The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories is a sacred space for the real, raw, and remarkable stories of love—especially the ones we don’t often tell. Here, we honor the beauty and complexity of relationships, not just through the lens of romance, but in all its forms: from spouses and friends to siblings and children.
Each episode captures the full spectrum of love—its tenderness, its trials, and even its annoyances—while giving voice to the truths that are often left unsaid after loss. Because when someone dies, we tend to speak only in reverent whispers, forgetting the funny, frustrating, and deeply human moments that made them unforgettable.
This podcast is a chronicle of connection, a place to preserve memories, and a gentle guide on the journey back to joy after heartbreak. Whether you’re newly grieving or years into life after loss, The Lost Love Stories invites you to feel, to remember, and to heal—one story at a time.
The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories with Monika & Her Husband Gabe: Strength, Loss, and Living Forward for Her Children
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Some love stories don’t end the way we expect them to.
In this episode of The Lost Love Stories, I sit down with Monika to talk about her husband, Gabe—and the life they built together.
From the way they met (after months of her literally dodging his calls) to building a business side by side, raising children, and creating a life that was full, layered, and deeply connected… their story is one of partnership in every sense of the word.
But this conversation takes a turn none of us are ever prepared for.
On the morning of their anniversary, everything changed.
What follows is a story of sudden loss—but also of clarity, strength, and the moments that shape how we move forward.
Monika shares what it was like to:
- Make impossible decisions in real time
- Tell her young children that their father was gone
- Navigate grief while still needing to lead her family
- And carry out her husband’s final wish—to not let this define their lives
There’s one moment in particular that stays with me.
Just weeks before he passed, Gabe said to her:
“If I die tomorrow… can you take care of all of this?”
At the time, it felt like a passing comment.
Now, it feels like something more.
This episode isn’t just about loss.
It’s about what strength actually looks like.
It’s about motherhood, leadership, and the quiet decisions we make every day to keep going—even when everything in us wants to stop.
And it’s about rewriting what it means to be a widow.
Because as Monika so powerfully shares…
strength isn’t found in falling apart.
Sometimes, it’s found in choosing to keep living.
Resources & Links:
Connect with Monika:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikameacham/
Monika's Authentic Leadership Engine:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/monikameacham_most-leadership-conversations-focus-on-outcomes-activity-7414297251826515968-rDo_?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAADgN0TIB0JHXxHXkfOvlrFAnDilpPNd25Yc
Watch this episode on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/k7IxLcgFkls
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