A podcast designed for the young widower, the one struggling to figure out what “life” means without their person. The young widow that feels like she doesn’t belong in the widow group because she is at an earlier point in life. If you are a widow yearning for connection to other widows and trying to understand how to navigate life, this podcast is for you. Created by Britany Rivera, who became a widow and solo-parent at the age of 31. Feeling alienated from the world and at a different point in her life than her friends and family, she created this podcast to bring young widows together and to let them know what they are feeling is “normal” in grief.
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A podcast designed for the young widower, the one struggling to figure out what “life” means without their person. The young widow that feels like she doesn’t belong in the widow group because she is at an earlier point in life. If you are a widow yearning for connection to other widows and trying to understand how to navigate life, this podcast is for you. Created by Britany Rivera, who became a widow and solo-parent at the age of 31. Feeling alienated from the world and at a different point in her life than her friends and family, she created this podcast to bring young widows together and to let them know what they are feeling is “normal” in grief.
Ep #23: Memory Loops of Grief and Death Anniversaries
The Young Widow Podcast
13 minutes 27 seconds
10 months ago
Ep #23: Memory Loops of Grief and Death Anniversaries
Hi there, and welcome to The Young Widow Podcast. I’m Britany, your host, and as always, I’m so grateful you’re here with me.
This week has been a really emotional one for me. It marks five years since my husband passed, and my brain seems to be stuck on that number — five. Five years. It feels like it should be a lifetime, but at the same time, it feels like I lost him yesterday. I’ve caught myself reliving so many memories from five years ago, like a loop I can’t quite get out of.
I talked about this with some of my widow coaching clients earlier this week, and I realized how important it is to share this with all of you. Today, we’re going to dive into:
What implicit versus explicit memories are and how they play a role in grief.
What’s happening in our brain to create those relentless memory loops.
A little about timeline grief — the new part of your brain that processes grief as time passes.
And finally, why these things combined make anniversaries feel so raw, even years later, like you’re back in those first few days of loss.
So let’s jump in and get started.
The Young Widow Podcast
A podcast designed for the young widower, the one struggling to figure out what “life” means without their person. The young widow that feels like she doesn’t belong in the widow group because she is at an earlier point in life. If you are a widow yearning for connection to other widows and trying to understand how to navigate life, this podcast is for you. Created by Britany Rivera, who became a widow and solo-parent at the age of 31. Feeling alienated from the world and at a different point in her life than her friends and family, she created this podcast to bring young widows together and to let them know what they are feeling is “normal” in grief.
