How To Become More Confident After Losing Your Mom With Diane Langness

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08/14/19 • 29 min

Welcome to Life After Losing Mom With Kat Bonner. In this episode, we’re joined by, Diane Langness. On this episode, Diane shares how joining the military gave her confidence and how you can have more confidence in your life.

What To Listen For

Diane story of piecing together the facts about how her mother died in an accident.
How Diane and her sister were left to basically raise themselves.
The impact that seeing a woman in uniform had on Diane’s life.
How getting involved with other women who have lost their mom enabled Diane to realize she’s not alone.
How losing her mother at a young age played into Diane’s self-esteem growing up.
The idea that being kind to yourself is key to managing your grief.
Strategies for increasing your confidence.
How Diane remembers that her mom is always with her in spirit.

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What To Listen For

Diane story of piecing together the facts about how her mother died in an accident.
How Diane and her sister were left to basically raise themselves.
The impact that seeing a woman in uniform had on Diane’s life.
How getting involved with other women who have lost their mom enabled Diane to realize she’s not alone.
How losing her mother at a young age played into Diane’s self-esteem growing up.
The idea that being kind to yourself is key to managing your grief.
Strategies for increasing your confidence.
How Diane remembers that her mom is always with her in spirit.

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Diane On Facebook

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Understanding How Your Mom's Past Led To Her Demise With Deborah Morbeto

Welcome to Life After Losing Mom With Kat Bonner. In this episode, we’re joined by artist and mother, Deborah Morbeto.

What To Listen For

How Deborah’s mother passed suddenly.
How the element of surprise makes processing a traumatic event even more difficult.
Deborah’s mom’s fear of death and its role in her life.
How unhealthy relationships can take a toll on your health even when you’re physically healthy.
The oxygen mask metaphor for relationships and how that’s crucial in your relationships.
How Jada’s relationship with her mom evolved from tumultuous teenage years into a best friendship
The mixed messages that we receive in today’s culture.
How to be a woman in modern times.
Why it’s important for women to own property and a secure financial plan in place.
How hard it can be to watch someone spending money they don’t have to buy things that won’t bring them what they actually need.
The sense of loneliness and isolation you feel when you lose your only parent.
How losing your mom can feel like losing a limb.
How to process emotions through creativity and art.

Deborah lost her mom suddenly when she seemed to be in good physical health. But her mom wasn’t healthy emotionally and ultimately led to her demise. Deborah uses art and creativity to process her emotions and teaches others to do the same. How you process is up to you but it’s important to try and find an outlet or activity that works for you.

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Coping With Anxiety After Losing Your Mom With Stephanie Ragar

Welcome to Life After Losing Mom With Kat Bonner. In this episode, we’re joined by Stephanie Ragar. Stephanie shares how fighting her anxiety has changed her life.

What To Listen For

Stephanie’s mom’s sudden cancer diagnosis.
How keeping it together is actually Stephanie’s biggest downfall.
Anxiety’s role in Stephanie’s grief process.
How sometimes it can be challenging to talk with someone who doesn’t quite understand what you’re going through.
What to look for in a therapist.
The life-changing power of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR.)
How your body can know exactly what to do to get you through the grief process.
“Grief Triggers” and what to do about them.
There’s no right way or wrong way to grieve.
How grief can take its toll on your physical health.
Discussion about company grief policies.
The importance of sharing your grief story.

Stephanie is not alone in grieving the loss of her mom, but openness and sharing of her story helps give other women going through the same thing comfort and hope. Stephanie opens up about the hard reality of processing grief while dealing with anxiety, getting help, and the importance of sharing your story as a method of processing.

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