309. Bonds of Love and Loss: Sharing Widowhood with Dad. Debbie Weiss

Published: May 8, 2023, 11:21 p.m.

b"How could widowhood happen to both Debbie Weiss and her dad? \\xa0What are tips for dating midlife? \\xa0Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.\\nDebbie got a masters degree in fine arts at 56! \\xa0She\\u2019s is a lawyer turned writer, and has a special bond with her dad too!\\xa0\\nHer essays have been published in The New York Times, Huffington Post, Woman\\u2019s Day, Elle Decor, Good Housekeeping, and Reader\\u2019s Digest.\\nHer blog The Hungover Widow offers empathy to those who find themselves alone middle age.\\nDebbie Weiss is a former attorney who earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from Saint Mary\\u2019s College of California in 2020. A native of the Bay Area, she turned to writing after George, her husband and partner of more than three decades, died of cancer in April 2013, and she found herself single and living alone for the first time in her life. Weiss\\u2019s essays have been published in The New York Times's \\u201cModern Love\\u201d column, HuffPost, Woman\\u2019s Day, Good Housekeeping, Elle D\\xe9cor, and Reader\\u2019s Digest, among other publications. She lives in Benicia, CA with her second life partner, Randal.\\nConnect with Debbie:\\nFacebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/debbieweissauthor/\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbie_weiss_author/\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/DWeissWriter\\nWebsite: https://thehungoverwidow.com/\\nPurchase \\u201cAvailable As Is\\u201d:\\nGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1324017.Debbie_Weiss\\nAmazon:\\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Available-As-Midlife-Widows-Search/dp/164742237X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JLADG9KGH13C&keywords=available+as+is+debbie+weiss&qid=1665773224&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjkxIiwicXNhIjoiMC4zNiIsInFzcCI6IjAuNTEifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=available+as+is%2Caps%2C255&sr=8-1\\n\\xa0\\nRonit Plank episode mentioned\\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-the-themes-in-your-story-featuring-debbie-weiss/id1612365112?i=1000604083470\\nHuffington Post article\\nhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/husband-32-years-widow-grief_n_641866eae4b0fef1524533ed\\n\\xa0\\nConnect with Reena\\nbettercalldaddy.com\\nlinkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts\\ntwitter.com/reenareena\\ninstagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts\\ninstagram.com/bettercalldaddypodcast\\n\\xa0\\nRatings and reviews make our day!\\xa0\\nSubscribe and let us know what you like and who we should have on!\\nratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy\\npodchaser.com/bettercalldaddy"