Inspiring Videos

In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews the Author of Future, Widow, and the Host of The Widowed Parent Podcast, Jenny Lisk. Jenny shares her story about losing her husband, her support, and how she is moving forward in life.   Resources mentioned in this episode:  https://jennylisk.com/ The Widowed Parent Podcast Highlights: https://pages.jennylisk.com/top10 Books Mentioned:   Future Widow- By Jenny Lisk: https://pages.jennylisk.com/future-widow Grieving Beyond Gender: Understanding the Ways Men and Women Mourn- By Kenneth J. Doka  Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive- By Alison Griffith.

In a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, let's face it, affect us all, is as liberating as it is gut-wrenching. Most powerfully, she encourages us to shift how we approach grief. "A grieving person is going to laugh again and smile again," she says. "They're going to move forward. But that doesn't mean that they've moved on."

Rachel Jamison Webster personally recounts the seemingly interminable bedtime routine of a single mother who recently lost her partner to ALS. Her talk explores the spaces of grief and love as reflected in a conversation between a mother and her child. 

On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview four bereaved spouses regarding the ups and downs of not only surviving but also thriving after the deaths of their husbands. Michelle Miller is author of the memoir, “Boys, Booze, and Bathroom Floors: Forty-Six Tales about the Collision of Suicide Grief and Dating.”  Melissa Martinez and Donna Gilmore are part of a group founded by Marriage and Family Therapist and bereaved spouse, Michelle Miller, of the Care Connections ministry.  The show closes with Vi singing Surrender.

Nora McInerny is the author of No Happy Endings and the creator of Terrible, Thanks for Asking, a podcast about living through personal tragedy and addressing grief. Her bittersweet, humorous approach to life's losses have endeared her to audiences. Jeremy C. Park hosts A Conversation With Nora McInerny.

Michele Neff Hernandez is the founder and executive director of Soaring Spirits International, an international widowed peer-support network which has served over three million widowed people over the past ten years. Since the death of her husband, Phillip, Michele has dedicated herself to providing resources, support, and community to widowed men and women around the world. Michele is the founder of the Soaring Spirits Resilience Center at Schreiner University, an awarded speaker and a featured trainer for hospices and bereavement teams with a focus on resilience in grief. Michele loves serving grieving communities and is honored to have been a part of thousands of peoples' evolution from surviving to thriving.  Identity and sense of self for grievers.

Moira Brown speaks with Kate Cantelon whose husband passed away after an accident on the mission field -- she talks about how God has guided her in this time of loss.

How do you handle grief? How do you respond to others’ grief? Tanya Tepper discusses her grief over her fiancé’s death and how it has affected her life. Tepper recounts stories and memories of how others treated her and others because of their grief. Sharing her wisdom about grieving, Tepper talks about the misconceptions and misunderstanding she has encountered that surround our idea of what grief is. Tanya is the 9/11 widow living happily “even" after who is featured in the Peabody award-winning documentary, Rebirth, which has a permanent home at the National September 11th Museum. Tanya is a senior advisor and speaker for the nonprofit organization Project Rebirth, and uses the film to give audiences a personal connection to September 11th while inspiring hope and encouraging resilience to those who are coping with grief and trauma.