Today’s episode is with Shawna Hicks-Cranston. Shawna is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who had to re-think parts of her business after her husband died. In this episode, you will learn: How to navigate an unexpected business pivot after the loss of a spouse. How a franchise allows our guest to have a...
Continue readingEP #405: Less Stress & More Conversations About End-of-Life Planning with Marni Blank
What you’ll discover from this episode about Less Stress & More Conversations About End-of-Life Planning with Marni Blank Why it’s important to have less stress & more conversations about end-of-life planning with your parents and loved ones. Why it’s important to understand what you need to organize in advance of a parent’s death to...
Continue readingEP #46: Why I Left Teaching & Moved Home after my Husband Died, Interview with Jen Mowrer
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to question your happiness in your career when you have a stable teaching job. What it’s like to be a widow in your 40s. What dating in your 40s is like as a widow. How working with children helped me cope after my husband died....
Continue readingCelebrating the accidental mom: Raising your sister’s child
Celebrating being an accidental mom and raising your sister’s child is a lot to think about. This week I watched in awe as two of my closest friends celebrated a major transition with their sisters’ children. Each family situation was similar, but different. One lived in Florida. One lived in Ontario. One was the...
Continue readingWhen parents die young and how I coped
Outliving your parents isn’t normal for most people my age. It’s one thing if everyone lives to a ripe old age, but quite another with when your parents die young. Sometimes life just doesn’t go the way it’s supposed to go. I got the “life’s not fair” memo long ago. Loud and clear. When it...
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