About Kerry Phillips
This is my Story
The call came in while I was sitting in the church parking lot on a beautiful Sunday morning. My father-in-law told me four words that would forever change my life: Your husband has died.
Who expects to be a widow at 32? Our entire lives were ahead of us. There were dreams to accomplish, plans to achieve and a lifetime of love to exchange. Though I’ll forever grieve the loss of my hubby, the dark cloud has finally lifted and there are now more bursts of sunshine.
There’s an Iyanla Vanzant quote that says, “When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal someone else”. I came to find out how very true that was when I shared my widowed story for the first time publicly on The Huffington Post. The response was overwhelming and I’ve truly found my voice writing about topics of relevance to widows.
In 2018, I interviewed 100 widows for a book, “The One Thing: 100 Widows Share Lessons on Love, Loss, and Life“, which 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, including the rawest stages of grief to balancing fragile relationship with in-laws. The book was chosen as a selection for The Moyer Foundation/New York Life’s National Bereavement Resource Guide.
Be sure to check out the Blog or the Podcast to stay up to date on my latest content. Or, check out these articles where I’ve been featured:
– Love What Matters: Widow Shares Lessons on Love & Loss
– Love What Matters: I Worried People Would Think I Was Over My Loss
I hope you’re comforted knowing you aren’t alone in your young widowed journey.
