Parenting Children After the Loss of a Spouse with Jenny Lisk of The Widowed Parent Podcast
05/21/20 • 42 min
In today’s episode, we are talking with Jenny Lisk, who lost her husband 5 years ago, leaving her to raise their two children on her own. Jenny shares the heartbreaking story of the loss of her husband and how it led to starting her podcast. The gap she found while looking for resources for her children to work through their grief is what inspired her to take action.
On her podcast, Jenny interviews experts, widowed parents, and adults who lost a parent as a child. She describes her approach to the show and what kind of preparation and research she does before each episode.
Our conversation transitions into talking about the charity Jenny supports, the National Alliance for Grieving Children, what they do, and how you can help.
We wrap up with Jenny giving some advice about why building a community and nurturing it is such a critical piece when starting a podcast.
Key Topics:
· Jenny tells her story of personal loss (1:30)
· The reason Jenny started her podcast (07:21)
· Resources that are available during the pandemic (10:33)
· The moment Jenny decided to start a podcast (12:23)
· Jenny’s approach to her podcast (17:30)
· The research Jenny did before launching her podcast (23:42)
· Jenny’s #1 tip for good interviews (28:44)
· The charity Jenny supports, what they do, and why they are a great organization to support (31:30)
· Jenny’s advice to anyone who is looking to start a podcast and how building a community is such a critical piece (35:02)
Website:
Resources from Jenny
Not sure where to start? Start here.
Join monthly discussion group.
Help spread the word! Request printed or electronic flyers.
What I’ve Learned About Widowed Parenting: jennylisk.com/top10 (Free Download)
How to be Helpful: Tips for Allies of Widowed Families: jennylisk.com/allies (Free Download)
Link to Podcast:
Apple – podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-widowed-parent-podcast/id1443655451
Google – https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWRvd2VkcGFyZW50LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/06nALt3LU2F50E8DHA8d3i?si=AqpQA3lITA2m3ARdY2BtpA
Main – https://www.jennylisk.com/podcast-main
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/liskjenny
https://www.instagram.com/liskjenny/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLJx_DkUauDWnrVguSL_jw
https://www.linkedin.com/in/liskjenny/
https://www.pinterest.com/liskjenny/
Support Jenny's Favorite Cause
National Alliance for Grieving Children - childrengrieve.org
DONATE Link: https://childrengrieve.org/donate
Thanks for Listening!
In today’s episode, we are talking with Jenny Lisk, who lost her husband 5 years ago, leaving her to raise their two children on her own. Jenny shares the heartbreaking story of the loss of her husband and how it led to starting her podcast. The gap she found while looking for resources for her children to work through their grief is what inspired her to take action.
On her podcast, Jenny interviews experts, widowed parents, and adults who lost a parent as a child. She describes her approach to the show and what kind of preparation and research she does before each episode.
Our conversation transitions into talking about the charity Jenny supports, the National Alliance for Grieving Children, what they do, and how you can help.
We wrap up with Jenny giving some advice about why building a community and nurturing it is such a critical piece when starting a podcast.
Key Topics:
· Jenny tells her story of personal loss (1:30)
· The reason Jenny started her podcast (07:21)
· Resources that are available during the pandemic (10:33)
· The moment Jenny decided to start a podcast (12:23)
· Jenny’s approach to her podcast (17:30)
· The research Jenny did before launching her podcast (23:42)
· Jenny’s #1 tip for good interviews (28:44)
· The charity Jenny supports, what they do, and why they are a great organization to support (31:30)
· Jenny’s advice to anyone who is looking to start a podcast and how building a community is such a critical piece (35:02)
Website:
Resources from Jenny
Not sure where to start? Start here.
Join monthly discussion group.
Help spread the word! Request printed or electronic flyers.
What I’ve Learned About Widowed Parenting: jennylisk.com/top10 (Free Download)
How to be Helpful: Tips for Allies of Widowed Families: jennylisk.com/allies (Free Download)
Link to Podcast:
Apple – podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-widowed-parent-podcast/id1443655451
Google – https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWRvd2VkcGFyZW50LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/06nALt3LU2F50E8DHA8d3i?si=AqpQA3lITA2m3ARdY2BtpA
Main – https://www.jennylisk.com/podcast-main
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/liskjenny
https://www.instagram.com/liskjenny/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLJx_DkUauDWnrVguSL_jw
https://www.linkedin.com/in/liskjenny/
https://www.pinterest.com/liskjenny/
Support Jenny's Favorite Cause
National Alliance for Grieving Children - childrengrieve.org
DONATE Link: https://childrengrieve.org/donate
Thanks for Listening!
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David All is the creator of Belly of the Beast Life Stories, a podcast that tells the stories of a person’s personal transformation story.
David explains to us why he started his podcast and why he finds the personal stories of transformation on his podcast so fascinating. He goes on to tell us the story of his own personal transformation in his career and how he came up with the name, Belly of the Beast and Beyond the Belly. We also find out why he decided to format his show in Seasons and what advice he as for those looking to start their own podcasts.
The conversation shifts to why he supports Peace4kids.org, what they do and how they help children in foster care, even during this global pandemic.
We wrap up the show with David announcing a new workshop where he’s helping people who have already found their calling, tell the story of how they got there.
Key Topics:
· David explains why he decided to start his podcast (1:30)
· David opens up about his career before starting his podcast (4:00)
· Where the name Belly of the Beast came from (6:47)
· The story of David’s personal transformation (9:11)
· Why David decided to format his show with Seasons (11:48)
· David offers advice to anyone who may want to start a podcast (14:50)
· What David’s other podcast, Beyond the Belly is about (18:00)
· David explains the best way to get acclimated with his work (20:30)
· David tells us about his cause, Peace4Kids.org (22:49)
· We find out about a workshop David is hosting, helping people tell their own stories (25:00)
Website:
Link to Podcast:
Apple –
Belly of the Beast Life Stories - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/belly-of-the-beast-life-stories/id1476989899
Beyond the Belly - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-belly/id1502783451
Social Media:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inourbelly
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inourbelly/
https://www.instagram.com/davidall/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/inourbelly
Donation Link: https://www.peace4kids.org/donate
Underbelly workshops - https://inourbelly.com/underbelly/
Thanks for Listening!
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Helping Veteran Fathers Reconnect to Their Families with Ben Killoy of the Military Veteran Dad Podcast
In today’s episode, I’m talking with Ben Killoy. After joining the Marine Corps straight out of high school, Ben tells us about his time in the service and what happened in the 10 years following that led him to start his podcast.
Ben goes on to discuss where the disconnect is for Dads when they come home and how this affect’s their families. He stresses the importance of working through the emotions they feel instead of suppressing them. In his podcast, Ben gives words to feelings that are not being processed by Veteran Dad’s, helping them to come home emotionally as well as physically.
We also talk about the evolution of Ben’s podcast and how he’s changed the format up over time to more effectively get his message heard.
We finish up our discussion with details about the charity Ben supports, Angels of America’s Fallen, an organization that helps support the children of our fallen heroes.
Key Topics:
· Ben talks about his time in the Marine Corps (2:15)
· What happened to Ben in the 10 years after re-entering the civilian world (4:05)
· Ben describes the moment he decided he wanted to do something more with his life (5:48)
· The disconnect Dads experience when they come home (8:49)
· Ben talks about the format of his podcast and how it’s changed over time (12:13)
· What the impact has been from starting Facebook Live videos (16:36)
· The biggest lessons Ben has learned about launching a podcast (19:05)
· Ben tells us about the charity he’s supporting, Angels of America’s Fallen (22:40)
Website:
https://www.militaryveterandad.com/
Link to Podcast:
Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-military-veteran-dad-podcast/id1448127126
Google – https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9taWxpdGFyeXZldGVyYW5kYWQubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2I1mwoZ0VaR9tLdCwwxsg2
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/militaryveterandad
https://www.instagram.com/ben_killoy
Support Ben's Cause
Angels of America’s Fallen - https://aoafallen.org/
DONATE Link: https://aoafallen.salsalabs.org/donate/index.html
Thanks for Listening!
Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at [email protected].
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