Top 5 Episodes of the Widowed Parent Podcast in 2023

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As 2023 comes to a close, I’m remembering this time seven years ago when I had a headache straight through the holiday period — starting at Thanksgiving and ending the day after January 8, the one-year anniversary of my husband Dennis’s death from brain cancer.

If you’re somewhere in that first year, please know this: it does get better.

And: You’re not alone.

I started the Widowed Parent Podcast back in 2018 to guide the journey of solo parenting after loss.

The first several years featured so many amazing guests:

• Grief experts like Hope Edelman and Claire Bidwell Smith

• Parenting experts like Julie Lythcott-Haims and Jessica Lahey

• Widowed parents like Tembi Locke and Maria Quiban Whitesell

• People who experienced early parent loss, like Melissa d’Arabian and Brennan Wood

• Terrific people like Dr. BJ Miller, Meghan Riordan Jarvis, Michele Neff Hernandez, Allison Gilbert, and so many more…

And now, I’m thrilled to share the Top 5 Most-Listened-To episodes of 2023:

1. Ep 135 → Dr. Lisa Damour on the Emotional Lives of Teenagers

2. Ep 134 → Rabbi Steve Leder on the Beauty of What Remains After a Loved One Dies

3. Ep 132 → Drs. Elena Lister & Michael Schwartzman on Conversations with Children About Illness, Death, & Loss

4. Ep 133 → Whitney Kobrin on Self-Love & Self-Compassion

5. Ep 136 → Heidi Carson Reflects on Widowed Parenting and Finding Meaning Through Rare Disease Advocacy

Here’s a handy Spotify playlist featuring all five of the top episodes of 2023.

Which of these discussions was your favorite? Reach out and let us know what you learned, or what you especially appreciated, about any of these episodes (or any others!).

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