JR Ridinger

It has been a journey. You know, I've lost my mom. I lost my dad. I know grief. I'm familiar with it. I was very close to my parents. I've never felt the pain I feel losing a guy I knew longer than my own family. It's been a challenge, but I finally decided that I can take this pain, as you say, and turn it into a purpose. You know, I went to so many counselors after Jared died.

And by the end of four weeks, I had fired them. And the reason I fired them is they were good counselors. I wasn't good. I wasn't good. If I were honest, I wasn't right in the head. But as soon as somebody says, well, you know, you could date again. I was like, you're fired. You know, you're fired. And I wasn't ready at the time and I'm still not ready. But here's the funny thing.

And by the end of four weeks, I had fired them. And the reason I fired them is they were good counselors. I wasn't good. I wasn't good. If I were honest, I wasn't right in the head. But as soon as somebody says, well, you know, you could date again. I was like, you're fired. You know, you're fired. And I wasn't ready at the time and I'm still not ready. But here's the funny thing.

And by the end of four weeks, I had fired them. And the reason I fired them is they were good counselors. I wasn't good. I wasn't good. If I were honest, I wasn't right in the head. But as soon as somebody says, well, you know, you could date again. I was like, you're fired. You know, you're fired. And I wasn't ready at the time and I'm still not ready. But here's the funny thing.

Serena Williams had sent me a message one morning. She did every day after Jared passed away. And in that message was a little ad. And I clicked on the ad and it was a group counseling class here in Miami. And she said, I think you should go. It may change your life to hear what other people are going through and other wives who have lost their husbands.

Serena Williams had sent me a message one morning. She did every day after Jared passed away. And in that message was a little ad. And I clicked on the ad and it was a group counseling class here in Miami. And she said, I think you should go. It may change your life to hear what other people are going through and other wives who have lost their husbands.

Serena Williams had sent me a message one morning. She did every day after Jared passed away. And in that message was a little ad. And I clicked on the ad and it was a group counseling class here in Miami. And she said, I think you should go. It may change your life to hear what other people are going through and other wives who have lost their husbands.

And when you're going through grief, Gary, you know, I don't know how familiar you are with it, but when you go through it, you think you're the worst. Your pain is the worst. Okay. And nobody knows what it's like to feel like you feel. So I was like, well, I didn't just lose my husband. I lost my best friend. I lost my coach. I lost my mentor. I lost my partner.

And when you're going through grief, Gary, you know, I don't know how familiar you are with it, but when you go through it, you think you're the worst. Your pain is the worst. Okay. And nobody knows what it's like to feel like you feel. So I was like, well, I didn't just lose my husband. I lost my best friend. I lost my coach. I lost my mentor. I lost my partner.

And when you're going through grief, Gary, you know, I don't know how familiar you are with it, but when you go through it, you think you're the worst. Your pain is the worst. Okay. And nobody knows what it's like to feel like you feel. So I was like, well, I didn't just lose my husband. I lost my best friend. I lost my coach. I lost my mentor. I lost my partner.

The guy who coached me, the guy who trained me, everything. I've never lived alone. So mine's got to feel worse than theirs, but I went. And when I got there, I sat in a room with 10 other women and all of them went around the room. Some loved their husband more than others. You can expect that. Others loved them just as much as I did. Most of them didn't have them as a husband.

The guy who coached me, the guy who trained me, everything. I've never lived alone. So mine's got to feel worse than theirs, but I went. And when I got there, I sat in a room with 10 other women and all of them went around the room. Some loved their husband more than others. You can expect that. Others loved them just as much as I did. Most of them didn't have them as a husband.

The guy who coached me, the guy who trained me, everything. I've never lived alone. So mine's got to feel worse than theirs, but I went. And when I got there, I sat in a room with 10 other women and all of them went around the room. Some loved their husband more than others. You can expect that. Others loved them just as much as I did. Most of them didn't have them as a husband.

I mean, they had a husband, but not a coach, a mentor, whatever. But they lost something I didn't. And that was their lifestyle, their life, their way to put their kids through school. A home. They couldn't afford to keep the home over their head. They couldn't afford to pay their light bills, you know, the tuition. And it was an eye-opener for me.

I mean, they had a husband, but not a coach, a mentor, whatever. But they lost something I didn't. And that was their lifestyle, their life, their way to put their kids through school. A home. They couldn't afford to keep the home over their head. They couldn't afford to pay their light bills, you know, the tuition. And it was an eye-opener for me.

I mean, they had a husband, but not a coach, a mentor, whatever. But they lost something I didn't. And that was their lifestyle, their life, their way to put their kids through school. A home. They couldn't afford to keep the home over their head. They couldn't afford to pay their light bills, you know, the tuition. And it was an eye-opener for me.

And I realized that, you know, even though we started with nothing, Jared didn't leave us with nothing. And then I would turn that pain and spend the rest of my life helping other people achieve that type of financial freedom where they wouldn't have to worry again.

And I realized that, you know, even though we started with nothing, Jared didn't leave us with nothing. And then I would turn that pain and spend the rest of my life helping other people achieve that type of financial freedom where they wouldn't have to worry again.

And I realized that, you know, even though we started with nothing, Jared didn't leave us with nothing. And then I would turn that pain and spend the rest of my life helping other people achieve that type of financial freedom where they wouldn't have to worry again.

I love to hear you say that.