I Haven't Rebuilt My Life (Yet)

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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After Leigh's husband died she put her energy into raising their son. Now that he has successfully launched, she feels lonely and lost. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:26.5	Lee, welcome to the program.
0:28.7	Hey, good afternoon, Dr. Laura.
0:30.3	Thank you for taking my call.
0:32.6	You're welcome.
0:33.0	I've been a widow for 11 years this month.
0:36.8	My husband was 55 when he died and I was 49. We'd been
0:40.9	married by 25 years. Any kids at the time? Yeah. How old was your child at the time of his death?
0:51.9	He had just started his senior year of high school.
0:55.1	So I spent the next few years making sure that my son was okay, that he got through high school,
1:00.3	that he got through college, that he was surrounded by honorable men to serve his role models
1:05.6	for him during this really vulnerable time of his life.
1:09.4	And it worked out.
1:10.5	He has a beautiful life that I'm thrilled for.
1:13.6	But now I find myself with a question that I can't answer.
1:16.9	And I saw a therapist earlier this year and I've learned that paying someone to listen to me,
1:21.0	whine is a waste of my time.
1:23.9	So I'm hoping you'll smack me upside the head with some Dr. Lord Gold.
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