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The Loneliness Of Widowhood

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In this emotional podcast episode, Tanya offers a compassionate exploration of the theme of loneliness in widowhood. Drawing upon her own experiences and insights, she delves into the complex emotions that come with grief and the challenges of navigating the many changes that come with losing a partner.
Tanya also touches on the difficulties of maintaining and building relationships during widowhood, and the role that alcohol can play in this process. She shares her personal reflections on topics such as communicating one's feelings, the concept of "widow-brain," forgiveness, and self-regulation, all with sensitivity and empathy.
Throughout the episode, Tanya emphasizes the importance of respecting others' experiences and the value of learning to grow alongside grief, rather than trying to escape it or move on from it. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to understand and support those going through the difficult journey of widowhood.
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27 авг 2024

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@mechellepillay8801 Месяц назад

I am so grateful to have found this. I feel so alone and a sense of not belonging

@SimkiKidwai 3 месяца назад

Lost my husband 4 months ago, there is a hole in my heart

@ppw8716 19 дней назад

Me too. 4 months ago. 😢😢

@connieomillion8148 2 дня назад

Me too - just a year. Less crying now. Wonderful 💕 Marriage of 48 years - 50 years of friendship🎉 - Day by Day - Enjoy being a Nurse - Work more hours care giving - Eases my heartache helping others - ❤

@susanmendoza2041 2 месяца назад

So sorry dear I lost my husband 9 mons ago an having a very hard time as for me I’m 80 an will never say I’m single he went so fast witch was shocking we just celebrated our 52 yrs of marriage I miss him so much! Thank u for yr reading it is so true!

@midiaz1319 Год назад

Really nice words, I lost my wife of 39 years 5 month ago and now I guess that this is really hitting me the hardest. It just not that easy, sure I tell everyone I am ok and they see me smiling but no one see the pain, sorrow and loneliness that I we have to go thru just to make it thru some days. I think we are all really thankful because there is so much good information on grieving on the internet. If it would not been for my faith in Jesus I really do not know how I can survive this. Blessing to all that are going thru this there will be better times as this pain will not last forever.

@gordonkistler916 11 месяцев назад

No one gives a shit about what a man goes through after the loss of his wife, it's like so sad too bad and then everyone abandons you, your friends and family, everyone.

@sammymartin2775 Год назад

I’m so very sorry for your loss, but if it helps, you’re definitely not by yourself I lost my wife of 54 years. I just don’t know what I’m gonna do without her.

@angelsisko7157 7 месяцев назад

Tanya thank you 💜 I’m 41 and lost my husband of 18 years 9 months ago. I’ve powered through for my children but the loneliness is overwhelming. The note you wrote yourself & shared is exactly how I’m feeling & has made me feel less alone and I cannot thank you enough

@thudtheace 10 месяцев назад

I have been a widower for almost 8 years (lost my wife when we were both 46). Our kids were 9 and 11 when they lost there mom. The things that stand out for me as I look back, was telling a Mom their daughter is never coming home, telling 2 boys their mom is never coming home. That was the worst thing I ever had to do. I remember having my perceived future with my wife wiped out, sitting on the edge of an abyss, and feeling incredibly lonely. So here I am almost 8 years later, and I can say I still feel sad from time to time, but not like it was in the first 2-3 years. Got 1 son off to college, and my youngest is a senior this year. I never remarried, and I actually am enjoying the freedoms of being single. While I am lonely for my wife, I am not lonely. One thing I am glad that I don't get is the sad puppy dog eyes from friends and family anymore. Those early days of not being treated like a normal person, but a broken one, got old after the first 2-3 years. Things do get better, it just takes time.

@DonnaRo 11 месяцев назад

I 100% relate to this! I’m so sorry that you know this pain! I lost my husband of 35 years last year. I’m so incredibly lonely & broken.

@maryharrington3404 Год назад

Woke up this morning, turned on the computer. You are so encouraging. Widowhood began 7 months ago. very lonely.

@wizardofahhhs759 11 месяцев назад

I lost my wife of 27 years 3 months ago. We spent our entire adult lives together. There's not a day goes by that I don't miss her. The pain and loneliness can become unbearable at times.

@clarencehogrefe1220 9 месяцев назад

So very true, My Beautiful Wife Jan went to Heaven Feb, 2021. I Miss Jan more than anyone can understand, not saying people dont care.

@Chreamps65 Год назад

Thank you for sharing this. I'm a widow today of 7 months, and I cried all the way through. It has forever changed my life and me. I feel lost but trying to make my way through. Bless you and your family.

@clarencehogrefe1220 9 месяцев назад

What a great, Loving and very truthful podcast. One of the best i have seen since my Beautiful Wife Jan went to Heaven. I struggle everyday and night with extreme LONELINESS.

@valeriemckinzie9226 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. I am going through this and feel so alone.

@sammymartin2775 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your experience. I am going through the same thing I lost my wife of 54 years my soulmate. I just don’t know if I can go on without her.

@merlinarevolledo9090 10 месяцев назад

I lost my husband 40days ago, we were married for 22yrs, i feel so sad cause i am now alone living on our house, as of now his nieces and sister stay with me during night. I dont know how to start my life without him, i dont even know how to drive our car. He was dead on arrival to the hospital. He was taking his bath when the incident happened, i found hin lying on the floor of our bathroom. He is a very loving husband and i miss him so much😥😥🙏♥️

@patriciawagstaff6302 11 месяцев назад

Thank you ... I never had the chance to say goodbye after 47 years of marriage. Within 24 hours he was gone. I too still can't go to a restaurant by myself. I tried it once as I could see other couples chatting with each other. I would start crying and leave. It has been 18 months n I still miss him so very much .I miss his loving and have intimate moments n his wonderful kisses and him touching my body. I still have his shirt that they cut off him in ER. I keep that shirt under my pillow. Patricia

@connieomillion8148 2 дня назад

I sleep with my Husband 's Favorite T.shirt - Been just a year - This shirt has his scent - Comforting -

@ConnieGunnels-gf4fn 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this. Finally found someone who UNDERSTANDS what it is like to lose your spouse. I appreciate your encouragement.

@VictoriaGooch-zt8nr 9 месяцев назад

My husband has been gone for 16 months. The loneliness is the worst. At 54 our kids are all grown and gone and I'm left alone. It's the worst.

@joannetaggart4136 11 месяцев назад

Oh my God I so relate. I'm older. Sixty four and am almost at the 21 month anniversary of my husband's death. Many similarities. Forty one years married and 44 years knowing each other. I appreciate your sharing. I don't know what else to say but thank you and God bless. ❤

@moiravw2990 Год назад

Thank you so much for being so true with how you feel and thank you for sharing I thought I was going insane but now I know I'm not alone with all the thoughts and emotions 😢you gave me hope ❤ I'm a widow now for nine months and it very hard...God bless you for being true to the world 🙌

@patriciateague8677 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your story. I lost my husband of nearly 40 years last year on July 19 (technically July 16 because he did not regain consciousness after a sudden heart attack in our home.) I can relate to much of your story. In my case, both of my girls are married and on their own. I retired just 2 weeks prior so I was faced with being suddenly totally alone and needing to figure out exactly how I was going to live in my new reality. There are so many emotions and adjustments that occur that it can be overwhelming. In addition to some of the things you mentioned I also felt guilty for feeling like I should have done more for him or guilty for feeling sorry for myself for the loss of the future we had planned. Also fear that if he could die so suddenly and unexpectedly than maybe so can I. As you said you are forever changed by the loss but there is so much to live for and moving forward is the only way to go. My youngest daughter is pregnant with our first grandchild and while I am very happy I am also very sad that they will only know my husband through photos and our memories of him. Tske care.

@tundrawomansays694 10 месяцев назад

Today is the 31st anniversary of my husband’s death. It still hits me like a sledgehammer. I still love my husband. I still wear my rings. I still speak to him every day. The cruelest comment at my husband’s service: “You’re young. You’ll get married again.” Doesn’t work like that.

@user-ke2fs7ix8s 5 месяцев назад

Well done and articulates all that we go through with profound loss.

@vedrakuca 11 месяцев назад

My husband died 7months ago from consequence of bizarre sports accident playing football while kept innocent in prison. I am devasteted

@yaqar3689 10 месяцев назад

So sorry that happened to him. 💞 I lost my husband 3 months ago after a short health battle.

@vedrakuca 9 месяцев назад

@@yaqar3689 Do you have children?

@janekipgen9610 10 месяцев назад

I lost my husband to kidney cancer. last Mother's Day, May 14,2023 I will have my 1st Thanksgiving, birthday, and Christmas without him. We were married 38 years ago and dated for 2 years. So 40 years of my life I knew him. I am still getting used to dealing with the loneliness. Thanks for your input.

@genevia7569 3 месяца назад

I lose my husband last year from liver cancer. We will married for seven years. It still hurts and learning to pressure through with GOD. 🙏🏾😊

@AlrudaCharlton-vi2ip 10 месяцев назад

I lost my husband of 24 awesome years of marriage to sickle cell on the 12 August 23 he was 53 , the doctors say he lived 24 years longer than expected,so I give GOD thanks for the 24 awesome years he blessed me with, but I miss Eugene so much are daughter looks so much like her father so when I look at her I see him so this will be hard.🙏🇧🇸🙏🥰

@skygace5552 10 месяцев назад

Dear how do you cope ? Extremely lonely

@KgomotsoBrooms-hx2fe 3 месяца назад

It is so hard being a young widow with lil kids toddlers and a baby....I am 6 months into this journey...but I believe God has a plan for me and my boys.....my soul mate does in a car accident....

@madmoe4 5 месяцев назад

Thank you. I lost my beautiful wife of 36 years to ovarian cancer January 8 2024. I can relate to the loneliness. The only thing that keeps me going is my faith in God, trying to read his words every day. Cheri was my better half. I feel like a shadow of myself. I feel envious of other couples. Some as simple as having my hair cut, she had cut my hair for 36 years so going to a barber was traumatic.

@Wookinpanub235 Месяц назад

Same here. 33 years. Have you ever thought of cutting your own hair? I started cutting my own at 19’years old. I threw $20 into a jar every time I did it. I ended up putting it into A vanguard account at 25 years old and just kept throwing it in there .