Normalize “bad women” with Rebecca Woolf

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Feelings & Co.

Health & Fitness, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Society & Culture

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Being a widow is complicated. On top of the earth-shattering grief you experience, there’s a huge societal pressure to be the perfect image of a grieving partner, missing the love of your life. But what if the person who died was actually kind of a huge jerk? How do you take care of someone who doesn’t really deserve it? And what does it mean to be a good woman or a good widow? All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire by Rebecca Woolf The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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