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Losing a soulmate is an unimaginable heartbreak—one that can leave you feeling lost, untethered, and searching for a way forward. In her new book, Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up? Living Your Best Life After Losing Your Greatest Love, Loren Ridinger shares her deeply personal journey through grief, resilience, and self-discovery after the passing of her beloved husband, JR. As a powerhouse entrepreneur, co-founder of Market America and SHOP.com, and longtime Miami resident, Ridinger has built a life defined by passion, reinvention, and perseverance. Here, Loren offers an intimate look at how she found the strength to navigate profound loss and embrace life again. Miami Living: Your book explores rediscovering yourself after profound loss. What inspired you to write this memoir, and can you share the story behind it? Loren Ridinger: Losing JR shattered my world in ways I could have never imagined. He was my soulmate, my best friend, my partner in everything. When he passed, I felt completely lost—like I had been thrown into a life I didn’t recognize. But as time went on, I realized I had a choice: I could let the grief consume me, or I could find a way to navigate it and to live fully in his honor. Writing this book was my way of sharing that journey—not just the heartbreak, but the resilience, the love that never dies, and the rediscovery of me. I wanted to give others hope that even in our darkest moments, we can choose to rise. Miami Living: Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up? is such a unique and evocative title. What’s the meaning behind it, and how does it reflect your journey? Loren Ridinger: The title came from JR asking me every day for 36 years how he should have his eggs—scrambled or sunny-side up? I answered him gladly every day but as the years passed, I would get irritated and even confused as to why he would ask—they weren’t my eggs, they were his. But it was his love language. I missed that. I didn’t see it that way until after I lost him. He cared about my opinion—how he should have his eggs, what he should wear, what I thought about this or that. I would do and give anything in the world for him to be here right now, and ask me, “Baby, how should I have my eggs today? Scrambled or sunny-side up?” Grief turns your world upside down. But there’s always another choice: to find the light, to see life as sunny-side up, even after the darkest storms. It’s not about ignoring the pain, but about choosing how we move forward. Every day, we wake up and decide how we want to live. Do we stay broken, or do we find a way to shine again? That’s the heart of this book. Miami Living: Writing about grief can be incredibly intense. What was the most challenging part of opening up about your personal journey? Were there