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The Wright Life-A Widow’s Diary
by Mandie Wright
In an attempt to process all the feelings, this podcast documents my new widowhood journey. No advice from this widow! I’m brand new to the neighborhood. Just a glimpse into what my journey looks like as I navigate grief and trauma, my faith, parenting teens, finances, helping to run an inherited family business, and self-care, because after all of that, I need some self-care. This is my widowhood journey, the good, bad, ugly, and hopefully funny. I like funny, too.
Episodes
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The Habit of Gratitude
I’m late to the game here. Also, apparently, I’m entitled and lazy. Awesome! This past year I put into place a new habit of gratitude. In this episode I share the why, the how, the what, and the top 5 things I learned from taking a 30 day challenge of writing down what I was thankful for. What...
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Well, That Escalated Quickly!
We’re only one episode into season two, and I’m already diving headfirst into my “next”! Just a few days after recording episode one, “next” started pushing and nudging its way into my heart. What started as one small step became several small steps, and BOOM! There was “next”. In this episode I...
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It’s Chapter 2!!
There was this point when I was first putting together this podcast that I thought, “I wonder if I’ll ever graduate to having a ‘Season 2’?” Then, this summer, as I took some time to work through a season of busyness and lots of change, I wondered if I’d ever record another episode. Too much had...
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Episode 22: Widow’s Retreat Part 2
Who knew my last episode on the Never Alone Widow’s Retreat would need a part 2?! Well, here we are. In Part 2, I get to follow up with all the ways your prayers were answered and so much more. This retreat was one of the best things I have ever done, and I can’t believe I almost didn’t go! I…
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Episode 21: It’s Retreat Time!
Let me tell you a little story about a widow who was super excited about attending her first widows retreat. For many months she felt so excited to have a retreat to go to, on the beach no less, where she could work through emotions, learn new strategies, gather resources, and build new…
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Episode 20: Father’s Day 2021
Short and straight to the point. All the things I want my kids to remember about their dad. This is such a hard day for those without a dad or for dads that are without their kids. Lanie and Pax, I hope this episode sparks memories of who your dad was and how loved you are by him yesterday, today...
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Episode 19: Self Care
It’s a buzz word, for sure! The term “Self Care” has so many types of meanings or definitions. Just ask around! It can be anything from getting your nails done regularly, to starting a diet, or even doing intensive therapy. After losing Scott, I learned I had to redefine the term self care for...
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Monthly Wrap-Up: April 2021
Yes, I know it’s almost the end of May and I am just now publishing this episode. Yikes!!! Life! In this wrap-up, I talk about feeling ready for new things, a yard clean-up project gone right, Covid in the house, and volleyball. Always volleyball. Plus, I’ll share my good reads, favorite music of...
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Episode 17: Words. They are hard.
Don’t you just love a good foot in your mouth moment? How about when someone you care about is grieving and you learn that something you said, which was intended to helpful and encouraging, was actually not. Ugh!!! Words are so hard! Our hearts intend to do good and our words come out and mess...
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Monthly Wrap Up: March 2021
It’s time for another monthly wrap up! It was hard to not make this all about Maui, since I spent a third of the month there, but I still had some content left in me! Besides Maui, we had volleyball, Doctor’s appointments, and a birthday thrown in. Additionally, with some time between the trip…
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Episode 15: With Love From Maui
Do you love going through other people’s family scrapbooks? How about other families’ home movies? No? Well, this episode is right along the same idea. This is a recap of our family trip to Maui. I wanted a really fun way to document this important family vacation, and decided it would be fun to...
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Monthly Wrap-up: February 2021
Whew! We made to to the end of the month! February was a bit rough for me, but there were some very sweet silver linings. From traveling to injuries, dreams and reminiscing about Maui, this episode covers the whole gamut of what made up the month of February for me. Themes for the month were love...
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Have (No) Husband, Will Travel
I quickly realized that I had no travel experience after Scott died. I mean, I had traveled places, quite a few places actually, but never really alone. I had no idea all that went into traveling because, despite my deeply ingrained planning and organizing type “A” personality, I always left all...
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Monthly Wrap-Up: January 2021
It’s time to wrap up all the things January had to offer the Wright Family. We celebrated holidays, a birthday, and big wins. I navigate (again) the double edge sword of happiness and joy combined with grief and knowing all Scott is missing. I also share my word of the year and my favorite reads,...
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Episode 11: The Unofficial Official Diagnosis
I decided it’s finally time to start talking about the unofficial official diagnosis we got from Scott’s brain study, done by doctors at Mt Sinai in the Brain Injury Research Center. I’ve been sitting on this diagnosis for weeks, but have been unable to process through the heavy emotions of...
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End of the Month Wrap-Up: December 2020
It’s time to wrap up December! Adulting, serving, finals, holidays, and a holiday vacation! We crammed a lot into 1 month. I also explore living in an “and” emotionally. December brings a lot of joy and hope AND painful, empty moments. Additionally, I share my favorite reads, songs, and verses as...
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Episode 9: Grief and the Holidays
This episode is a little different than what I have previously put out. All those times I’ve said I’m not an expert are still true, but I learned some super helpful tips from a recent seminar put on by Griefshare called Surviving the Holidays. And when I learn something cool and helpful, I like…
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The November 2020 Wrap Up
I’m trying something new and I’m kinda excited about it! My monthly wrap-up episodes will do exactly as they say, wrap up our month! The highs, the lows, most memorable, things we wish we could forget, what we’re working on and though. Maybe someone is dating? Is it possible to do all the things...
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Episode 7: Solo Parenting During a Pandemic
Are you all so over it already? This pandemic? Me too!!! Ugh! However, parenting during a pandemic, and doing it alone, is part of my widow’s journey. Maybe talking about Covid is so annoying to you that you’d prefer to skip right to the end in which I summarize the whole episode for you in a few...
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Episode 6: A Letter to Scott, 1 year later
In this episode I reflect back on the one year anniversary of losing my Scott by reading him a letter. The letter is all the things I wish I could tell him if I had the chance. Sure, the list of things he’s missed is long, and my emotions run high, but this is real life, and where I’m really at...
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Grief. What’s the deal?
Now that I’ve shared our WHOLE story, I wanted to start documenting where I’m at today with my journey. First up: grief! What is it? Why does it keep coming back? Will it ever leave? How do I manage it so I can still be a productive human? Also, I get real about areas I am not handling so well.
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Our Story: The final chapter...or not
This is the third and final installment of our story. While it does wrap up on Scott’s last day with us, there’s just no way to wrap up this story with a pretty bow. So I don’t. It’s messy, emotional, and raw, and I left it that way because it’s genuine.
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Introductions: Part Deux
I’m about to cover some serious ground. In part 2, I cover over 20 years! Everything from how I met Scott, when we got married, starting a family, and his CTE diagnosis. It’s all here in one brief episode lol. Hang tight! I really tried to not make this like you’re looking through a stranger’s...
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It’s all about me! Not really...but...
Since I’m driving this crazy emotional train, in my very first episode, I thought it might be helpful for me to share a little bit about me! I mean 30 minutes is just a little bit, right? I’ll share why this Enneagram 6, INFJ, cookie loving, Forever Summer Girl decided to start a podcast about…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In an attempt to process all the feelings, this podcast documents my new widowhood journey. No advice from this widow! I’m brand new to the neighborhood. Just a glimpse into what my journey looks like as I navigate grief and trauma, my faith, parenting teens, finances, helping to run an inherited family business, and self-care, because after all of that, I need some self-care. This is my widowhood journey, the good, bad, ugly, and hopefully funny. I like funny, too.
HOSTED BY
Mandie Wright
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In an attempt to process all the feelings, this podcast documents my new widowhood journey. No advice from this widow! I’m brand new to the neighborhood. Just a glimpse into what my journey looks like as I navigate grief and trauma, my faith, parenting teens, finances, helping to run an inherited...
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