354. Dating a Widow: What You Really Need to Know with Brad Judy
The Widowed Mom Podcast
Krista St-Germain
4.9 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Dating a widow can be a complex yet rewarding journey, and it's often not what you expect.
This week, I sit down with Brad Judy, the husband of Jamie Galyon, a longtime member of our Mom Goes On community. Brad shares his experience of dating a widow, navigating the unique challenges that come with grief, blending families, and the ongoing presence of a lost loved one.
Join us on this episode as Brad opens up about the challenges, vulnerabilities, and unexpected moments of grace that come with dating a widow. You’ll hear about the emotional complexities of blending families, honoring the memory of a lost spouse, and understanding grief’s non-linear path. Brad also offers advice for others in relationships with widows, emphasizing the importance of patience, open communication, and embracing the shared space of love and loss.
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| 0:00.0 | Before we jump into today's episode, I want to share something that might help if you're in the |
| 0:05.0 | early days of grief. Grief Essentials is an eight-week course with live support designed to make |
| 0:11.3 | grief feel more manageable. Get the tools, clarity, and compassionate support you need to find your |
| 0:17.9 | footing again. Visit Coaching with Krista.com forward slash grief essentials for all the |
| 0:25.0 | details. Welcome to the widowed mom podcast, episode 354, dating a widow, what you really need to know. |
| 0:38.9 | 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. |
| 0:52.9 | Here's your host, Master Certified Life Coach, |
| 0:56.1 | grief expert, widow, and mom, Krista St. Germain. |
| 1:01.5 | Hey there, welcome to another episode of the podcast. I have an interview for you today. I have |
| 1:07.9 | been looking forward to this interview. We've been talking about it for quite a while. |
| 1:12.1 | And it is with Brad Judy. Brad is the husband of Jamie Galleon. Jamie Galleon. Jamie is one of my team |
| 1:19.1 | members. She at first was a client and mom goes on and then later quit her job and became part of the |
| 1:25.1 | Mom Goes On team. So if you're in Mom Goes On, you obviously know and love Jamie. |
| 1:29.3 | And you might have listened to an interview that I did a couple of weeks ago with Jamie's daughter, |
| 1:34.6 | Aubrey, on How Teens Grieve after losing a Parent. That was episode 347, if you'd like to listen to that one. |
| 1:40.1 | And you might benefit from listening to the first interview that I did with Jamie several years ago on surviving the first year and what her experience was like. |
| 1:48.8 | And I've been wanting to interview someone who has dated a widow because I think there's value in hearing the perspective of what that's like. |
| 1:55.9 | Not that everyone's going to have the same experience. We aren't, right? But what can we learn from someone who's |
| 2:01.1 | dating a widow? Maybe you are dating someone. Maybe you will want to get them to listen to this |
| 2:05.9 | episode. Maybe something in there will resonate with you. Maybe hearing the perspective of someone |
| 2:10.6 | who is dating a widow will help you in your dating if you are choosing to date. Again, whenever I |
| 2:16.0 | talk about dating, please don't hear me say |
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