Rebuilding a joyful life - Megan Daley

What do you do when your world shatters, but your children still need bedtime stories and packed lunches?Megan Daley is an award-winning teacher librarian, author, podcaster, and mother who shares the layered grief of losing her brother, her aunt, and then her husband Dan.She takes us inside those early days of parenting through heartbreak, how stories helped her daughters process loss, and why she believes books hold a unique power in navigating the unimaginable.This is an episode about blending families after loss, and what it means to hold space for grief while still leaning into joy and rebuilding a joyful life.Together, Caroline and Megan chat about:Parenting through the early daysCompounding grief and carrying the weight of othersThe role of language, love and storyThe power of children’s books in the grief spaceMeeting someone new and blending familiesRebuilding a joyful lifeQuote that resonates with Megan “Moving on as a concept is for stupid people, because any sensible person knows grief is a long-term project. I refuse to rush. The pain that is thrust upon us, let no man slow or speed or fix”  LinksMegan’s blog on grief, widowhood and books: megandaley.com.au/grief-widowhood-and-books Megan on Instagram: @childrensbooksdailyMegan’s books: Raising Readers and Teacher, TeacherAbout The Widow DiariesA podcast that holds space for the often-unspoken stories of grief, love, and life after loss - especially for those widowed young. Hosted by journalist and widow Caroline Winter and brought to you by First Light Widowed Support. This is The Widow Diaries: Where no story is the same – and every story matters.LinksLearn more about First Light Widowed SupportFollow First Light on InstagramLike First Light on FacebookConnect with First Light on LinkedInConnect with Caroline Winter on LinkedIn