292. Navigating Life’s Next Chapter: From Game 1 to Game 2

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

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The death of a loved one can feel like the end of the game, but it’s important to remember that life doesn’t stop.

Learn the concept of Game 1 versus Game 2, and how it can help us reframe our experience of loss and embrace the next chapter of our lives.

Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/292

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Angela, Krista's podcast producer. We've reached back into the archives today for an
0:05.7	episode that might resonate with you during this season of reflection. We've chosen one from a while
0:11.0	ago where Krista talks about the idea of game one versus game two in your life after loss.
0:17.0	Krista explains how understanding these two different games can help you navigate your grief journey with more self-compassion and clarity.
0:24.2	We hope you'll find it insightful and supportive.
0:27.1	Please enjoy.
0:29.3	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 look forward to.
0:43.3	Here's your host, Master Certified Life Coach, Grief Expert, Widow, and Mom, Krista St. Germain.
0:51.8	Hey there, welcome to another episode of the podcast. I do have something I'm really excited to talk to you
0:56.9	about. I've been thinking about it for a while. This whole idea of game one versus game two.
1:03.8	And my hope is that it's going to be a really useful way for you to think about this next chapter of life. So I'm going to do this in two episodes.
1:15.2	I'm going to do game one versus game two. And then next week, another episode will come out.
1:21.7	And I'm going to talk about the mistakes, the top seven mistakes that I see us making when we're playing game two.
1:29.7	So first, though, today I just want to introduce you to the concept. And I want you to think
1:34.9	about it between now and the time you listen to the next episode, the follow-up episode.
1:40.4	So just imagine that life is a series of games. And for illustration purposes,
1:49.9	we're going to call the game that you were playing before your spouse partner person died,
1:57.4	game one. And game one had its own set of rules and its own set of challenges and its own way to
2:03.9	win and its own set of players and it was its own unique experience. But now you have been thrown in
2:14.1	to game two. Your person, partner spouse, died. You did not ask to be thrown into game two,
2:20.9	but nevertheless, here you are. And so this metaphor is a way to kind of grapple with,
2:29.0	to appreciate, to understand, to think about, this, like, seismic shift that has happened in our lives.
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