283. Holding on vs. Honoring

The Widowed Mom Podcast

Krista St-Germain

Mental Health, Grief, Deathofpartner, Education, Widowedmom, Deathofspouse, Widow, Lossoflovedone, Health & Fitness, Husbanddied, Self-improvement, Posttraumaticgrowth, Lifeafterloss, Overcominggrief

4.6 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Are you holding on to your late partner’s belongings, unsure of when or how to let them go? It’s a tricky balance isn’t it - the desire to keep their memory close while also wanting to move forward, or maybe you simply aren’t ready to begin thinking about the future yet.

Explore why releasing your partner's belongings after a loss can be so difficult. Hear a helpful reframe for this struggle that can guide you in determining whether you're honoring your loved one or simply holding on, along with a reminder that there is no right or wrong timeline for this process.

Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/283

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Widowed Mom Podcast, episode 283, Holding on, versus Honoring.
0:10.8	Welcome to the Widowed Mom podcast, the only podcast that offers a proven process to help you work through your grief, to grow, evolve, and create a future you can truly
0:23.1	look forward to. Here's your host, Master Certified Life Coach, Grief Expert, Widow, and Mom,
0:30.7	Krista St. Germain.
0:33.3	Hey there, welcome to another episode of the podcast. I am ready for Halloween. I am ready.
0:41.2	The front yard has been decorated since late September. Not going to lie. Every year, I, if I find
0:48.5	something that's cute, I love to buy a new skeleton for my collection, like an animal skeleton.
0:55.9	You know the silly ones that they sell at like Walgreens and the grocery stores and such?
1:01.9	And this year I found a little tiny donkey.
1:06.1	And it's ridiculous how much joy I find in little things like that. So my collection is a bit much,
1:14.4	but I love it and it makes me happy and it's the small things in life. And damn it,
1:18.4	if you want to do small things in life that make you happy, do it. Do it. Also, one of my long-time
1:24.4	mom goes on clients, thank you, Stephanie, sent me a picture of what,
1:30.4	I don't know if it was a neighbor or something she saw on social media, but something someone
1:33.4	had done with their four large skeletons and put them in chairs in their front yard.
1:38.9	I only have two large skeletons, but I put them in chairs.
1:41.8	Copy that picture.
1:42.9	I copied that picture with no shame.
1:45.8	So thank you, Stephanie, for thinking of me. I'm ready for the kids to come. It's so fun.
1:51.1	It's just a night to be silly and get candy and full-sized candy bars at my house. Here we go. Anyway,
1:57.7	all right. So before we get into holding on versus honoring a couple of things I want
2:01.6	you to know, one is, Happy Your Holidays is coming, November 11th. And this year, we're doing it all for free.
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