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Widowhood is hard... Grief Essentials makes it easier.

Expert guidance.
Practical tools.
Live coaching.
A community of widows who understand.

August 4 – September 22
Tuesdays 12:30–1:30 Central

This might sound familiar…

People keep telling you “They’re in a better place,” and “Just stay busy because time heals.”

But those words don't make you feel any better

You feel like you're riding an emotional roller coaster and had no idea grief would be so exhausting

And now you're left figuring out how to pick up the pieces and keep going

You're starting to realize that what you thought you knew about grief doesn't seem to be helping

And you're wishing someone would just hand you a step-by-step guide

Plus, the person you'd normally go to for support isn't here anymore...

And the only thing worse than navigating widowhood with outdated information… is trying to do it alone.

When I became a widow, I learned that while widowhood is hard, the right information, support and tools make it so much easier.

Unfortunately, we live in a grief illiterate world and even most of the well-meaning people trying to help us are still operating on outdated grief theories (ahem, 5 Stages of Grief, anyone?).

In fact, it’s a pretty sure bet that most advice you’re getting is actually making widowhood harder instead of easier.

And even if you wanted to invest time and effort to learn about it on your own, it can be difficult to get accurate information, let alone figure out which tools actually help.

Plus there’s Widow Fog (if you know, you know) which can make reading and remembering what you’ve read tough to do.

Sadly, most online searches lead to depressing stories about widows who are years out and still crying everyday.

And finding the right community can be difficult when most of what’s out there is faith-based or not specifically made for widows, let alone widows who are in the same phase of grief.

So, you put one foot in front of the other, hope that time will heal, and try to distract yourself from the emotional roller coaster you’re riding with food, work, wine, social media or sleep… all the while wondering if you’ll ever feel like yourself again.

If even a tiny portion of this sounds familiar, I want you to know that you’re not alone, none of this is your fault and there is an easier way.

You're invited to join Grief Essentials...

Grief Essentials is an 8-week program designed specifically for widows. Whether your partner died weeks ago or years ago, you’ll find the guidance, coaching, practical tools, and supportive community you need to make widowhood easier.

This isn’t another support group where you simply listen to other people talk about their pain. And it’s not therapy that requires weekly appointments around an already overwhelming life.

It’s expert, widow-specific guidance… practical tools that actually help… live coaching… and a community of women who truly understand what you’re experiencing… available whenever you need it.

After 8 weeks together, you’ll feel calmer, more capable, and more confident as you navigate widowhood.

I'M KRISTA ST-GERMAIN...

After my husband Hugo was killed by a drunk driver when I was 40, I quickly realized everything I thought I knew about loss was either outdated, unhelpful or both. And the well meaning advice I was getting from friends and family left me feeling lonely and frustrated.

Unfortunately I had to boot strap my way through grief the hard way and didn’t learn the tools I now teach until much later. It’s now my mission to help make widowhood easier by giving you the information, tools, and support I wish I’d had. And since 2018, I’ve supported thousands of widows, in all stages, through my grief coaching and support programs.

Grief Essentials is different because it’s widow-specific, evidence-based, practical, and created by someone who’s both a widow and a professional grief coach.

— Krista St-Germain

You'll get:

HOW GRIEF ESSENTIALS WORKS

Grief Essentials gives you the three things that make widowhood easier: expert guidance, practical tools, and a community of widows who understand.

Step 1: Reserve Your Spot

Enrollment is limited to 15 women to ensure everyone has the opportunity to be coached and receive personal support.

Step 2: Watch the Lessons

Each lesson gives you clear information and practical tools you can use immediately.

Step 3: Get Coaching Support on Live Calls or in our Online Coaching Space

Join any of the live coaching calls over 8 weeks (Tuesdays from 12:30 - 1:30pm Central via Zoom August 4th - Sept 22nd) to get support on your specific challenges, ask questions, and connect with other widows. You can also post for support in our online coaching space whenever you need it.

The result: You’ll have everything you need to feel more confident about navigating widowhood – accurate information, proven tools, and people who actually understand.

First, you’ll understand what’s happening in your brain and body so your experience finally makes sense. You’ll learn what’s normal in grief, why so much common advice makes widowhood harder, and what actually helps.

Next, you’ll learn simple nervous system tools that help big emotions move through you with less suffering and more ease. You’ll feel calmer, more confident, and less anxious about what’s ahead.

As the program continues, you’ll learn practical ways to navigate everything from unexpected waves of grief to difficult conversations, hard decisions, and the challenges that come with rebuilding life after loss.

You’ll learn how to support yourself so you feel calmer, more grounded, and more confident. You’ll also learn how to ask for and receive the help you need, even when you’re not exactly sure what that is.

Together, we’ll create a plan that helps you take care of yourself first, because widowhood is a marathon, not a sprint. Once you’re caring for yourself consistently, you’ll be better able to care for the people you love.

By the time you finish Grief Essentials, widowhood won’t feel easy… but it will feel so much easier because you’ll understand what’s happening, know what helps, and have the confidence to keep moving forward.

Grief Essentials provides accurate information, proven tools and expert guidance that make widowhood easier.

You’ll feel more calm, capable and steady once you understand:

what’s included in..

Get personal support with what you’re facing
Join 8 live coaching calls where you can bring your specific challenges, ask questions, and get coached in real time. You’ll also be alongside other widows who understand, which means you won’t have to carry this alone. All calls are recorded, so you can come back to them anytime. Live calls will be held on Tuesdays from 12:30–1:30pm Central, August 4th–Sept 22nd.

A community of widowed women who get it
Connect with other widowed women in our private online community, accessible by computer or phone app. Get support between calls, share what’s helping, and be with people who understand your experience without needing an explanation.

Support throughout your journey
Post your questions in our online coaching space and get personal responses from Krista, which means you don’t have to sit alone with your questions or try to figure everything out by yourself.

Simple tools you can actually use — even if you have Widow Fog
Use practical worksheets and resources designed specifically for times when grief makes it hard to focus, process information, or know what to do next.

Come back to the support whenever you need it
The modules, recordings, and resources are yours for life, which means you can revisit them in your own time and return to what helps whenever grief feels intense again.

What Clients are Saying...

The information you will get with Krista’s program will help you understand and move through those devastating early days of grief and loss, without trying to escape from the hard feelings. You will learn tools that will help calm down your nervous system when you feel like nothing will mitigate the pain. But probably the best thing is you will have a community and the support you need from a group of people who really get it, who have your back and with whom you can be completely real.

The Widowed Mom Podcast Krista St-Germain | Healing After Loss: A Widows Unfiltered Interview with Jane Grondin

Jane G.
California

I love working with Krista. The work I have done with her is so different than work I did with my counselor after my husband died. Krista has given me many tools that not only serve me when dealing with grief, but also help me when dealing with myself, my feelings, my relationships, and has prepared me for difficult times that will inevitably come in the future.

Sherri W.
Arkansas

Working with Krista has been so empowering! I love her style of coaching which I'd describe as kind and caring yet no nonsense. I feel very comfortable talking about anything with her and genuinely feel she not only understands but really is a friend who wants the best for me. Somehow she always has a way to positively affect the person she is coaching!

Alexis C.
Saskatchewan, Canada

I wish I’d found Krista earlier in my grief. The first few weeks and months after the sudden death of my husband, aged 38, were intense and felt very overwhelming. I survived with a mix of avoidance and pure determination to ‘keep going’ for our one year old son. Tools I’ve since learned in her coaching program have been invaluable to me now at 5.5 years after his death, but would have had such a powerful effect on me in those early days.

Jen G.
Queensland, Australia

HOW GRIEF ESSENTIALS IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER GRIEF SUPPORT

INVESTMENT:

Join Grief Essentials for just $1797

Here's what's included:

Risk-Free Guarantee: Complete the program and if Grief Essentials doesn’t make your grief easier, simply request a refund.

Grief Essentials is for all widows...

Even if some days you feel like you’re barely holding it together while others are more manageable…

Grief Essentials is designed for widows who feel like they’re being whipped around on the roller coaster of grief. What you’ll learn will help you maximize the moments you’re feeling like yourself and feel better on the days you just want to crawl under the covers.

No matter how or when your person died…

Whether it’s been weeks, months or years, what matters is not when they died, but how confident you feel in navigating widowhood. And all widows are welcome, no matter how their spouse died.

Even if you don’t have much time to invest or your Widow Fog is intense…

Most widows have more on their plate than ever before and less bandwidth, courtesy of the full-body nature of grief. Grief Essentials is designed to give you exactly what you need to make widowhood easier without busy work or unnecessary fluff.

Even if it feels impossible to imagine that your grief could be any less awful…

Widowhood can steal our hope and make it hard to imagine how we could possibly be ok without them. This is why the right tools, guidance and community make such a difference.

Widowhood is hard—but it gets easier when you join Grief Essentials.

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, lost, lonely or simply wondering how to do this, you’ll find the support, coaching, and practical tools to make widowhood easier.

Our next live group starts August 4th.

Enrollment is limited to 15 women to ensure everyone has the opportunity to be coached and receive personal support.

Risk-Free Guarantee: Complete Grief Essentials and if it didn’t make your grief easier, get your money back.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GRIEF ESSENTIALS

Q: How does Grief Essentials help?

Grief Essentials helps widows by providing three things you won’t easily find elsewhere: (1) accurate, evidence-based information about what’s happening in your brain and body during grief so you understand you’re not broken or doing it wrong, (2) practical tools that make widhowhood more manageable and less overwhelming, and (3) a community of widows who truly understand what you’re going through plus coaching from someone who’s been there.

Grief Essentials has helped widows since 2024, and it comes with a money-back guarantee – if it doesn’t make your grief easier after you complete it, you get a full refund.

Q: How much does Grief Essentials cost?

Normally, Grief Essentials is $1797 but only $997 for those who join by July 23rd. The cost includes lifetime access to all materials, plus 8 weeks of live coaching support. This includes 8 live group coaching calls with recordings, ongoing support in a private community, personal coaching responses to your questions, and all worksheets and resources. Your access to the materials never expires.

Q: What if I miss a Call?

Live coaching calls are optional but valuable – we’ll meet on Tuesdays at 12:30pm Central. All calls are recorded so you don’t have to attend live. You could spend as little as 30 minutes a week or dive deeper when you have capacity. The program is flexible because your needs and energy change day to day.

Grief Essentials is designed for your busy life. Modules are broken into manageable chunks you can work through on your schedule – even if you have Widow Fog and focus is difficult.

Q: What's the difference between Grief Essentials and grief therapy?

Grief Essentials and therapy serve different purposes and can complement each other. Therapy typically involves scheduled one-on-one sessions with a therapist focused on your mental health.

Grief Essentials gives you on-demand access to education, tools, and peer support specifically for intense grief. There’s no scheduling appointments or waiting for your next session when you need support. You also benefit from watching other widows get coached on challenges similar to yours, which provides hope and perspective that one-on-one therapy can’t offer.

Grief Essentials is led by a Master Certified Coach who’s also a widow, so you get understanding from someone who’s truly been there – not just professionally trained, but personally experienced. Many members do both therapy and Grief Essentials and find they complement each other well.

Q: What if my partner died by suicide?

The tools and information in Grief Essentials apply regardless of how your person died. You’ll learn nervous system regulation techniques, accurate grief information, and coping strategies that work for all types of loss.

You’ll also connect with other widows in the community who understand the unique aspects of different types of loss. Many members have lost partners to suicide, accidents, illness, and other circumstances – and all find support in Grief Essentials.

Q: Is Grief Essentials a religious or faith-based program?

No. While we respect all spiritual beliefs, Grief Essentials isn’t based on any particular faith tradition. The tools and information work regardless of your spiritual or religious background. The program welcomes widows of all faiths and no faith.

Q: what if I don't Like talking in Groups?

You’re in control of what you share and when. Many members start by just listening and observing, then share more as they get comfortable. Your privacy is protected, and you’re never required to share more than feels safe.

Q: What if I don't have Children?

No. Grief Essentials is for all widows, whether you have children, are child-free, have adult children, or have children still at home. The tools and support work regardless of your family situation.

Q: What if my partner was not male?

Grief Essentials supports all widows – regardless of your partner’s sex or gender. The program welcomes widows who lost male partners, female partners, non-binary partners, etc.. Grief is grief, and these tools work for all types of loss and relationships.

Q: What if my relationship was challenging or complicated?

Grief after a complicated relationship is still grief, and you deserve support. Grief Essentials gives you tools and community regardless of the nature of your relationship. Many widows grieve partners they had complex relationships with, and the program addresses this reality with compassion.

Q: What if I'm not happy with Grief Essentials?

Complete the program. If you don’t believe Grief Essentials made your experience of grief easier, contact us for a full refund. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Widowhood really can get easier.

You don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

If you’re ready for accurate information, practical tools, expert guidance, and a community of widows who truly understand…

I’d love to help.