The Widow's Collective
The Widow’s Collective is where grief meets hope, healing, and community. Hosted by grief coach and widow, Lauren Lentz, each episode offers tender reflections, real conversations, and practical tools to help you navigate life after loss. Whether you’re in the depths of early grief or learning to reimagine your life in the “after,” you’ll find a gentle space to land here — one that honors your story, your pace, and your humanity.
The Widow's Collective
Latest Episodes
Episode 30: The Quiet Ways Suffering Takes Root in Widowhood
In this episode…I explore why suffering becomes such a common (and often misunderstood) part of widowhood and early grief and how it can quietly take root not just as pain, but as meaning, identity, and even connection.This...
Episode 29: When You May Look Okay… But You’re Not
Episode Description:There’s a moment in grief when the outside world begins to respond to you differently.You’re getting out of bed.You’re showing up for your kids.You’re going to work, answering messages, maybe eve...
Episode 28: If I Could Sit Beside The Version of Me That Was Newly Widowed… This Is What I Would Say
In this deeply personal episode, I slow things down and return to the earliest version of myself: the one who had just lost Kevin, the one who didn’t know how she would survive.After sharing a post that resonated deeply within the widow ...
Episode 27: When Grief Feels Like 10 Steps Forward… and 20 Steps Back
In this episode of The Widow’s Collective Podcast, Lauren explores one of the most confusing and challenging aspects of grief: the feeling of taking steps forward only to be pulled back by unexpected waves of pain.If you’ve ever...
Episode 26: Kevin's Birthday...And The Weight Milestones Still Carry
In this episode of The Widow’s Collective Podcast, I share a personal reflection on Kevin’s birthday — what would have been his 43rd — and explore why certain milestone days in grief never quite lose their weight.Grief doesn’t f...