…even when it's hard…even when it hurts. She believes that our grief is a reflection of the love we carry for the person we lost. Juanetta wants others to know that they can grieve while experiencing joy and peace. She is intentional about finding a reason to laugh every day. On the weekends, you can find Juanetta and Ashton taking a ride in Big Al's restored 1968 Chevy Impala…laughing, with the music turned up loud.

Juanetta is a certified Leadership, Career and Life Coach, and a certified Human Resources Consultant. She is passionate about helping people embrace new perspectives and develop competencies so they can show up as the best versions of themselves at work and home. In early 2020, prior to his passing, Al encouraged and supported Juanetta as she launched JSW Coaching and Consulting. You can connect with Juanetta at juanettawhite.com or Juanetta@juanettawhite.com.

In this episode, you can expect to hear: -You can't run from grief -How important getting a theraphist -What to do after lossing a partner -You deserve everything that happens to your life -Self care is self-love

Tell me your story! Visit www.theflywidowpodcast.com

EP 66: You're Not Alone In Your Grief ft Charisse Gibson Jul 04, 2022

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On this week's episode I am joined by @charissegibsonwwltv. I truly enjoyed this conversation about NORMALIZING grief. She isn't a widow, but she shares her grief journey and advocates for mental health.

Charisse Gibson is a National Edward R. Murrow and Emmy award-winning Journalist, Producer, and Evening News Anchor at WWL-TV in New Orleans, LA.

Her latest project "The Talk: A Hard Conversation About Race in America" was the winner of both a regional and national Edward R Murrow Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. "The Talk", done after the murder of George Floyd, was written, produced, and hosted by Charisse Gibson and filmed by photojournalist Derek Waldrip. It centers on conversations many Black parents have with their children at a certain age on how to remain safe in America. The documentary opened itself up to a series that continues today.

Charisse is a proud HBCU graduate of Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA. She is also an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, recently (2022) voted President of the New Orleans Association of Black Journalists.

EP 65: I Tested Positive! Jun 27, 2022

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"I have been self-caring and resting and really enjoying some time at home alone." -Alisha

Happy Monday! In today's episode, I'm going solo, updating you on my life, how we celebrate my son's birthday, and then testing positive with Covid when I returned from the trip. I'm in quarantine doing self-care for Covid and resting. I will also express my thoughts on the current hot topic of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Tell me your story! Visit www.theflywidowpodcast.com

EP 64: A Widow Of A Widower ft Brandi Benton Jun 13, 2022

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"You're my everything but you're not my only thing. His absence is there, but I am not empty."

Today's guest is a fly widow, Brandi Benton. She is a widow of a widower and all too soon found herself in the same place her husband had been many years before grieving his first wife. After five years of marriage, Brandi lost her husband to complications from a heart condition and immediately found herself on a widow's journey she could have never predicted. Having an up-close and personal view of a grieving spouse, she took much of what she saw from her husband's experience and was determined to not grieve alone. She used a variety of resources and tools and normalized her grief with her friends and family by being open, honest, and transparent about what she was feeling every step of the way. Now, after more than a year since her husband's passing, Brandi is using her profession as a health educator and wellness coach to connect with other widows, share her journey and offer support to widows in order to "grieve well".

In this episode, you can expect to hear: -Being with people is self-care -Being a widow of a widower -Stop grieving the future -Pain and processing can be intimately intertwined with joy -Grief is unique to each person but it's also unifying

Tell me your story! Visit www.theflywidowpodcast.com

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