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Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between196. Complicated Grief and Trauma with Jeanette KoncikowskiJeanette Koncikowski has dedicated her career to helping survivors of trauma heal and thrive while teaching others how to support them best. With a background in psychology, education, and community development, and working now as a consultant and grief coach, Koncikowski has empowered countless people to tell their stories. She is the founder of Widowed Parent Project, an online resource for widowed parents. She has written and spoken extensively on parenting, complicated grief, family bereavement, and recovery from trauma.Website: widowedparentproject.comInstagram: @widowedparentprojecthttps://store.bookbaby.com/book/shipwrecked2Show...2025-04-1056 min
The Executor Help PodcastLove, Loss, and Legacy: A Path to Rebuilding Life!In this episode, David's is joined by Jeanette Koncikowski, a writer and advocate for widowed parents. Tune is as she shares her journey following the sudden loss of her husband due to a rare epilepsy-related illness. Jeanette shares her personal experiences from her memoir "Shipwrecked," detailing how she navigated the challenging terrain of grief while raising her two young daughters. Through this honest conversation, Jeanette reveals how vulnerability opened doors to new joys and relationships despite profound loss. Join us as we explore Jean...2024-10-2337 min
The Widowed Parent PodcastJeanette Koncikowski: ‘Shipwrecked’ by Widowed ParentingI had such a great discussion with Jeanette Koncikowski for this episode. We first talked five years ago, when Jeanette was my guest way back in episode 10. I invited her back now because she’s out with a brand-new book, Shipwrecked: A Memoir of Widowed Parenting and Life After Loss. It’s a “teaching memoir,” in which Jeanette both shares her family’s journey and explores themes, issues, and questions common to newly widowed parents. And like our last episode, this is a story where my guest had a complicated situation when their spouse died. Jeanette and her husban...2024-10-0945 min
The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss101 LOSS COUNTDOWN: 50 down, 51 to go#101. Another milestone reached! We've hit loss number 50 on our mission to explore 101 different types, meaning we only have 51 (!) to go. So we're just half an episode away from being halfway through all 101! In this episode we (Chris & Claire Sandys) pause briefly to discuss the last batch of losses, 41-50, and what nuggets of wisdom we've taken from each guest. We're loving every second of talking to others on this podcast, but we're also learning a lot about healthy ways to process our own grief, whether childlessness, pets, relatives, friends, health, or even just the day-to-day l...2024-04-0245 min
Widowhood Real Talk with TinaShipwrecked: A Widow’s Journey To Healing, Parenting, And Dating Again With Jeanette KoncikowskiGuilt can sometimes show up in grief. For Jeanette Koncikowski, being a widow brought up many realizations about the challenges that are often overlooked as we grieve our partners. We tend to look back and feel guilty and ashamed, thinking we aren’t good enough. In this conversation, Jeanette joins Tina Fornwald to lay bare her experiences and realizations when she lost her husband. When did she start being comfortable in the process of making choices on her own? How did she begin untangling the layers of guilt and shame? What does the healing process look like for a wi...2024-01-251h 02The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss 47/101: Loss through cumulative grief: Jeanette Koncikowski#086. We'll all face grief and loss, but what happens when big losses come one after another in quick succession? How do we grieve them when we're barely through one loss before another one hits us? This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss.Loss #47 of 101: Loss through cumulative griefIn this episode we're welcoming back Jeanette Koncikowski from Buffalo New York, who experienced five big losses in just over four years. ...2023-11-0748 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Parenting as a widowed parent (with Jeanette Koncikowski)#081. Let's Chat... how to find your way with parenting as a widow or widower. In these Let’s Chat episodes, I (Claire Sandys) chat one-to-one with a guest who has lived experience or expertise in a particular area of grief.Today I’m talking to Jeanette Koncikowski, a writer, consultant and grief advocate from Buffalo, New York. In 2014, when she was just 36 years old, Jeanette's husband - Mark - died very suddenly, leaving her with a nine-year-old and a five-year-old to parent. In the four years before this tragedy, Jeanette had also lost a se...2023-08-2958 min
Buffalo HealthCastUrban Agriculture, Food Contamination, and Food InsecurityJoin Master of Public Health students, Sarah Robinson and Leah Bargnesi, as they interview Dr. Prathima Nalam, Dr. Anna Paltseva, and Jeanette Koncikowski on their joint project tackling lead contamination in urban soil. These three experts are working together to use natural resources like mycelium, the root-like structure of a fungus, to absorb lead contamination and make urban gardening and farming safe in the Buffalo community. Dr. Prathima Nalam, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Design and Innovation in University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on tribology, sof...2023-02-0248 min
Just a Widow TalkRemarried widow Jeanette Koncikowski of NY: "The other side of the grief coin is joy, and we deserve to have it."Re-married widow Jeanette Koncikowski of Buffalo, New York is currently authoring a grief handbook that she wishes she had when her husband, Dr. Mark Koncikowski, died in 2014. "You've got to be able to own your story and get OK with who you are, what's happened and what you lost."2022-12-0247 min
The Widowed Parent PodcastWriter & Widowed Parent Jeanette Koncikowski on Re-partnering After Loss“It really is about trusting yourself. Trusting your kids. Absolutely get professional help. Get community around you. Whittle down your life to the most essential components if you can. Insulate yourself in a way that prioritizes your time, prioritizes your healing. I think those are the things that I’ve taken most away from this. Be authentic, be kind to yourself, give yourself a lot of grace.” ~ Writer & widowed parent Jeanette Koncikowski on re-partnering after loss I had a great discussion with Jeanette Koncikowski for this episode. Jeanette is a writer and is a widowed parent...2019-01-2355 min