
Ep 230: Grief Doesn't Give a F*ck About Your Business
I Became a Widow at 33. The Business I Built Gave Me the Freedom to Grieve.
Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide loss, grief, widowhood, and mental health.
I don't even know how to start this episode, honestly.
Five months ago, I lost my husband to suicide. At 33 years old, I became a widow and a mother of two little girls navigating a life I never imagined we'd have.
And this is my first episode back.
There are parts of my story I'm not ready to share. Parts I'm still trying to understand. And parts that belong to my children, not the internet.
But I did want to come back and talk about something I've spent the last decade teaching women.
Building a business that gives you the freedom to actually LIVE your life. Even when life is fucking brutal.
Over the last five months, I've taken time away from my business. I've moved, bought a home, restructured my team, navigated things I never thought I'd have to navigate & leaned on the women and community I've spent years building.
And through all of it, Breadwinner Energy® has continued to operate, grow & serve our clients.
Holy shit. We actually built something here.
For years, I've talked about time freedom, financial independence, business ownership, relationships & building something beyond yourself.
I understood why those things mattered before.
But I understand them in a completely different way now.
In this episode, I'm sharing what these last five months have looked like, how grief has changed my relationship with money, ambition & motherhood, and why building a sustainable business is about so much more than making another dollar.
Inside this episode, we're talking about:
Becoming a widow at 33 and returning to entrepreneurship while grieving
Why having a business that doesn't depend on you every day matters
The financial freedom that allowed me to move, buy a home & access care for my family
How Breadwinner Energy continued growing while I stepped away
The relationships, referrals & community that supported me through loss
Why successful women entrepreneurs can still find themselves trapped inside businesses that require everything from them
What it actually means to build wealth, ownership & choice as a Breadwinning Woman
Why I'm coming back to host BUILT BEYOND YOU this December
I also share what I've been witnessing inside BWE Academy® as women build businesses around their expertise, create recognizable work, make sales & take more time to actually live their lives.
Because life is going to happen.
Motherhood. Divorce. Illness. Loss. Travel. Rest. Whatever the f life decides to throw at you.
And I want more women to have the resources, relationships & freedom to make choices when it does.
This episode is emotional. I cry. I lose my train of thought. I talk about business because it's part of what gives me purpose right now.
And I'm just really fucking grateful to be back.
To every woman who has supported me, checked on me, worked with me, listened to this podcast or been part of the BWE community: thank you.
You have no idea how much you've meant to me.
You've already built a business. You've made money, served clients & changed lives.
But does your business still need YOU for every dollar?
Join me for BUILT BEYOND YOU, a 3-day live experience where we'll explore how to turn your story, skills & expertise into signature intellectual property, a recognizable methodology & a business that can grow beyond your time.
December 1–3, 2026
General Admission: $55
Optional VIP Day 4 coaching experience: $97
Join the waitlist: https://breadwinnerenergy.co/waitlist
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If you've been listening to the Breadwinner Energy® podcast, I'd love to hear from you. Tell me what this podcast has meant to you or what building a business beyond yourself would make possible in your life.
Thank you for being here. ❤️
xx
Tay
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