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Trusting Me

October 22, 2024 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Easy bridge surrounded by trees and grass.

Which part of me do I trust?   This is me in grief’s low spaces. Grief stricken. Broken. Vulnerable to pain. Feeling useless. What good is a broken bridge? Can I trust the broken parts of me?       This is me in grief’s growing places. Evidence of my brokenness is visible. Yet I […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Uncategorized Tagged With: hope for widowed, milestones, healing for widowed, Widowed Lonliness, memories, widowed sadness, widowed missing him

The Many Masks of Grief

May 8, 2024 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

A pile of varying Mardi Gras masks.

. . . my story   What am I feeling? Bad. I feel bad. Am I experiencing this feeling from a lack of sleep? Have I eaten?   I’m feeling depressed. Is this feeling related to another step in my grief? Another reality check? (I check the calendar…is this an anniversary my body is remembering?) […]

Filed Under: Widowed, Newly Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: widowed depression, widower, healing for widowed, anxiety, Widowed Lonliness, widowhood and moving forward, widowed sadness, envy and widowhood, widowed guilt, widowed suddenly

Sleep Remedy

March 5, 2024 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Journal open with hand flipping through the pages.

Up at night?   What to do? Stare at the ceiling? Worry? Go online? Or try something new . . .   A stream of consciousness writing exercise called Writing Practice.   Created by a writing teacher for those who love to write but don’t know what to write about.   Here’s how it works […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: healing for widowed, anxiety, Widowed Lonliness, memories, hope for widowed

Common Feelings and Attitudes

January 24, 2024 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

Along the Path of Grief   [COMMUNITY: Part 2]   The role of feelings in grief is huge. Feelings impact us when they are present, absent, strong, subtle, frozen, overwhelming, invisible, or constantly changing. The famous writer, C.S.Lewis, describes the changing nature of feelings through his own experience. “No one ever told me that grief […]

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

What is Grief . . .

October 24, 2023 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

man standing on cliff near ocean

. . . someone asked. a puzzle an enigma one long and unpredictable complication . . . a testament to love.   grief   the remnant from the flood   proof that love existed   love’s receipt.     The poet, John O’Donohue says it best:   For Grief When you lose someone you love, […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Without Children, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Widowed by Illness, Widowed by Suicide, Multiple Losses Tagged With: widowed grief triggers, widower, young widow, Widowed Lonliness, widowed sadness, widowed missing him, widowed suddenly

Healing Support Tools:

August 16, 2023 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

People around a meal table with many food dishes.

A Simple Dinner Party for Widowed Folk The clutter of food leftovers waiting for containers is evidence of an evening’s gift of food, conversation, kindness, and even laughter! Welcome to the Soaring Spirits Regional Social Group experience! For the first two years of widowhood my inbox featured a regular invitation to join with other widowed […]

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

Mapping Grief:

January 18, 2023 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

A Man Called Otto. We first meet Otto six months after his wife’s death. With no apparent family, and having cut ties with those he was once close with, a grief-stricken Otto is isolated and in constant pain. He rages like a wounded bull as he goes about his daily life in the tiny neighborhood […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Signs from Loved One Tagged With: hope for widowed, widower, Widowed Lonliness, widowed anger

Skeletons in the Closet

February 1, 2020 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

  Well it’s almost 2 years now and I finally gave in. I haven’t really gone through our closet since Tin passed away.  Each time I’d go in the closet I would feel like there were skeletons about to grab me. I’d choke up seeing a jacket he wore, a scarf he wrapped, a shirt that was there for a special event we had together. Sometimes I…

Filed Under: Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed Tagged With: young widow, milestones, healing for widowed, anxiety, sadness, widowed fears, LGBTQ Widowed, hope for widowed, Widowed Lonliness, widowed depression, widowhood and moving forward, unmarried widow, memories, widowed grief triggers, widowed guilt, widower

Social Media Inspiration

January 24, 2020 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

After awhile, our friends and family don’t get the daily loss reminders we do. I get these strong urges to post on social media and remind them but those posts have evolved into a way to try and help anyone who needs it. This week, as I sit in my car, I just started writting….. It’s been almost 2 years since Clayton passed away. Sometimes it…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Community, LGBTQ+ Widowed Tagged With: healing for widowed, sadness, LGBTQ Widowed, Widowed Lonliness, widowed fears, widowhood and moving forward, hope for widowed, memories, widowed depression, family, widowed grief triggers, friends, widower, widowed community, young widow, milestones

The Universe, Wherever I Am~

January 22, 2020 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

I spent last weekend, starting on Thursday, at a rally for people who own T@b trailers, as I do. My little rig has been my home on the road in the years since Chuck’s death. It’s tiny in every way, but still has a surprising amount of room inside of it, for me and for storage. I’m 5’1 and it gives me a little bit of clearance over my head. I can…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: milestones, Travel, Widowed Lonliness, widowed by cancer, military widowed, memories, Long Term Illness

I Thought of You~

January 15, 2020 by Alison Miller 2 Comments

I thought of you last night. One night among all the thousands of nights that have passed since your hand last grasped mine, As we lay next to each other in the dark. I thought of your breath  Your arms braced As you raised yourself above me, The passion in your eyes A mere reflection of mine. Our bodies sweaty and slick As we moved this way and…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Military Widowed, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: sadness, Widowed Lonliness, widowed by cancer, military widowed, memories, Long Term Illness

The Ghosts of Christmas Past , Present and Future

December 21, 2019 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving was a beast in itself but Christmas can be the kraken in unicorn’s clothing. I love parts of Christmas like the lights, smell of Christmas trees and giving others gifts. It’s the other parts – families gathering, couples under the mistletoe, Hallmark everything that always ends up like a fairytale…Tin was 1000% in with Christmas.

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed Tagged With: LGBTQ Widowed, Widowed Lonliness, widowed fears, memories, widowed depression, family, unmarried widow, widowhood and traditions, widowed grief triggers, friends, widower, widowed holidays, young widow, milestones, anxiety, sadness

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