The Widow Podcast

About The Widow Podcast

The Widow Podcast is for people experiencing the loss of a life partner, who are looking for hope and support whilst navigating their way through this traumatic life event. If you're feeling stressed, anxious, confused, as if you're just existing day by day or you've felt isolated, disconnected and lonely in widowhood and want to find ways to manage your grief more positively, this podcast is for you. Hosted by Karen Sutton, The Widow Coach, widow and mum. She'll share the emotional and practical ways to come through the trauma and take steps to begin to thrive. This is the show for you to learn how to accept your emotions, gain a sense of hope and give yourself permission to create a life of peace and balance. You'll discover coping strategies and personal development tools that take you from those dark places to much brighter days. We understand your grieving process and the pressures of bereavement here at The Widow Podcast.

Publisher

Karen Sutton

Category

education · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jul 2021

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

44 of 156 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Grief Is So Much More Than Sadness

   Host Karen Sutton interviews holistic grief expert Rachel Hart-Phillips about navigating profound loss and understanding grief beyond mere sadness.

2. 

   21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Have My Friends Disappeared? When Grief Changes Everyone Around You

   Host Karen Sutton explores how grief reshapes friendships and offers insights into navigating changed relationships after losing a life partner.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   They Never Found Him: Rosie Moss on Grief Without a Body

   Host Karen Sutton interviews author Rosie Moss about navigating grief without a body and finding strength after sudden loss.

Inside a recent episode

Grief Is So Much More Than Sadness

Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It is. Like, you know, when you work with clients as well and they say that you've helped them and things, but it's not us. It's them, isn't it? It is. It's all about the mindset. Yeah. Yeah. You know, when you are in those early dark pits of grief, you know, you don't have hope, you can't see what the future's going to look like, but if there's even just like a tiny spark of something that knows you're going to be okay or that you can be okay, then you've got to cling on to that. Yeah. And again, that's not, you've got to stay positive, it's the opposite of that really. It's like you've got to accept that, you know, you're going to be in the dark places, but know that you can get out of them eventually. […]

Who has been a guest on The Widow Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rachel Hart-Phillips
• Rosie Moss
• Debbie Dawson
• Orla Blackburn
• Sam Southern

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

180,153

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

145 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

131 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

93

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Books guests

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