Episodios

  • Ep. 202 | Bringing Him With Me: Jennifer Rutkowski-Smith
    Jun 10 2024

    Meet Jennifer. Jennifer is from Indiana, had cancer in her youth, volunteered at cancer camp as an adult, and met her husband who also had cancer in his youth. She shares their story of their time together, which has gone beyond his recent death. Content warning: giant photos of faces on sticks, Larry Bird, and French Lick....


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    53 m
  • Ep. 201 | We Can Survive Anything: Gia Benoit
    May 13 2024

    Travel nurse, skier, flight nurse, wife, caretaker, widow, sailor....these are just some of the things that make Gia Benoit who she is. Gia shares the story of the life she had with her husband after his high spinal cord injury and poses the question, "we can survive anything, but to what detriment?" Check out her real and honest story in this episode with Anita and Mel.

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  • Ep. 200 | Helping Kids and Parents with Grief, Dating, and Feelings: Joanne Doucette
    May 6 2024

    When you're a therapist that works with children and parents facing grief and anxiety, you probably have some tools and insight to share. Anita and Mel have determined this is the case for their guest, Joanne Doucette, and are excited to share this interview with the world!

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    1 h y 17 m
  • Ep. 199 | Table Dancing & ALS: Sheila Clemenson
    Apr 29 2024

    Can you imagine what it's like to be 31, you have been a caretaker for your husband diagnosed with ALS, and alre already a widow? Where do you go from there? Sheila Clemenson tells her story of love, death, table dancing, and repartnering with Anita and Mel. Check her out, as well as her book Over The Rainbow: From The Depths of Grief to Hope, found anywhere books are sold.

    https://www.amazon.com/Over-Rainbow-Depths-Grief-Hope/dp/B0CKGT45MT

    https://sheilaclemenson.com/

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    54 m
  • Ep. 198 | Solo Traveling with the R.I.P.-tide: Judy Condie's Story
    Apr 22 2024

    Judy Condie is very distinguished. As this Brit lost her husband, her mom, and her dog with months of each other, she faced a future of uncertainty. Armed with the will to carry on and ride the waves of grief, Judy tells Anita and Mel of her solo travels around Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and South Africa after her husband's death from colorectal cancer.

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    54 m
  • Ep. 197 | Grand Master Reb: Rebecca DiTore
    Apr 16 2024

    Who is Rebecca DiTore? Is she a rapper? A widow? Both? Get to know this amazing human who has experience in partner death by brain tumor, parenting two small kids, and repartnering in her quest to move forward in this thing called life.

    Look for Rebecca's book starting in May called "I'd Still Choose You" wherever books are sold.

    To learn more about how Rebecca is helping children who have lost a parent have moments of joy, check out her foundation:

    https://www.smallmomentsfoundation.org

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    52 m
  • Ep. 196 | Detective Anita Part 2: Zoroastrians, Body Farms, and Bulls
    Apr 8 2024

    Detective Anita is at it again with this second installment of her investigative work. What do four-eyed dogs, catacombs, and freeze driers have in common? Check out this weeks episode to find out!

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  • Ep. 195 | Down's Syndrome, Parenting, and Widowing: Nicole Hallsted
    Apr 1 2024

    Nicole became a mother at 18 to a beautiful baby boy who also happened to have Downs Syndrome. She eventually met her future husband, and father to another amazing boy with Downs Syndrome, and they were living life to the fullest. And then, Nicole's husband died. Listen to her story in this interview with Anita and Mel.

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