From Texas to New York, Melisa has had quite the journey. All we can say is the Holmes Rahe Stress Index score is strong with this one. Find out more about Melisa's widowhood story, what Craigslist has to do with it, and what this lovely human is doing to help others while moving forward.

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What do baby elephants and sourdough bread have to do with this widow's journey? Terri Huston shares with Anita and Mel what the last two years have brought for her and her family after her husband died from the results of substance addiction. This episode contains the complexities of addiction and death, please be advised.

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After almost 5 years of turmoil, dissatisfaction, and an unwavering distaste for the comic sans font, the unthinkable has happened: Anita found the perfect solution for Jason's headstone. The magical piece that made this miracle happen is named Drew Bott. Drew is an artist that works with families to help get the perfect monument customized for those who are searching to create something to memorialize the most memorable of loved ones.

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When your husband dies after you've been married six weeks, you lose your job, and can't find your sanity, what do you do? If your name is Cyndi Francois, the answer is to get some space by spending ten months in a tent around the country. Check out this interview with Anita and Mel and learn more about the journey of this amazing widow.

Find Cyndi's book, "Traveling Through Grief: Life, Death, and Ten Months In A Tent" wherever books are sold

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She's BAAAAAACK! Linda, the psychologist, grief and eating disorder therapist, art coach, and widow is back with Anita and Mel discussing WTF is going on with grief and the gut, diets, disordered eating after trauma, healing, and even her new "Grief Theory Cheese Rating Scale". Not sure what that is? Take a listen and find out!

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The fact that Kelli Grace is alive and hasn't yet died of a broken heart is really a miracle, and you'll see why after you listen to her story. Another miracle is that she is finding ways to force herself to keep going. This widow is unstoppable, even when her entire life and family as she knew it was destroyed.

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Meet Indira Rosenthal: a human rights lawyer living in Tasmania whose wife Jan, also a human rights lawyer, died from cancer. Indira talks to Anita and Mel about life down under, life with her wife, and life after partner loss.

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It's been....how long? Five years since Widow We Do Now has been a thing? Anita and Mel are stunned, not only that they've survived widowhood thus far, but that there have been so many wonderful, funny, crazy, and shocking moments along the way. Join them for their behind the scenes stories of the last 5 years.

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