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The Widow Project Podcast Sandra Began
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4.8 • 6 Ratings
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The Widow Project's Sandra Began packs truth, sadness, hope, humor and love into every episode as she talks with her sons, family, friends and mental health advocates about grief, life, death, loss, love and her 7 year journey as a woman, mother and widow surviving the death of her husband by suicide.
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Jack Began on Growing Up with Grief and the Stigma of Suicide
In her debut episode(recorded in a 2x4 closet), Sandra Began is joined by her 19 year old son as they discuss why he supports his mom's writing and sharing about their life after the death of his father to suicide when he was 12. Jack and Sandra open up about how Sandra's essay "The Backpack" offered healing to them yet opened up wounds from the past. They laugh, Sandra tries not to cry and they give an honest look into what life was really like the first few years after loss.
Jack covers reentering middle school after his dad died, the differences between middle school, high school and college for a kid who is grieving and the realities of growing up with the stigma of suicide attached to them.
Follow Sandra on Instagram @thewidowproject and read her blog at www.thewidowproject.com.
Customer Reviews
Sunshine Every Day
“We want to be with people who feel like sunshine every day” is my favorite advice. Thank you Sandra and Jack for sharing your journey so broken families like mine can feel some warmth coming our way. Glad we’ve found you.
Show people a little Grace
Sandra I missed this post last year. Just listened to it today. Well done. It was great hearing your voice.
Truth
The raw truth about being the ones left behind after suicide is so difficult for most to understand. Losing a spouse/parent is hard and the grief is difficult, but losing that special person because they chose to leave you is another level of grief that only those of us that live it can truly relate. The words in this Podcast were honest and true. Thank you.