Widowed AF: Real stories of love, grief and beyond - With Rosie Moss

Rosie Moss
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British Podcast Awards 2025 - Winner. In 2018, Rosie Moss lost her husband Ben in a diving accident, leaving her widowed at 37 with three children. Finding grief resources shallow and platitudes empty, she created Widowed AF—a podcast offering honest conversations about loss. Through guest stories and expert advice, the show covers practical challenges (finances, single parenting) and emotional realities (anger, loneliness, joy). From processing her own grief to building a global community, Rosie helps others feel less alone. The podcast provides tools and shared experiences for rebuilding life after loss.

  1. S03 - EP24 - Julie Farrin on the first seizure, the diagnosis and saying goodbye

    4天前

    S03 - EP24 - Julie Farrin on the first seizure, the diagnosis and saying goodbye

    In this episode Rosie Moss speaks with Julie Farrin, who lost her husband Andy to glioblastoma, an aggressive and fast moving brain cancer. Julie shares the story of meeting Andy, falling for his quiet kindness, and marrying him just weeks before their world was turned upside down. She talks about the first seizure that led to his diagnosis, the challenges of treatment during lockdown, and the painful reality of watching his words, independence and dignity slip away. Together we explore what it meant to become a full time carer so early in marriage, the mix of exhaustion and dark humour that carried her through, and the heartbreak of hospice and widowhood. Julie also reflects on life after Andy, returning to work too soon, panic attacks, health struggles of her own, and the slow work of building a life without him. She is honest about the isolation, the decisions she never thought she would face, and the importance of keeping Andy’s memory alive. As Julie puts it, “We are the gatekeepers, the memory keepers.” We talk about: • Julie and Andy’s love story and the early signs of glioblastoma • The impact of lockdown on treatment and caregiving • Watching decline up close and making end of life decisions • The burden of being the only caregiver and managing others’ denial • Choosing not to pursue motherhood under impossible circumstances • Returning to work, health struggles and the ongoing reality of grief • Why storytelling matters and how memory keeping keeps loved ones close

    1 小时 20 分钟
  2. S03 - EP23 – Ric Hart on maternal loss and the reality of solo fatherhood

    9月22日

    S03 - EP23 – Ric Hart on maternal loss and the reality of solo fatherhood

    In this episode, host Rosie Moss speaks with Ric Hart—a writer, speaker, and solo father who lost his wife Jade shortly after the birth of their son Hugo in 2018. Ric shares the raw reality of grief colliding with fatherhood: bringing a newborn home alone, feeding Hugo through sleepless nights, and confronting what he believes were preventable hospital failures. From that devastation, he found purpose—writing children’s books that comfort his son, publishing an adult memoir, and creating a podcast and nonprofit work to support other grieving families. He also opens up about how contrast therapy—a mix of sauna and ice baths—helped him regulate his nervous system and eventually became a practice he now shares with others. Together, Rosie and Ric explore: The trauma of losing Jade during childbirth and the isolating experience of widowed fatherhood. How Ric broke time into “hour-by-hour” survival to keep going in those first months. The role of writing, storytelling, and advocacy in transforming grief into purpose. The social isolation of being a widowed dad in mother-centric parenting spaces. Rebuilding identity through contrast therapy and creating a coaching practice. Dating after profound loss and finding space for new love alongside eternal grief. Practical advice for anyone grieving: take small steps, let yourself feel, and lean on the people who truly show up. As Ric says, it’s about “just turning up”—for your children, for yourself, and for others walking the same path.

    1 小时 12 分钟

  3. 9月19日

    S03-EP23 – Life After Loss: Widowhood, Divorce, and the Reality of Starting Over

    n this solo episode, host Rosie Moss shares her own story with unflinching honesty. Seven and a half years after losing her husband, Rosie now faces a second upheaval: the end of her marriage. She reflects on how new heartbreak can reawaken old wounds, leaving her once again asking, how the f**k do I get back up? Rosie talks candidly about raising three children, two with additional needs, while navigating school moves, GCSE pressure, and the relentlessness of being the only adult her kids can lean on. She admits to feeling exhausted, isolated, and often overwhelmed, but also determined to keep going. Amid the chaos, she finds moments of light: Finishing her first book on widowhood. Hosting her debut Widowed AF retreat, a space for connection and healing. Being named a finalist at the British Podcast Awards, a reminder that her work matters. This is an episode about overlapping griefs, solo parenting, and starting again when you didn’t think you had the strength. With dark humour, humility, and fierce honesty, Rosie invites you into her world, proof that even in the wreckage, there can still be community, meaning, and hope.

    26 分钟
  4. S03 EP22 – Choosing Dignity: Clare McCue on ALS, Assisted Dying and Parenting Through Loss.

    9月15日

    S03 EP22 – Choosing Dignity: Clare McCue on ALS, Assisted Dying and Parenting Through Loss.

    In this episode, Rosie Moss sits down with Clare McCue, who faced one of the most difficult journeys imaginable: walking with her husband Mattie through ALS, and ultimately supporting his decision to die with dignity through Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) law. Clare shares candidly what it meant to prepare her young son Hudson for his father’s death — not by hiding it, but by weaving him into every stage of the process. From navigating a chaotic healthcare system during lockdown, to explaining assisted dying with honesty and compassion, Clare opens a window onto the realities few families ever speak of. The conversation explores: The emotional, legal and practical steps of pursuing assisted death in Canada.How Clare and Mattie made space for dignity and agency, even in decline.The raw reality of telling a child that his father had chosen the time and place of his death.How organ donation added a powerful sense of legacy to Mattie’s final act.The ways Clare turned grief into action through community fundraising and everyday rituals with Hudson. As Clare says, “Hope wasn’t that everything would be okay, but that there would be meaning in how it worked out.” This is an extraordinary story of love, courage, and the controversial but profoundly human choice of assisted death.

    1 小时 29 分钟
  5. S03 - EP21 - “You Have One Week”: Karla Hawkins on Love, Cancer and Goodbye

    9月8日

    S03 - EP21 - “You Have One Week”: Karla Hawkins on Love, Cancer and Goodbye

    At just 31, Karla Hawkins’ husband Dan was diagnosed with stage four bladder cancer. Overnight, life became a whirlwind of surgeries, drug trials, and caregiving — all while trying to hold onto hope. In this moving episode, Karla shares: • The shock of a rare diagnosis in young adulthood • Becoming a full-time caregiver while balancing work and finances • The phone call that told her Dan had just one week to live • Their last-minute wedding in his father’s garden before hospice care • The decision not to use Dan’s stored sperm after his death • How she rebuilt her life while keeping Dan’s memory visible This is a story about love, logistics, loss — and the impossible choices we make when time runs out.

    59 分钟
  6. S03 - EP20 - Surviving Suicide Loss & Spiritual Abuse: Rachel Powell on Unsafe Faith Spaces

    9月1日

    S03 - EP20 - Surviving Suicide Loss & Spiritual Abuse: Rachel Powell on Unsafe Faith Spaces

    In this episode, Rosie Moss speaks with Rachel Powell, who lost her husband Andre to suicide after years of battling undiagnosed depression, sex addiction, and harmful church dynamics. Rachel opens up about the reality of living in a marriage marked by broken boundaries, secrecy, and the crushing weight of spiritual control. She explains how her attempts to set a safety plan were met with resistance, and how guilt, silence, and church pressures compounded the crisis that ended in Andre’s death. We talk about: • The intersection of addiction, mental health & faith communities • Surviving suicide loss while raising children and adopted relatives • Leaving unsafe faith spaces to protect her daughters • The judgement she faced from family and church members • Her journey through suicidal thoughts, therapy, and rebuilding identity • Founding Hope Speaker to support others affected by suicide and loss Rachel’s story is one of unflinching honesty, deep pain, and incredible resilience. She shares how honesty with her children about their father’s death has opened a path toward healing, and how community, therapy, and a safer faith space have helped her reclaim her life. This is an episode about truth-telling, survival, and the strength it takes to rebuild when the systems meant to support you instead cause harm. More information about Rachel Powell can be found here www.hopespeaker.com/coaching #WidowedAF #GriefSupport #SuicideLoss #SpiritualAbuse #FaithTrauma #ParentingThroughGrief #SoloParenting #MentalHealthAwareness #ReligiousTrauma #GriefJourney #HopeAfterLoss #Widowhood #LifeAfterSuicide #AddictionRecovery #SuicideBereavement #GriefPodcast

    59 分钟
  7. S03 E19 – Grieving While Giving Birth: Sephine Llo on Love, IVF and Solo Parenting

    8月25日

    S03 E19 – Grieving While Giving Birth: Sephine Llo on Love, IVF and Solo Parenting

    In this episode, Rosie Gill-Moss speaks with musician Sephine Llo (Josie) about love, loss, and the complicated road to motherhood after bereavement.Josie married fellow musician Rob just days after his stage-four cancer diagnosis. Over the next two years, they endured 30 rounds of chemotherapy, multiple surgeries, and the looming reality of terminal illness—all while clinging to hope and planning for a family. Before treatment began, they froze embryos, a decision that would shape Josie’s life long after Rob’s death.When Rob died in hospice care, Josie was carrying their son Laurie. Years later, she returned to those frozen embryos to conceive their daughter, Connie. Now a solo parent of two, she speaks with raw honesty about postpartum depression, the judgement she faced for using embryos after loss, and the daily work of raising children who will only ever know their dad through photographs and recordings.Music threads through it all. For years Josie couldn’t write a song, until she found Rob’s unfinished demos and turned them into Diamond Fall—a posthumous album released on what would have been their tenth anniversary. She describes it as a conversation with Rob, and a way to keep his voice alive for their children.This conversation touches on:Managing illness, work, and finances as cancer takes over a householdIVF after bereavement and the emotions of parenting children conceived with a late partnerThe silences of grief: “I didn’t laugh for years”Dating again after monumental lossContent warning: Includes discussion of terminal cancer, IVF after partner death, hospice care, suicidal thoughts, and solo parent grief.If you’re a solo parent, bereaved partner, or navigating medically complex grief, Josie’s story may resonate—and remind you you’re not alone.

    1 小时 1 分钟
  8. S03 - EP18 - Rachel Bourgham on widow anger, tacos and comment trolls

    8月18日

    S03 - EP18 - Rachel Bourgham on widow anger, tacos and comment trolls

    In this episode of Widowed AF, Rosie Gill-Moss speaks with writer and journalist Rachel Bourgham, author of Widow Land. Rachel’s world changed in an instant when her husband, Colin, was killed in a cycling accident just blocks from their home. What followed was the brutal reality of sudden loss: raising a nine-year-old alone, navigating paperwork and blame, and trying to make sense of a future she never asked for. Rachel talks openly about the strange mix of grief and survival—the shock, the humour that creeps in at the darkest times, and the moments of anger and tenderness that come with parenting through loss. She also shares how writing became her lifeline, and how love found its way back into her life without erasing the past. This conversation is honest, unpolished, and deeply human. If you’ve ever wondered how to survive when the ground shifts beneath you, this episode is for you. #WidowedAF #GriefJourney #SuddenLoss #WidowSupport #ParentingThroughLoss #LoveAfterLoss #GriefAndHealing #WidowsOfInstagram #LifeAfterLoss #GriefPodcast #HopeAfterGrief #YouAreNotAlone

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British Podcast Awards 2025 - Winner. In 2018, Rosie Moss lost her husband Ben in a diving accident, leaving her widowed at 37 with three children. Finding grief resources shallow and platitudes empty, she created Widowed AF—a podcast offering honest conversations about loss. Through guest stories and expert advice, the show covers practical challenges (finances, single parenting) and emotional realities (anger, loneliness, joy). From processing her own grief to building a global community, Rosie helps others feel less alone. The podcast provides tools and shared experiences for rebuilding life after loss.

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