Connie Winch
Seven widowed people; seven days of the week; seven unique perspectives; one goal…to tell other widowed people that they are not alone. Access thousands of blog posts written by the widowed, for the widowed.
The brutally honest, awful, hilarious truth about loving and losing my husband.
By Robin Moore Lasky, AKA Supa Fresh Widow [of Kevin MacDonald], creator of Widowed Village (www.widowedvillage.org). "One life out of two, one widow out of millions. I'm here to share my story and vision: we're not a charity; we're a force."
My husband Phillip died in a tragic accident. I woke up the next morning, and felt certain that I had been dreaming. With my eyes closed, I slid my hand across to Phil’s side of the bed, and felt the cold sheets where his...
By "Hyla Molander—author, inspirational speaker, social media maven, photographer, widow [of Erik Grieve], wife, and mother of four—is the founder of Social Good Project, Widowed Web on Facebook, and co-producer of Women Rock It."
By Kim Go, widow of Brian Frederickson, "former Minister of Congregational Life in a multi-faith tradition, a public speaker, coach, author, ritual celebrant and expressive facilitator....Through service at Alive and Mortal, a virtual workspace, I continue to fulfill my calling to add to the lexicon of eloquence. We can encounter impermanence powerfully through our creativity. So, we gather online together to seed a new culture of people who thrive rather than hide from the physical impermanence."
Matthew Logelin is an American author, blogger, public speaker, and charity founder. In 2011, he published Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love. Both his blog and the memoir document his grief and sudden single parenthood following the unexpected death of his wife, Liz Logelin, 27 hours after the birth of the couple’s first child. In 2009, Logelin established The Liz Logelin Foundation, a non-profit organization providing financial grants to families with children who have lost a parent.
By Brenda Lee Sieglitz, widow of Kevin Boitson, author of Ebb From the Shoreline, owner of Widow Voyages.
"I lost my beloved Nelson November 6, 2009, abruptly and unexpectedly, to sudden cardiac arrest, probably caused by a cardiac arrhythmia. We were short-distance for the first year and a half of our relationship, long-distance for the last six months.... This blog is in his memory. Memory Eternal, Nelson. Hira Animfefte is pronounced "HEE-rah Ah-NEEM-fef-teh". Hira means "Widow" and Animfefte means "Unwedded" in Greek. It's based on a song/hymn referenced in my second post."
By Mark Liebenow, widower, author of four books (most recently Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite).
A new website offering candid content, resources and community on loss and grief. Beginners welcome.
"Widow Chick (aka, Catherine Tidd) is the author of 'Confessions of a Mediocre Widow' and the owner of www.theWiddahood.com. She is also a mom to three very loud children, a connoisseur of boxed wine, and a Louisiana transplant who now lives in Colorado."
By Taryn Davis, widow of Cpl. Michael Davis, founder and executive director of the American Widow Project (serving America's military widows).
"refuge in grief blog - good words for people in pain." By Megan Devine, widow of Matt, author of Everything is Not Okay: practical tools to help you stay in your heart & not lose your mind, creator of the popular Writing Your Grief courses, licensed clinical counselor, writer, speaker, and workshop leader.
