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Julia lost her husband in 2013 to a rare liver cancer when she was 28 years old. In the months and years afterwards, Julia continues to use her grief into a positive lifestyle change. She has been involved in NCAA Athletics for 14 years, and has continued to document her fitness, athletic and grief journey in her heartbreaking and honest blog The Unwanted W. Julia's journey has been featured in US Lacrosse Magazine, SoulCycle, and The Guardian. She currently writes for an online fitness and nutrition journal and works as a professional fitness instructor in Navarre, FL.

To contact Julia, please visit her website www.juliasteiercoaching.com or visit her Instagram for health tips at @juliasteiercoaching

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remarried

Remarried Doesn’t Mean Removed

by Julia Steier in Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating
November 21, 2018June 19, 2020
At 28 years old I was widowed, and at 32 I remarried. If I had a dime for every person who told me I would "rebound" back in my first year of widowhood, I would be able to pay off ...
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Widowed mom

Anger is the Greatest Motivator

by Julia Steier in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
October 24, 2018June 19, 2020
Anger is the greatest motivator because it’s limitless. When discussing the stages of grief, psychologist recite the five stages of the Kubler-Ross Model: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression then Acceptance As most of us who are widowed now know this model ...
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Guilt

Self-Care: How do I get over the guilt?

by Julia Steier in Grief, Hope and Healing, Mental Health
September 20, 2018June 19, 2020
The weeks and months after my husband passed away the guilt of "could I have done more?" kept me awake at night. When I was at the office, I'd stare at the wall wondering, "why am I being punished?" There's ...
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grief fog

National Grief Awareness: When the Fog Lifts

by Julia Steier in Grief
August 29, 2018June 19, 2020
When the funeral has ended, and when you come home from work to be greeted by silence, and the realization the rooms once filled with laughter are soaked with tears. The fog has lifted, and now it's time to grieve. ...
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widowstrong

Understanding You’re Widow Strong

by Julia Steier in Health and Wellness
August 22, 2018August 21, 2018
Over the past few months I’ve taken a hiatus from writing about widowhood because life got in the way. But I continue to promote the importance of being #widowstrong on various social media platforms. For awhile, I felt like I ...
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This wasn’t on the schedule today, Grief

by Julia Steier in Grief
April 23, 2018June 19, 2020
When you finally have your schedule and routines back, grief pops up at the damnedest times. Sort of like accidentally scratching a scab you know will now become a scar. There seems to be that one day when you can ...
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Kale Soup

Kale Soup for the Grieving Soul

by Julia Steier in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing
February 28, 2018February 28, 2018
Growing up, when my mother would start baking my siblings and I would get so excited. The sweetness of fresh baked cookies swirling throughout the halls of the house, and dancing into our nostrils and pulling us to the kitchen. ...
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widow diet

Counteracting the Widow Diet

by Julia Steier in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing
January 17, 2018June 19, 2020
I’m going to jump straight in on the Widow Diet. We discuss the importance of self-care, but nutrition is a vital and important component of the big picture. We've heard the buzz words of macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats, and Alcohol. ...
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Don’t allow Fear to control the New Year

by Julia Steier in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
December 29, 2017
My husband died a month and seven days ago. The New Year is unavoidable, and I’ll never see him again from 2013 onward. It’s the sad realization of life continues to push forward whether I want it to or not. ...
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wedding band

Phantom Wedding Ring

by Julia Steier in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating
November 30, 2017June 19, 2020
When I was running a couple of weeks ago, I rubbed my thumb against my ring finger to wiggle my wedding band. I’ve been widowed for four years and stopped wearing my rings well over three years ago. The phantom ...
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