384: Tavona Givens: The Gifts Of Grief After Becoming A Widow

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Tavona Givens is a Shameless Mom to two sons, a coach, writer, speaker, and a widow. She has always been in the business of healing, as a massage therapist and reiki master for over 13 years. She has developed an exceptional way of building trust and connection with every person she works with. With the sudden passing of her husband in 2014, it has been her mission to create space for widowed mamas like herself to use their pain as a catalyst for growth. She is the proud mother of two sons James and Jordan. She lives for family, travel, waterfronts, podcasts, chocolate, laughter, and random acts of kindness. She holds a Bachelors in Liberal Arts, Master’s in Public Administration, and is VP of Education for ToastMasters. She is currently preparing to launch her own podcast. Tavona life was flipped upside down literally overnight with the very sudden passing of her husband, James. I heard Tavona’s story a couple years ago when she first joined my community and I knew I wanted to have her on as a guest someday. I am so honored to have her here to share what grief has looked like for her. Listen in to hear Tavona share: The intimate details of losing her husband very quickly and completely unexpectedly The trajectory of her grief and what it looks like 5 years after losing her husband How her boundaries and badassery have strengthened as she’s worked through grief The theory and impact of “widow brain” Her belief that trauma is not our destiny - it’s our greatest catalyst for growth How joy and hope and pain and grief all coexist How she’s rebuilt her life on her terms - including writing her ideal life narrative Links Mentioned: Tavona Givens Facebook Instagram: Tavona Givens Tavona Givens Thank you to our sponsors: Talkspace: To match with your perfect therapist for a fraction of the price of traditional therapy, go to Talkspace, Make sure to use the code SHAMELESS to get $65 off your first month and show your support for the show. Honey: Get Honey for FREE at Join Honey. Fabfitfun: To get $10 off your first subscription box go to Fabfitfun and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 384 with Tavana Givens. Show notes for this episode,
0:06.1	including any links mentioned in the episode, as well as any discount codes from our sponsors,
0:09.9	can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 384.
0:19.1	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.
0:21.0	I'm your host, Sarah Dean.
0:22.6	I'm here to give you and other passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources,
0:28.6	and a little bit of humor to help you lead more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day.
0:34.6	One of the best things about the Shameless Mom Academy is our community. So be sure
0:38.5	to join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other shameless moms just like you.
0:43.8	You can find us over at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook. All right, let's dive into today's
0:50.2	episode.
0:57.7	Tavana Gs is a shameless mom to two sons, a coach, a writer, a speaker, and a widow.
1:02.9	She has always been in the business of healing as a massage therapist and a Reiki master for
1:07.1	over 13 years. She's developed an exceptional way of building trust and connection
1:11.2	with every person she works with. With the sudden passing of her husband in 2014, it has been her
1:16.1	mission to create space for widowed mamas like herself to use their pain as a catalyst for growth.
1:21.8	She's the proud mother to her son's James and Jordan. She lives for family travel, waterfronts,
1:26.2	podcast, chocolate, laughter, and random
1:28.1	acts of kindness. She holds a bachelor's in liberal arts, a master's in public administration,
1:33.4	and is the VP of Education for Toastmasters. And she's currently preparing to launch her very own
1:38.5	podcast. Tavana's life was flipped upside down, literally overnight, with the very sudden passing of her husband, James.
1:45.9	I heard Tavana's story a couple years ago when she first joined my community and I knew immediately
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