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The One Thing: 100 Widows Share Lessons on Love, Loss, and Life

While there is no how-to guide for young widows navigating life post-loss, The One Thing: 100 Widows Share Lessons on Love, Loss, and Life is a powerful resource for new widows – told from the vantage point of those who have lived it. The coffee-table style book’s 10 chapters address topics of relevance to the widowed community ranging from dealing with the rawest stages of grief to raising children as a solo-parent and balancing the often fragile relationship with in-laws.

Letters to the Widowed Community

With Letters to the Widowed Community, Kerry Phillips offers validation and a down-to-earth style sure to resonate with widows – young and old. The moving collection of heartfelt letters is laced with practical advice and gives insight into the lives and struggles of those who have lost a spouse or partner. Though each widow’s path is unique, there is healing in acknowledging one another’s pain and finding common ground.

Included are letters to the: Sudden Death Widow, Military Widow, Unwedded Widow, Remarried Widow, Widow Feeling Abandoned by Friends and many more…

Writing & Widowing: Journaling the Journey (PDF Download)

Sixty journal prompts designed to help you reflect on your widowed journey. Explore thought-provoking questions while openly and honestly moving to a place of healing.

Respond to prompts such as:

  • What would you say to your in-laws if there was no fear of retaliation?
  • Would your spouse have married the “new” you?
  • What are your frustrations with dating post-loss?

Writing & Widowed: Journal the Journey allows you to:

  • Skip around, reflect, then come back to write your feelings
  • Reap the rewards of journaling and writing
  • Bind the finished journal and use it as a keepsake

To purchase the PDF DOWNLOAD, click here.

Widowed But Not Wounded: The Hustle & Flow of 13 Resilient Black Widowed Women

This introductory book celebrates the life and work of thirteen black widowed women who have chosen to document their resilience in life after a loss. Widowed, But Not Wounded is rich in love, laughter and grief yet also touching on several of the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance).

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