Podcasts religion Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life Podcast Donna Kendrick: When She Eventually Learned That She Was Able To Successfully Handle The Incredible Challenges That Had Come Into Her Life After The Sudden, Traumatic Loss Of Her Husband To Suicide, She Recreated Her Career So That She Could Help Families Survive Widowhood With Their Heart, Soul, And Finances Intact

Donna Kendrick: When She Eventually Learned That She Was Able To Successfully Handle The Incredible Challenges That Had Come Into Her Life After The Sudden, Traumatic Loss Of Her Husband To Suicide, She Recreated Her Career So That She Could Help Families Survive Widowhood With Their Heart, Soul, And Finances Intact

Published: June 28, 2023, 10 a.m.

Donna Kendrick is a certified financial planner practitioner, a Grief Recovery Method Specialist, and the author of the Amazon #1 bestseller titled \u201cA Guide to Widowhood: Navigating the First Three Years\u201d, which provides a financial roadmap to surviving the first three years of widowhood with a person\u2019s heart, soul, and finances intact.


In 2013, at age 40, Donna lost her husband of 13 years, who had taken his own life. Although she was educated, smart, organized, and financially savvy, Donna was emotionally crushed. She spent the next few years pulling herself together and raising her three young children.


When she eventually learned that she was able to successfully handle the incredible challenges that had come into her life, Donna recreated her career so that she could help men and women in widowhood make the right financial decisions to feel empowered, smart, and in control.


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU\u2019LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

  • Donna\u2019s transformative journey as she learned to stand on her own two feet.
  • How the Grief Recovery method helped Donna to heal her huge heartbreak.
  • Why it is important for a widowed, grieving person to get support from professionals for those most difficult moments and decisions.
  • The journey of forgiveness Donna experienced during the third year after Greg transitioned.


SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS DONNA:

  • What kinds of helpful support did you receive during your grieving process?
  • Why do you state in your book that an often overlooked yet important part of coping with the financial challenges of widowhood is organizing documents?
  • What are the stages of financial decisions in widowhood?