Author Kristin Meekhof Reflects on Losing Her Dad at Age 5

I had such a great discussion with Kristin Meekhof for this episode. Kristin is an author, and I invited her on the show because she is both widowed herself and is someone who lost a parent at a young age. Plus, this week we have a giveaway, where one lucky winner will get signed copies of both Kristin’s book, A Widow’s Guide to Healing, and my own book, Future Widow. If you’re listening around the time this episode is released, you can enter now through June 11, 2022, at jennylisk.com/giveaway. Some topics Kristin and I discuss include: Being born in Korea and adopted by an American family as an infant; Growing up with her dad having cancer; Her dad dying when she was almost 5 years old; That first time her class was making Father’s Day cards; Her mom getting remarried when she was seven, and being adopted by her step-dad; Having her last name change to her step-dad’s name, which was her third last name as a young child; How disorienting and damaging it was for her as a child that her mother refused to talk her father’s death; Getting to know her father through her uncle and grandmother; Being afraid as a child that her mother would die, too; Her own husband dying of cancer when she was 33, and how isolating this experience was; Why she decided to interview over 100 widowed people and write a book for newly widowed people; and Why sharing our stories is so important to our healing. I hope you enjoy my discussion with Kristin Meekhof. -=-=-=-=- Thank you sponsors & partners: Grief Coach - Grief support text messaging service. Tips and support delivered all year long, personalized based on your loss. Listeners get $10 off: https://grief.coach/jennylisk/ BetterHelp - Talk with a licensed, professional therapist online. Get 10% off your first month: betterhelp.com/widowedparent Support the show - Buy Me a Coffee -=-=-=-=-