Podcasts by My Spouse Died Too
The My Spouse Died Too podcast gives you hope, so you can heal, find love again, and give grief the middle finger. You're not alone, because My Spouse Died Too. My name is Emeric McCleary. I'm your host. Join me and our widowed guests. This ain't your Grandma's grief group!
Further podcasts by Emeric McCleary, Widower
Podcast on the topic Beziehungen
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Episode 90: My Ex Died. Grief Ambushed Me. (3 of 3) from 2023-08-08T07:00
“Are you sitting down?” When you answer your phone and the caller says this, does lousy news always ensue?
Kady ruminates over how to deliver bad news to her teen da...
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Episode 89: My Ex Died. Grief Ambushed Me. (2 of 3) from 2023-08-01T07:00
Kady gives Mikey an ultimatum.
Mother’s little helper (the Xanax kind).
Granting extra chances (breaking boundaries to stanch your pain and unease?...
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Episode 88: My Ex Died. Grief Ambushed Me. (1 of 3) from 2023-07-25T07:00
You might label Kady’s Ex a “major dyck head.”
Today, Kady and her new husband celebrate ten-plus years with two kids—a teen and a five-year-old. (The Ex fathered Ka...
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Episode 87: LOSS and GRIEF: Personal Stories of Doctors and Other Healthcare Professionals (2 of 2) from 2023-03-21T07:30
Welcome to part 2: Loss and Grief Personal Stories of Doctors and Other Healthcare Professionals, with my guest co-host Linda Klein...
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Episode 86: LOSS and GRIEF: Personal Stories of Doctors and Other Healthcare Professionals (1 of 2) from 2023-03-14T08:30
Why do professionals, surrounded by death, loss, and grief, think they must hold their shyt together for their patients, family, and themselves?
For years, these pro...
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Episode 85: Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search For Love (3 of 3) from 2022-09-29T07:30
Do men only care about this one thing?
Putting up with abuse for too long? The Devil you know vs. The Devil you don’t.
Is online dating a parade of...
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Episode 84: Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search For Love (2 of 3) from 2022-09-22T07:30
After George’s death, Debbie feels she doesn’t deserve a future. Here's how she conquers that poisonous head trash.
How colossal loneliness leads to a first intimate...
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Episode 83: Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search For Love (1 of 3) from 2022-09-15T07:30
Widowed guest co-host Debbie Weiss joins us. Debbie is an author and blogger from the San Francisco Bay area.
Debbie just published her memoir: Availabl...
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Episode 82: Widowed Dad With A Toddler (3 of 3) from 2022-06-21T07:30
In this final episode,
Derek goes back to work and details his challenges as a single dad.
Then Derek describes how his impulsive Facebook birthday...
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Episode 81: Widowed Dad With A Toddler (2 of 3) from 2022-06-14T07:30
Deep into treatment, Derek’s young wife Emily seeks a second opinion with the world-renowned cancer specialists at MD Anderson in Houston Texas. You’ll hear what the doctors say, thei...
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Episode 80: Widowed Dad With A Toddler (1 of 3) from 2022-06-07T07:30
Newlyweds in their twenties, Derek and Emily dreamt of parenthood with a kid-filled home.
For six years, pregnancy eluded Derek and Emily.
One aft...
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Episode 79: My Grief Was Gaslighted (4 of 4) from 2022-05-31T07:30
“How does one recover from narcissistic abuse?” Molly explores the question.
You’ll hear how, despite the years of psychological abuse, Molly conjures the courage, e...
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Episode 78: My Grief Was Gaslighted (3 of 4) from 2022-05-24T07:30
Warning: Crash helmet is required for this mind-bending episode because Molly blows the roof off!
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Episode 77: My Grief Was Gaslighted (2 of 4) from 2022-05-17T07:30
In this episode (2 of 4),
Molly’s husband Dick makes one last-ditch effort to counter his failed treatments and inescapable prognosis.
Dick receive...
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Episode 76: My Grief Was Gaslighted (1 of 4) from 2022-05-10T07:30
Widowed guest co-host Molly Murphy joins us.
But there’s a catch. Molly Murphy isn’t her real name.
Molly tells her story with an alias, a fake nam...
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Episode 75: I’m Dating—Hear Me Sign-Up Live for Match.com (2 of 2) from 2022-05-03T07:30
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Episode 74: I’m Dating—Hear Me Sign-Up Live for Match.com (1 of 2) from 2022-04-26T07:30
WARNING. This two-part series is R-rated. If curse words and sexual innuendo don’t send you running, then stick around.
Guest co-host Barb Flynn kindly walks me thro...
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Episode 73: Should I Make My Online Dating Profile Now? (2 of 2) from 2022-04-12T07:30
Beer-infused evening ramble continues!
Barb Flynn and I recorded just twenty-four hours before my upcoming third date with Miss Kayak.
In this epis...
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Episode 72: Should I Make My Online Dating Profile Now? (1 of 2) from 2022-04-05T07:30
Should I Make My Online Dating Profile Now? Returning guest co-host Barb Flynn helps set up my online dating profile. Barb’s deadpan sense of humor plays wel...
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Episode 71: Dear Donna, I'm Finally Dating (2 of 2) from 2022-03-29T07:30
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Episode 70: Dear Donna, I'm Finally Dating (1 of 2) from 2022-03-22T07:30
“Dear Donna, I’m Finally Dating”
Eight years after my spouse Donna died, I wrote this heartfelt letter to her.
In the first of this two-part series...
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Episode 69: Book Recommendations for The Widowed from 2021-09-07T07:30
Four book recommendations for the widowed.
Three authors have been on the podcast as widowed guest co-hosts. The fourth author is not widowed. Her book was recommend...
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Episode 68: The Good Widow (4 of 4) from 2021-08-31T07:30
The psychic prediction that came true—Is this mere coincidence? Listen and decide for yourself.
After the death of her husband Tris, Jenny describes her first romant...
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Episode 67: The Good Widow (3 of 4) from 2021-08-24T07:30
Why Jenny feels guilty and embarrassed (about most of her book).
Jenny goes on thirty-six first dates.
More thoughts on psychic healing.
Episode 66: The Good Widow (2 of 4) from 2021-08-17T07:30
I read essays from Jenny’s book The Good Widow - A Memoir of Living with Loss.
In one essay, titled Bone Cold...
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Episode 65: The Good Widow (1 of 4) from 2021-08-10T07:30
Widowed guest co-host Dr. Jennifer Katz joins us. Dr. Katz is a tenured Professor of Clinical Psychology at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Dr. Katz jus...
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Episode 64: On Bended Knee (3 of 3) from 2021-08-03T07:30
Didn't the world stop when your spouse died?
Letting go of friends and family--even if only temporarily.
Since your spouse's death, are you more empathic or less or both?
Gl...
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Episode 63: On Bended Knee (2 of 3) from 2021-07-27T07:30
Julie and the supernatural hummingbirds--can you find comfort in supernatural signs. Are they God sent, serendipity, or something else?
Julie and her fiancé John cou...
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Episode 62: On Bended Knee (1 of 3) from 2021-07-20T07:30
Julie Metzger returns and pulls back the curtains for you to see the messiness and beauty in life.
Exhausted from years of holding and lifting everybody else up, who...
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Episode 61: Widowed, Single, and Happy? (3 of 3) from 2021-07-13T07:30
Does widowhood define you? A therapist told me that’s not so healthy.
But when you first meet someone new, how do you introduce yourself?
What are ...
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Episode 60: Widowed, Single, and Happy? (2 of 3) from 2021-07-06T07:30
Seven years ago, while on a phone call with his boss, Sherri’s husband Greg suddenly died. Sherri wants to call the boss and ask about that call. Can I convince Sherri to call Greg’s ...
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Episode 59: Widowed, Single, and Happy? (1 of 3) from 2021-06-29T07:30
Seven years ago Sherri’s husband Greg suddenly died.
Today, Sherri lives alone. Can you be single, widowed, and happy?
Consequences if you remarry ...
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Episode 58: You’re Worthy Because You’re Alive (3 of 3) from 2021-06-22T07:30
Barry bares his heart and shares his biggest fear. Might this be your fear too?
How Barry thinks he comes across on first dates. In other words—why Barry really thin...
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Episode 57: You're Worthy Because You're Alive (2 of 3) from 2021-06-15T07:30
Barry’s face glows with promise and hope when he explains what one thing he’s working on—building the rest of his life around—where he finds meaning and beauty.
You’...
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Episode 56: You're Worthy Because You're Alive (1 of 3) from 2021-06-08T07:30
Widower poet Barry Johnson returns!
I first met Barry when we recorded about a year ago. Just four months before we recorded, Barry was almost dead. Three months bef...
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Episode 55: What I Learned (by doing the podcast) from 2021-06-01T07:30
What I’ve learned by doing more than fifty My Spouse Died Too podcast episodes. Not all-inclusive, just a taste of what I’ve discovered by talking for hours ...
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Episode 54: Comedian Widow: How Dark Humor Eases The Pain from 2021-05-25T07:30
Widowed at twenty-eight, Tawny Platis is the queen of dead husband jokes.
Tawny is a comedian, voice actor, and host of the podcast Death Is Hilarious.
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Episode 53: The Rebellious Widow (3 of 3) from 2021-05-18T07:30
The Rebellious Widow Jill Johnson-Young packs this final episode with personal experience and generous professional advice.
What you’ll discover…
Episode 52: The Rebellious Widow (2 of 3) from 2021-05-11T07:30
Part 2 of The Rebellious Widow with guest co-host, twice-widowed author, therapist, Mom, and entrepreneur Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW.
Taste Part 2:
Episode 51: The Rebellious Widow (1 of 3) from 2021-05-04T09:30
Jill Johnson-Young guest co-hosts. Jill is an internationally known grief therapist, Mom, author, entrepreneur, and LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
While in ...
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Episode 50: Three and a Half Years Since (4 of 4) from 2021-04-27T09:30
Got psychotherapy? Freud’s fi...
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Episode 49: Three and a Half Years Since (3 of 4) from 2021-04-20T09:30
Three and a Half Years Since (3 of 4).
The marriage question—are you all in? I wonder why my widowed friends say they’ll never marr...
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Episode 48: Three and a Half Years Since (2 of 4) from 2021-04-13T09:30
Three and a Half Years Since (2 of 4).
How not to end a relationship—Never do this chicken shyt thing. Was I right to be judgy? Why...
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Episode 47: Three and a Half Years Since (1 of 4) from 2021-04-06T09:30
Previous widowed-guest co-host Tim Schneider returns and updates us. What life is like now—three and a half years since his spouse Donna died.
How Covid-19 relieved Tim.
Introduci...
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Episode 46: Boldly Into The Darkness (4 of 4) from 2021-03-30T09:30
Welcome to final part 4 of 4, Boldly Into the Darkness, with the widowed author of Boldly Into the Darkness Autumn Toelle-Jackson.
Episode 45: Boldly Into The Darkness (3 of 4) from 2021-03-23T09:30
Welcome to part 3 of 4, Boldly Into the Darkness, with the widowed author of Boldly Into the Darkness Autumn Toelle-Jackson.
You might be perplexed if y...
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Episode 44: Boldly Into The Darkness (2 of 4) from 2021-03-16T09:30
Welcome to part 2 of Boldly Into the Darkness, with the widowed author of Boldly Into the Darkness Autumn Toelle-Jackson.
We pick up right where we left off from...
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Episode 43: Boldly Into The Darkness (1 of 4) from 2021-03-09T10:30
Proof there can be hope, healing, and love after loss.
Widowed author Autumn Toelle-Jackson joins Emeric for part one of an epic four-part series. We savor her memoir Boldly ...
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Episode 42: I Found Another Soulmate. Then He Died. (3 of 3) from 2021-03-02T10:30
The last Valentine's Day together. Elida shares intimate heartfelt details. Rick's doctor makes a gut-punch prediction.
We smash the toxic head trash myth of becoming a good person--you'l...
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Episode 41: I Found Another Soulmate. Then He Died. (2 of 3) from 2021-02-23T10:30
Elida Myers and I continue where we left off from part 1.
Elida lays bare the consequences of living together. What legal rights does Elida have?
Family turmoil--judgment, shame,...
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Episode 40: I Found Another Soulmate. Then He Died. (1 of 3) from 2021-02-16T10:30
Elida Myers found another soulmate. Then he died.
Elida shares vulnerable details how, after previous marriages and splits, she conjures the courage to take a reluctant risk and allow her...
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Episode 39: Macho Man Truth About Crying from 2020-07-30T23:21:26
Important personal announcement you must know.
Plus my heart is laid bare in this solo episode. Deeply vulnerable insight in...
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Episode 38: When Do You Get to Fall Apart? from 2020-07-21T02:41:06
Vulnerable ruminations. In this solo episode, I come up for air, pull my personal curtains open, and expose my latest vulnerable ruminations. Is there hope on today’s...
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Episode 37: The Phoenix is a Poet (3 of 3) from 2020-07-13T08:00
Heart-bared grand finale of The Phoenix is a Poet with my widowed guest co-host, poet, and Renaissance Man, Barry Johnson. If you haven’t listened to parts 1 and 2, p...
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Episode 36: The Phoenix is a Poet (2 of 3) from 2020-07-06T13:56:16
Welcome to part 2 of The Phoenix is a Poet with widower Barry Johnson. If you haven’t listened to part 1, please do that first because it gives you a terrific context...
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Episode 34: You Never Forget How a Person Made You Feel—Five Quality of Care Stories from 2020-06-23T03:16
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel,” ...
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Episode 33: Only The Good Die Young (3 of 3) from 2020-06-15T20:30:30
How long will you shield your broken heart? High-risk first real kiss.
How m...
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Episode 32: Only The Good Die Young (2 of 3) from 2020-06-08T09:00
Widower Steve Jacobs tells us why—after 9 years since his spouse Sheila passed away—why he still attends widowed grief group dinners.
Episode 31: Only The Good Die Young (1 of 3) from 2020-06-02T02:36:16
Steve and Sheila are in their 40’s. Gifted teen daughters and son. Solid jobs. Lovely home. Listen
Episode 30: FORBIDDEN EPISODE — How My Faith Impacts My Grief from 2020-05-25T17:01:47
FORBIDDEN EPISODE — Please Don’t Listen if you can get arrested for the mere mention of Jesus, or if Jesus triggers...
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Episode 29: Search for Meaning (2 of 2) from 2020-05-18T09:30
Paige and I continue our late-night foray.
Should you marry for convenience? Whe...
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Episode 28: Search for Meaning (1 of 2) from 2020-05-12T00:30:22
Now almost seven years after our respective spouse's deaths, Paige Wilson and I debate finding meaning and purpose.
We ponde...
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Episode 27: Pain Lessens Over Time (2 of 2) from 2020-05-04T22:13:36
Tasty head trash-filled episode picks up right where we left off in part 1.
Commitments and playing it safe because of your ...
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Episode 26: Pain Lessens Over Time (1 of 2) from 2020-04-28T03:18:18
Sherri Rose confesses a death-induced funky phobia.
How grief pain really feels as the years roll-on.
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Episode 25: Want to Feel Normal? from 2020-04-20T23:02:20
Want to Feel Normal? Emeric and returning guest co-host Tim Schneider unpack the blindly accepted words ‘Normal’ and ‘New Normal.’
Episode 24: Good Cancer, Orphaned Kids from 2020-04-13T21:37:15
In this episode, I discuss my biopsy, and every crazy thought my mind conjures the moment I answer a phone call. It's my doctor’s office calling with biopsy results. ...
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Episode 23: The Loss of Innocence (part 5) from 2020-04-07T01:48:39
Emeric and Tom finish the Loss of Innocence marathon! If you haven’t listened to parts 1 through 4, please listen to those first, otherwise, you’ll miss out on the On...
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Episode 22: The Loss of Innocence (part 4) from 2020-03-30T09:00
Pandemic: Early Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the year is 2020 and that means no matter where you are in the world, you and your loved ones are in the midst of p...
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Episode 21: The Loss of Innocence (part 3) from 2020-03-23T09:00
Tom and Emeric keep going in part 3 of ‘The Loss of Innocence.’
You’ll discover what Tom Verst stole from Tom Hanks.<...
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Episode 20: The Loss of Innocence (part 2) from 2020-03-17T03:35:44
Tom Verst and Emeric McCleary continue with part 2 of ‘The Loss of Innocence.’
We talk about PSDD (Post Spousal Death Disord...
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Episode 19: The Loss of Innocence (1 of 3) from 2020-03-10T02:12:46
The unthinkable happens.
Tom Verst joins Emeric in a heart-wrenching, heart-melting conversation.
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Episode 18: Pretending to Be Happy (3 of 3) from 2020-03-03T02:05:05
Emeric’s pre-marital sex snag stumps widowed guest co-host Paige Wilson. We also talk about grieving what hasn’t happened, zero energy, how your kids really learn abo...
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Episode 17: Pretending to Be Happy (2 of 3) from 2020-02-25T01:05:04
Paige Wilson and Emeric continue with part 2 of 'Pretending to Be Happy.' We riff about grudges, explore if the Batchelor Show can kill you, stupid life insurance ad...
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Episode 16: Pretending to Be Happy (1 of 3) from 2020-02-17T18:33:25
Warning: Not for the faint of heart. Paige Wilson joins Emeric for an untold confidential chat.
Paige share...
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Episode 15: I Love You Too, Babe (3 of 3) from 2020-02-10T05:30
Barb Flynn and Emeric finish the final episode of “I Love You Too, Babe.”
We rip-off the bandage and jump headfirst into dat...
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Episode 14: I Love You Too, Babe (2 of 3) from 2020-02-03T17:00
Barb Flynn and I continue with part 2 of “I Love You Too, Babe." Our conversation meanders around supernatural signs from the beyond,...
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Episode 13: I Love You Too, Babe (1 of 3) from 2020-01-28T01:51:06
Barb Flynn joins Emeric for a heart-felt chat. Barb details late husband Darren’s sudden-strange symptoms, devastating diagnosis, and roller-c...
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Episode 12: Beauty and The Grief from 2020-01-20T23:58:39
Emeric details his grief ambush, rumination, asking real questions, finding meaning and the unexpected beauty in life.
Random Bullet Points:
- Grief Wipe-Out Game
- Oops... Listen
Episode 11: Three Weddings from 2020-01-14T03:48:48
Emeric and his Sister, Vickey Chalumeau, record a mind-blowing episode. Vickey married three times, widowed two times, and her U.S. Marine son, while deployed to Iraq...
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Episode 10: Dreams About My Spouse from 2020-01-06T22:10:34
Emeric shares explicit dreams about his late spouse Donna. What might they mean? Disappointment. Regret.Listen
Episode 9: Too Soon? from 2019-12-30T10:00
Julie Metzger joins Emeric for beers on the couch in this courage-filled grief talk including permission to date, toxic judgment from others, awkward first kisses,
Episode 8: Out, Damned Spot! from 2019-12-23T22:45:29
Julie Metzger joins Emeric for an intimate eve chat in Julie’s very cool hipster home, curled up on a big comfy couch,...
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Episode 7: Scent of a Woman from 2019-12-17T00:36:34
Imagine the smell of your late spouse's signature scent. What memories show up for you? But what do you do with those not-empty, bottles, sprays, and tiny vials? Reminisce with me for a late-ni...
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Episode 6: Mr. Mom and the Prom Dresses from 2019-12-09T22:22:37
Sherri Rose joins Emeric in a vulnerable, R-rated, thought-provoking grief and hope talk. Riffing on a ton o’ topics, plus how it’s “still weird”, brazen dating stuff...
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Episode 5: Grand Finale - Two Widowers Talk Part 3 of 3 from 2019-12-02T23:11:47
Emeric McCleary and Tim Schneider cover a ton in this Listen
Episode 4: Two Widowers Talk Part 2 of 3 from 2019-11-26T02:36:18
Emeric McCleary and Tim Schneider continue the caffeine-fueled laughter and heartfelt discussion. Enjoy Part 2 of 3.
Incomplete Conversation Bullets
- Dead Spouse Poster on Ma... Listen
Episode 3: Two Widowers Talk Part 1 of 3 from 2019-11-19T04:23
Join me, Emeric McCleary, and my widowed guest co-host Tim Schneider, as we drink too much coffee in Tim's man cave.
Quick Incomplete Discussion Summary
- Once Upon A Time ... Listen
Episode 2: What's in Mommy's Purse? from 2019-11-12T01:13:40
When you decide to give away your late spouse's purses, each purse tells a story.
Join me, Emeric McCleary, for a late-night In-My-Closet recording.
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Episode 1: Just Yank The Weeds from 2019-11-04T22:59:35
Join me, Emeric McCleary, and my widowed guest co-host Sherri Rose, as we riff over wine.
Quick Incomplete Discussion Summary
- Once Upon A Time
- Who Was There for You... Listen
Trailer: My Spouse Died Too from 2019-10-29T20:25:41
The My Spouse Died Too podcast gives you hope, so you can heal, find love again, and give grief the middle finger. You're not alone, because My Spouse Died Too. My name is Emeric McCleary. I'm y...
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