RV Travel After Your Spouse Dies
RV Podcast - Stories From The Road
Mike Wendland
4.5 • 704 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Some journeys change your destination. Others change your life.
In this deeply encouraging episode, we share a powerful Story from the Road that reminds us why the RV lifestyle is about more than travel, it is about purpose, healing, and discovering what is still possible.
We share Janet McKinney’s remarkable journey after losing her husband and lifelong RV travel partner. Together, they built a life around adventure and the freedom of the road. But when tragedy struck, Janet faced overwhelming grief and an uncertain future.
Instead of giving up on the dream they shared, Janet found the courage to keep moving forward. She embraced the road again, discovered renewed purpose, and learned powerful lessons about resilience, hope, and healing along the way.
Her story is honest, emotional, and incredibly inspiring, a reminder that even after loss, new beginnings are possible.:
- Our RV Trip of the Week destination suggestion to inspire your next adventure
- Answers to your RV questions
- Practical RV lifestyle tips and insights
- Encouragement for wherever your journey takes you
Whether you are planning your next trip, navigating life changes, or simply looking for inspiration, this episode will speak to your heart.
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 586 of the RV podcast. And this week on the podcast, he always said, |
| 0:08.1 | as soon as I die, you're going to get a new husband. And I said, no, I don't need a husband. I just need an |
| 0:15.7 | RV. In this week's conversation of the week, our story from the road is Janet McKinney's |
| 0:23.3 | remarkable journey of love and loss and the lessons learned after losing your husband |
| 0:29.1 | and a lifelong RV travel partner. |
| 0:31.7 | Facing grief and an uncertain future, Janet shares how she found the courage to move forward, pursue their |
| 0:38.6 | shared dream, and discover new purpose on the road, a deeply inspiring story of resilience |
| 0:44.2 | and hope and what's still possible. Plus, we'll share our RV trip of the week's suggestion, |
| 0:50.7 | answer your RV questions, and much more. This episode is being released on February 25th, |
| 0:56.4 | 2026. Hello everybody and welcome to the RV podcast. I'm Mike Wendland. And I'm Jennifer |
| 1:02.3 | Wenlin and this is the RV podcast Stories from the Road edition. And you can find complete |
| 1:07.9 | show notes for this episode at RVpodcast.com, as well as links to every |
| 1:13.0 | podcast we've done for over a decade. |
| 1:15.8 | Over 586 with this one. |
| 1:20.5 | And they're all there. |
| 1:21.6 | You can go back and listen to 11-year-old podcasts. |
| 1:25.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:25.9 | If you don't have anything to do. |
| 1:27.1 | When we didn't have a different, we had a different dog. Oh, yeah. Looked a little younger. You could binge probably all around the world if you started off. And what's so frightening is some people tell us they drive across the country listening to us for hours. Yeah, they have. They're so sweet. Yep, it is sweet. Hey, |
| 1:45.7 | we want to remind you that if you do have a comment or a question about anything you hear in this |
| 1:50.1 | podcast, you can use our voicemail feature, or you can drop us a note, and you can find ways to do |
| 1:55.5 | both at RVpodcast.com. You ready to pack again? I'm feeling really guilty because just before we started |
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