About Liz 💐☀️

Keynote Speaker. Author. Flower Farmer. Podcaster. Entrepreneur. Mother.

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Welcome! I'm Liz ✨

I did everything right. Paid off debt, built a stable career as a nurse practitioner, and followed the plan trusting it would all pay off.

Then my husband died.

Widowed at 31 and finding out I was pregnant the day after his funeral, I had to rebuild not just my family's life, but my own identity. The career I'd worked so hard for no longer fit the person grief had shaped me into. So, I made a pivot.

I started Sunny Mary Meadow, a flower farm that became a many-times-over six-figure business in four years. What started as a practical decision became proof that intention beats productivity every time.

Everything I do now, writing, speaking, farming, building, comes from the same belief: you can honor what you've lost without shrinking your life.

My Beliefs 🤍

Belief #1

A meaningful life is built intentionally, not accidentally. Time passing does not create clarity, healing, or growth on its own. The way we choose our work, our boundaries, and how we spend our days determines the life we look back on.

Belief #2

Most people are doing the best they can with the information and language they have. When we focus on intention rather than perfection, we preserve relationships, reduce unnecessary conflict, and make room for connection instead of isolation. And when being close is not possible or healthy, it is okay to coexist with boundaries and a little distance.

Belief #3

Life is not meant to be postponed until everything feels easier or safer. I believe in paying attention, showing up fully, and building a life that reflects courage, curiosity, and care, even when the path is uncertain. Ultimately, our obituary is a summary of the choices we made and the life we lived. I want mine to reflect depth, usefulness, joy, and intention.

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USA Today Bestselling Author✨

Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen is a USA Today bestselling author whose memoir shares the story of losing her husband and finding out she was pregnant the day after the funeral. What she learns along the way helps her navigate grief and find the courage to rebuild life with hope and purpose.

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"Exceptional book on loss, grieving and finding joy again. I have been following Liz and Sunny Mary Meadow on Facebook from Colorado, but I grew up in MN and can relate to MN values and determination but never knew the entire backstory. Ironically, my husband passed the same day (but now 18 years ago). I will be recommending to all new and past widows as this is exactly what I have tried to share with them." - Nancy H

What do I do for a living? 🌱

That's a loaded question. Since Josh passed away, I usually don't ask that. I say, "How do you occupy your time?" instead because people often share about their hobbies instead of a job that they hate.

At the center of it all is Sunny Mary Meadow, a diversified flower farm in Central Minnesota with full-service wedding and event florals, host pick-your-own events, private gatherings, and on-farm experiences in The Bloom Room to connect people with agriculture in a tangible way.

Alongside the farm, I host the Rooted Agritourism podcast, coach flower farmers through courses and workshops, and launched Farmers to Florists, a software platform streamlining wholesale between growers and florists.

I also speak nationally on resilience, grief, and entrepreneurship, and am the author of When Flowers Bloom and Flowers Bloom Anyway (USA Today Best Seller, 2026).