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Self Evaluation, Day 1441

March 26, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

How am I doing now? . . . 1,441 days since you left. As I move into my fourth year of life without Dan, I wonder . . . how am I doing now? Although Kubler-Ross intended the stages of grief to describe someone facing a terminal diagnosis, her steps are commonly used as a […]

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: widowed missing him, hope for widowed, healing for widowed, widowhood and moving forward

Three Moms at SXSW Austin and More!

March 19, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Representing Camp Widow at SXSW in Austin! 2025

A Peek into South by Southwest Film Festival The original Wid-1 and Wid-2 with moms + team at SXSW 2025 What a fun adventure to join this group of enthusiastic fans of Camp Widow: The Documentary! The film perfectly drops you into the Camp Widow experience!   The Original Widow Match and the heart of […]

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Community Tagged With: hope for widowed, healing for widowed, widowhood and moving forward

The Story of Three Mothers

March 11, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Close up view of someone holding a sparkler - magic!

and a Camp named Widow “Camp Widow is a gathering for widowed people by widowed people. Over the course of three days, attendees speak candidly about death, forge connections with others over shared experiences of loss, and find ways to navigate the tricky waters of grief. Founded by Michele Neff Hernandez, who suddenly became a […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: hope for widowed, milestones, healing for widowed, widowed parenting, widowed community

Why Speak of it?

March 5, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Talking over coffee.

Why Speak of Them? Does it matter? As a widow of nearly four years, I wonder how many widowed people just tough-it-out and don’t reach out for help during their early days of widowhood. Or, perhaps they do, but they keep it private. It is possible to have professional grief therapy, counseling, or pastoral care […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: hope for widowed, milestones, healing for widowed, sadness, widowhood and moving forward, memories, widowed fears

Why I Return

February 26, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Woman pondering a flower and life

to the Work of Grieving Grief work feels overwhelming. It takes courage to step toward the work with all the feelings in the way. Sadness that our person is not there. The strange dance of feeling hope and then feeling hopeless. I’m almost 4 years in now and I think the overwhelm is a normal […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Community Tagged With: hope for widowed, healing for widowed, widowhood and moving forward

Second career? Or Signs of Sanity?

February 18, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Inner lock hardware on 1951 door.

The Accidental Skills-Course of Widowhood My husband passed away in April 2021 and since then I’ve been in charge of household mishaps, maintenance, and acts of God such as wind, rain, storm, and hail. I’ve also inherited the requirements of a thing that may have been my husband’s biggest challenge: my big ideas. When we […]

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What is Story?

January 29, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Window with the words "What is your story?"

How does story impact grief? The personal narrative of our life, often called Our Story, belongs to only us. Others may have shared life with us, but our perspective and interpretation is ours alone. We humans are meaning-makers and our mind is geared to make conclusions about the problems, pleasures, and predicaments we face over […]

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A Deeper Look

January 22, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Book with heart chain.

How Am I? Last week’s post skimmed the surface of a deep-dive topic. In some ways, the question “How am I?” is a question relevant in the aftermath of any significant trauma or loss. The bloggers on Widow’s Voice come forward with how life looks and feels for them in hope that you might find […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: hope for widowed, milestones, healing for widowed

TIME

January 8, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

People in motion.

Past to Present to Future   In the 17th century, physicist Isaac Newton saw time as an arrow fired from a bow, traveling in a direct, straight line and never deviating from its path.   It is January 8th where the movement of time is already on display in the year 2025. Only seven days […]

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Poems and Prayers and Promises

January 1, 2025 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Blank watercolor page with paints & brushes

Welcome 2025 We are each an eclectic version of the sum of our years. A painting created by the varied, countless elements of life. Specifically, our life.   Such as, where were we born?   What lessons did we take from the land of our birth, either consciously or by osmosis? Who were the mentors […]

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An Eye on Two Worlds

December 18, 2024 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Santa heading back to his sleigh.

Brings a Bit of Healing Magic There’s nothing like a Christmas movie to bring the magic of the season to the present moment. Tonight I watched The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix which brought alive memories of the Spirit of Christmas from childhood—an enchantment! I recall just a few of my childhood presents…my Toodles doll is […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Milestones Tagged With: hope for widowed, healing for widowed, widowed holidays

Three Widows and Grief

December 11, 2024 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Three women on beach sand looking at the ocean.

One of us was working too hard.   The other was wobbling on the ladder of memories on her death-a-versary.   Each of us with our long list of widow-worries and widowed woes   showed up to help the other.   Being together was unplanned.   Beyond what one might expect,   being together brought […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Community Tagged With: hope for widowed, healing for widowed, widowhood and moving forward, widowed death anniversary, widowed community

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