Imagine being thrown into the depths of grief and coming out the other side with a heart that’s not just healed, but stronger than ever. Today’s guest, Susan Peters, shares her transformative journey from heartbreak to hope. After the sudden loss of her beloved husband, Susan embarked on a path that not only helped her reconnect with her heart but also led her to embrace new dreams and a deeper purpose. In this heartfelt conversation, she shares lessons on how heartbreak can be a gateway to greater strength, resilience, and authenticity. Whether you’re navigating grief or simply seeking a fresh perspective on life’s challenges, Susan’s wisdom and courage will guide you toward embracing your own heart’s journey. Stay tuned for an enlightening discussion on how to transform loss into an opportunity for profound personal growth. I am sharing my experience of loving the same man for 32 years, a mother to two adult children, a retired military officer, a breast cancer survivor, and my connections with others.  Anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts should reach out to a suicide hotline or local emergency number in their country: Psychology Today Suicide Hotlines and Prevention Resources Around the World. — Watch the episode here   Listen to the podcast here   The Miracle Of Marrying My Heart: A Journey From Heartbreak To Hope With Susan Peters Hello, Widowhood. Our guest is Ms. Susan Peters. She is going to share with you from her heart. The lessons that she has learned are going to be vital to your own healing journey. The ability to go from someone who may have been shy to brave, the steps in healing, and the interesting facts of how our heart breaks and light coming in make us stronger. Allow me to share a little bit of Susan’s bio with you. After an unexpected and devastating loss of her beloved husband, John, Susan began a transformational journey of the heart to move through her grief. She discovered how creating new dreams, helping bring her heart back into wholeness, and authentic connections allowed her to embrace the fullness of life. She hopes to inspire others to reconnect more deeply with their own heart and loss, thus giving them a chance to discover their new identity by opening up to the possibilities of new dreams so they will be able to live out their authentic purpose. She is in love with the life she has chosen and truly believes that connecting with the depths of her own heart and each other will transform the world. Let’s get into this conversation, and you can purchase Susan’s book. Hello, Susan. Welcome to the Widowhood. Thanks, Tina. I’m so glad to be here with you. When you hear, “Welcome to the Widowhood,” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Reframing Widowhood As Bravery To tell you the truth, when I first heard the term widow, I did not like it at all. If you had said to me, “Welcome to the widowhood,” when I was first in loss, I would have been like, “I don’t like that.” I learned from Emily Tanner in the Brave Widow that widow is a brave word. Widows are brave. Widows step forward. They have to step into a lot of different things that they didn’t want to and didn’t have a choice to. Once she said that, it switched something in my brain to say that being a widow is honorable. It’s not fun, and it’s not where you want to be. You don’t wish it upon anybody, but it’s also honorable. It also gives us a chance to step forward and share with others to see that we can help and support each other through something very difficult, and we can get through it together.     There’s a lot there. Thank you for sharing that. I don’t know anybody who liked hearing the word widow. I remember we were taking care of some paperwork shortly after my husband passed, and the person that I was working with had this big computer screen. They shifted it and said “Marital status” and clicked “Widow.” I don’t know if it had been 48 hours. It felt like somebody had ripped my heart out. It was like, “That’s what I am now.” I wanted to tell him, “Don’t check that,” but he had to. Your brain is just settling. I would agree with the concept of the brave widow. I would also go so far as to say that I believe widows should be celebrated. We completed our marriage vows. The amount of knowledge and wisdom. No matter if the marriage was good or bad, you learn something from sticking to that and could benefit other people who are newly married or maybe have been married for a while. It is difficult. It is sad, but there is something very powerful about who we have become in this process. You talked about the Brave Widow. I think you and Emily’s podcast is going to air very close to each other. Tell us about your connection with Emily in the Brave Widow community.     Emily was on a summit with someone else whom I had become friends with because she was in Canada, and her husband had died. She started creating summits to help people get over their grief. Emily happened to be her guest. I joined in some of her Brave Widow things. One of the very early ones is when she had told me that being a widow is brave. Ever since then, I was like, “I love this woman.” She was the one who gave me my chance to be on my first podcast. She got me started on that. It’s interesting because our story connected between our meetings, and we got to share a lot online and share our stories. Somehow, we connected. She gave me opportunities to step forward. I was grateful for those opportunities to share my voice and to share