The Truth About Grief Food & Emotional Survival w/ Krista St-Germain

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November 3, 2025

170. The Truth About Grief, Food & Emotional Survival w/ Krista St-Germain

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Grief changes everything—from how you feel in your body, to how you relate to food, to how you move through the world.

In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Krista St-Germain, grief expert, master coach, and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. After losing her husband suddenly in a tragic accident, Krista found herself navigating a kind of grief that no one had prepared her for—and realized the traditional “stages of grief” weren’t cutting it.

Now, she helps others move through loss with more self-compassion, clarity, and emotional resilience.

In this episode, we talk about:

What grief really looks like
How grief impacts your body, brain, hormones, and emotional regulation
Why food becomes a common coping mechanism—and what to do instead
The dual process model of grief (loss-oriented and life-oriented healing)
How to tell if a coping tool is numbing or actually nurturing you
What “post-traumatic growth” really means—and how to access it

Whether you’re grieving a person, a relationship, a version of yourself—or even just feeling like you’re emotionally surviving one day at a time—this episode will help you feel seen, supported, and more grounded in your own healing journey.

Because food might be part of how you’re surviving—but it doesn’t have to be the only way. And healing doesn’t mean “moving on.” It means moving with love, gentleness, and intention.

Connect with Krista:

Free course: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/freecourse/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachingwithkrista/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifecoachkrista/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158621428181414

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