Just a Widow Talk

This international podcast examines the challenges of grief and loss, while also exploring ways to move forward and even thrive. Each episode spotlights different voices of Spouse and Partner Loss with your host, Teresa Taylor-Williams. She is a widow, journalist, Diversity professional and mental health advocate. She is the founder of 2 Become 1 Grief Support, which includes a virtual support group and this podcast. Welcome to this space.

Episodes

Author & Speaker Carmen Greenard Varnum of Atlanta, leans on her faith, finds her purpose in grief.

January 26, 2023 • 64 mins

Since losing her husband to COVID in 2021, Carmen Greenard Varnum is working through her pain by inspiring others. Listen as this author, speaker, and businesswoman speaks of clinging to her faith during this grief journey. "To this day, it's a struggle to get up, to smile, to say I'm going to keep going. Everybody has a storm and this was my storm I had to go through. God will bring you to it but He will also bring you through it....

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In this episode, we chat with Madeline H. of GA about losing her husband, Keith, to COVID.

January 11, 2023 • 63 mins

In this episode, Madeline H. of Georgia shares about losing her husband, Keith, to COVID-19. She attributes her strength to her faith. "It's been a hard transition. What helps me is knowing God for myself," she said. "I asked God to keep my mind and my faith."

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Eclectic author, producer, gamer and veteran Steve Wollett of PA shares about his wife, Leslie.

December 22, 2022 • 50 mins

Listen as eclectic author, producer, gamer and veteran Steve Wollett of PA shares about his wife, Leslie. She died of COVID in early 2020.

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Remarried widow Jeanette Koncikowski of NY: "The other side of the grief coin is joy, and we deserve to have it."

December 2, 2022 • 47 mins

Re-married widow Jeanette Koncikowski of Buffalo, New York is currently authoring a grief handbook that she wishes she had when her husband, Dr. Mark Koncikowski, died in 2014. "You've got to be able to own your story and get OK with who you are, what's happened and what you lost."

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James DeWald Sr. of MI: My wife Mary Lou's one-word legacy is "others."

November 18, 2022 • 33 mins

Widower James DeWald Sr. of Fruitport, MI., lost his wife, Mary Lou, to cancer in 2020. He shares his grief journey and how support groups have become "an outlet of ministry for others, and that's what my wife was about."

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Grief Dreams featuring Dr. Joshua Black

October 6, 2022 • 50 mins

Psychologist Dr. Joshua Black of British Columbia shares about his 10 years of research with grief dreams, his Grief Dreams podcast, and his own personal reflections. "Our minds are trying to help us (process the loss)," he said. "We can think of dreams as a best friend because they tell you things that you may not want to talk about, but a best friend can show us a mirror to ourselves when we're off track."

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Lana of MI speaks about her husband, Bob: "Support groups give me a safe space to talk about him."

August 4, 2022 • 44 mins

In this episode, Lana, who resides in both Michigan and Illinois, speaks about her husband, Bob. His wit, sense of humor and zest for life fueled their relationship; she also speaks in favor of grief support groups. "Sometimes I feel like I'm helping new people because I know how broken I was."

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Meet Taryn of South Dakota: "My strength comes from what Rachel taught me when she was alive."

May 26, 2022 • 45 mins

Taryn, a single mother from South Dakota, lost her fiancee, Rachel, only a couple months after their engagement. She talks candidly of alcoholism and drug addiction, but also of the beauty in their relationship. "I know what the price of love is. The ultimate price is loss."

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Phyllicia Bishop of PA: "It's within our power to keep their memory alive."

May 12, 2022 • 33 mins

Phyllicia Bishop of PA talks about life without her husband, Joshua. He was an Army veteran who was working road construction in PA when he was struck and killed. The single mother of 3 young children now wants harsher punishment meted to those who fall asleep at the wheel.

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Jayme Bradford-Kinard of SC: "I attribute my grief journey to my relationship with God, He has sustained me."

April 15, 2022 • 45 mins

Professor, journalist, and widow Jayme Bradford-Kinard of South Carolina lost her husband, Roland, unexpectedly in December 2020. She says, "The influence he had over my life is unforgettable. He will always be part of me. I want to continue to make him proud."

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Remarried widow Alison Nissen of Fla.: "Being a widow is part of me but not all of me."

April 7, 2022 • 30 mins

In this episode, we chat with remarried widow, mother, blogger and professor Alison Nissen of Florida who says, "I can't erase their father's memory just because I have someone new in my life...I think our creator (and spouses) would be so sad for us if we weren't trying to get the most out of life."
Alison was married for 14 years before ALS took her first husband from their young family. Revel Coach co-founder, professor, and stor...

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Introducing Just a Widow Talk! The MHNRN Interview.

March 27, 2022 • 38 mins

Join Kristin Sunanta-Walker, host of the Mental Health News Radio Network, as she interviews Teresa Taylor-Williams, host of Just a Widow Talk. They discuss grief and its many forms.
Teresa is a widow, an award-winning newspaper journalist, and self-proclaimed grief arse-kicker. First losing her job to downsizing and then her husband, Ricky, in 2014, she has found the true meaning of resilience. After her home was foreclosed, she l...

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Widow & Author Sylvia Walters Drake of NC: "Grief and Joy Can Co-Exist"

February 26, 2022 • 42 mins

Sylvia Walters Drake of North Carolina, a widow of 5 years, talks about the devastation of her husband's fatal heart attack, and how to honor your spouse by living with joy.

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Grief Therapist Lola Brognano, LCSW: "Society is not comfortable dealing with grief"

February 20, 2022 • 43 mins

Join us as we chat about navigating loss and processing grief with Grief Therapist Lola Brognano, LCSW, a social worker in private practice in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Psychologist Dr. Jan Canty on her husband's murder: "I didn't speak of it for 30 years."

January 28, 2022 • 42 mins

Dr. Jan Canty is author of "A Life Divided: A psychologist's memoir about the double life and murder of her husband--and her road to recovery." Jan is a renowned speaker, world traveler, former triathlete and cancer survivor. She hosts the podcast, "The Domino Effect of Murder," which may be heard on the Mental Health News Radio Network.

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Meet Delores of MI: "My faith in God was my foundation that got me through."

January 21, 2022 • 33 mins

Join us as we listen to the 22-year grief journey of Delores of Michigan. She has found fulfillment in advising other new widows. "What got me through was my faith in God," she said.

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Richie from the UK: "Grief is Like an Abyss"

January 15, 2022 • 45 mins

Richie, a single Dad in Great Britain, shares of his experience when he unexpectedly lost his partner and the mother of his children six years ago.

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Widower Mike H: "I don't want the pain to go away...it means I love her."

January 7, 2022 • 38 mins

Mike H. of Michigan talks with us about faith and his grief journey; the beauty of his wife, Penny; and the challenges of life without her.

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Widower David A: "There's No Timeclock for This."

December 31, 2021 • 38 mins

David from Illinois shares about his 26 year marriage, his wife's battle with cancer, and living as a widower the past 16 years. Faith, dating challenges, and moving forward.

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}In this episode, we chat with Madeline H. of GA about losing her husband, Keith, to COVID.

Eclectic author, producer, gamer and veteran Steve Wollett of PA shares about his wife, Leslie.

Remarried widow Jeanette Koncikowski of NY: "The other side of the grief coin is joy, and we deserve to have it."

James DeWald Sr. of MI: My wife Mary Lou's one-word legacy is "others."

Grief Dreams featuring Dr. Joshua Black

Lana of MI speaks about her husband, Bob: "Support groups give me a safe space to talk about him."

Meet Taryn of South Dakota: "My strength comes from what Rachel taught me when she was alive."

Phyllicia Bishop of PA: "It's within our power to keep their memory alive."

Jayme Bradford-Kinard of SC: "I attribute my grief journey to my relationship with God, He has sustained me."

Remarried widow Alison Nissen of Fla.: "Being a widow is part of me but not all of me."

Introducing Just a Widow Talk! The MHNRN Interview.

Widow & Author Sylvia Walters Drake of NC: "Grief and Joy Can Co-Exist"

Grief Therapist Lola Brognano, LCSW: "Society is not comfortable dealing with grief"

Psychologist Dr. Jan Canty on her husband's murder: "I didn't speak of it for 30 years."

Meet Delores of MI: "My faith in God was my foundation that got me through."

Richie from the UK: "Grief is Like an Abyss"

Widower Mike H: "I don't want the pain to go away...it means I love her."

Widower David A: "There's No Timeclock for This."

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Author & Speaker Carmen Greenard Varnum of Atlanta, leans on her faith, finds her purpose in grief.

In this episode, we chat with Madeline H. of GA about losing her husband, Keith, to COVID.