48 min
Widow Your Way from Grief to Resilience with Rebecca Johnson HIListically Speaking with Hilary Russo
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- Mental Health
When it comes to grief, it’s possible to live happily…even after. Rebecca Johnson knows her fair share of loss. Just weeks after the sudden death of her husband, she found out she had a rare and inoperable eye cancer. On this episode of the HIListically Speaking Podcast, Rebecca shares how an unexpected twist of humor and courage was the calling she needed to press “record” and heal. By sharing the message to “Widow Your Way”, she found resiliency and community with a mission to take back control and find joy in the everyday, no matter the loss.
Connect with Rebecca and tune into her podcast Love is Not Dead…Just My Husband on any podcast platform.
https://www.instagram.com/loveisnotdead_justmyhusband/
https://www.facebook.com/loveisnotdeadjustmyhusband
If you’re struggling to find your way through a loss in your life, let’s see if Havening is right for you on your healing journey. Book a complimentary clarity call and let’s HUG it Out and heal. https://hilaryrusso.as.me/hugitout
If this episode has touched, moved and inspired you, pay it forward and consider leaving a rating and review wherever you’re tuning in.
Connect with Hilary:
https://www.instagram.com/hilaryrusso
https://www.youtube.com/hilaryrusso
https://www.facebook.com/hilisticallyspeaking
https://twitter.com/HilaryRusso
https://www.tiktok.com/@hilisticallyspeaking
https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast
Music by Lipbone Redding https://lipbone.com/
--------- EPISODE CHAPTERS WITH SHORT KEY POINTS ------
00:00 Navigating Widowhood and Overcoming Loss
00:30 Transforming Traumas Into Triumphs
05:06 The Power of Podcasting
08:21 Gratitude, Loss, and Legacy
12:21 Embracing Widowhood and Overcoming Challenges
29:43 Empowering Widows Through Personalized Grieving
33:44 Self Care and Dating Adventures
42:45 Word Association Game in Podcast
46:29 Connect With Rebecca Johnson's Podcast
--------- EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ---------
00:00 - Rebecca Johnson (Guest)
For me, it turned out that my widowhood journey was nothing about my husband. It's not. Being a widow has absolutely nothing to do with your dead husband. It's all about you. You are the widow. It's called widowhood for a reason. It's your journey, it's about you.
00:25 - Hilary Russo (Host)
Well, one of my favorite sayings is you choose to choose. I know you've heard me say that before if you've been tuning into HIListically Speaking for some time, and it's really a reminder that we truly can change our thoughts and then change our lives in that very moment. Right, and it doesn't mean that we should not feel our feelings or our emotions, it doesn't mean we should ignore the upsets or the traumas that have happened in our lives. But by choosing to choose, we have this ability to really take our lives back and I know I've been on that place a few times myself to turn those traumas into the triumphs, one day at a time. Rebecca Johnson, you reminded me of that Now. For those of you who don't know Rebecca, you will after this.
01:14
She is the host of the podcast Love is Not Dead. Just my husband and I met you during she Podcast Live and also PodFest, and while I was the one presenting on the stage and sharing and hopefully people were learning something from what I had to share. I learned so much from you, just having a little time with you during those four days down in Florida, and I just am so elated to have you here to share your story, to share parts of who you are, to share your podcast and just really be in the room with you right now.
01:46 - Rebecca Johnson (Guest)
So thank you so much for being here, sweet Rebecca oh my God, that is so flattering and I mean thank you for having me. I was so ecstatic whenever you said you wanted me on your podcast because your energy when I met you after the award and
When it comes to grief, it’s possible to live happily…even after. Rebecca Johnson knows her fair share of loss. Just weeks after the sudden death of her husband, she found out she had a rare and inoperable eye cancer. On this episode of the HIListically Speaking Podcast, Rebecca shares how an unexpected twist of humor and courage was the calling she needed to press “record” and heal. By sharing the message to “Widow Your Way”, she found resiliency and community with a mission to take back control and find joy in the everyday, no matter the loss.
Connect with Rebecca and tune into her podcast Love is Not Dead…Just My Husband on any podcast platform.
https://www.instagram.com/loveisnotdead_justmyhusband/
https://www.facebook.com/loveisnotdeadjustmyhusband
If you’re struggling to find your way through a loss in your life, let’s see if Havening is right for you on your healing journey. Book a complimentary clarity call and let’s HUG it Out and heal. https://hilaryrusso.as.me/hugitout
If this episode has touched, moved and inspired you, pay it forward and consider leaving a rating and review wherever you’re tuning in.
Connect with Hilary:
https://www.instagram.com/hilaryrusso
https://www.youtube.com/hilaryrusso
https://www.facebook.com/hilisticallyspeaking
https://twitter.com/HilaryRusso
https://www.tiktok.com/@hilisticallyspeaking
https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast
Music by Lipbone Redding https://lipbone.com/
--------- EPISODE CHAPTERS WITH SHORT KEY POINTS ------
00:00 Navigating Widowhood and Overcoming Loss
00:30 Transforming Traumas Into Triumphs
05:06 The Power of Podcasting
08:21 Gratitude, Loss, and Legacy
12:21 Embracing Widowhood and Overcoming Challenges
29:43 Empowering Widows Through Personalized Grieving
33:44 Self Care and Dating Adventures
42:45 Word Association Game in Podcast
46:29 Connect With Rebecca Johnson's Podcast
--------- EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ---------
00:00 - Rebecca Johnson (Guest)
For me, it turned out that my widowhood journey was nothing about my husband. It's not. Being a widow has absolutely nothing to do with your dead husband. It's all about you. You are the widow. It's called widowhood for a reason. It's your journey, it's about you.
00:25 - Hilary Russo (Host)
Well, one of my favorite sayings is you choose to choose. I know you've heard me say that before if you've been tuning into HIListically Speaking for some time, and it's really a reminder that we truly can change our thoughts and then change our lives in that very moment. Right, and it doesn't mean that we should not feel our feelings or our emotions, it doesn't mean we should ignore the upsets or the traumas that have happened in our lives. But by choosing to choose, we have this ability to really take our lives back and I know I've been on that place a few times myself to turn those traumas into the triumphs, one day at a time. Rebecca Johnson, you reminded me of that Now. For those of you who don't know Rebecca, you will after this.
01:14
She is the host of the podcast Love is Not Dead. Just my husband and I met you during she Podcast Live and also PodFest, and while I was the one presenting on the stage and sharing and hopefully people were learning something from what I had to share. I learned so much from you, just having a little time with you during those four days down in Florida, and I just am so elated to have you here to share your story, to share parts of who you are, to share your podcast and just really be in the room with you right now.
01:46 - Rebecca Johnson (Guest)
So thank you so much for being here, sweet Rebecca oh my God, that is so flattering and I mean thank you for having me. I was so ecstatic whenever you said you wanted me on your podcast because your energy when I met you after the award and
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