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Widow’s Roast

August 28, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

How about something a little light hearted?  Instead of writing morosely and trying to explain metaphors, I’ll look around the room and just take stock of where I am, nearing 4 years since Megan’s death?  I don’t feel like “finding meaning” today. Not every day has to have “meaning” when it comes to widowerhood. Sometimes, funny…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Therapy, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widower, Long Term Illness, Mike Welker, widower with children, writing, Humor, widows voice, sarcasm

Weightless

July 20, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

I just returned from my 500 billionth Camp Widow. Okay, I’m exagerating, but not by much. Besides, I lost count long ago on how many times I have been honored to be a presenter at this amazing healing place called Camp Widow.  July 13th was the 7-year mark of Don’s death. Camp Widow began on July 13th. Friday the 13th. Nothing incredibly weird…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy, Widowed Community, Miscellaneous Tagged With: camp widow, kelley lynn, widowed travels, writing, exhaustion, authors, camp crash

What is Holy

May 30, 2018 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

The month of May looms large in my heart and soul, as I remember back to that May day in 2009 when Chuck and I began our Happily Homeless travels, after selling our house and belongings, and our last 4 years together as we adventured around the country…remembering that April night in 2013 when our adventures ended as he took his last breath and I…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: memories, writing, authors, sacred places

PRESSURE

May 25, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

This year is the 10 year anniversary of Soaring Spirits International.  This Sunday is the official anniversary day of when Michele founded the non-profit.    July 13th weekend, I will be presenting once again, at Camp Widow San Diego.  July 13th will be the 7 year anniversary of my husband Don’s sudden death.  July 13th, my book about his…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: writing, anxiety, worry, Stress

Losing a Friend

May 11, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

So the book I have been writing about my husband’s death, and life in the aftermath, is finished. It is now in editing, and should be ready for publication for July 13th. One of the sections in the book is called “Words About Don”, where I asked a handful of his close friends and family to write up a few words/couple of paragraphs or so, about a…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: sadness, widowed sadness, friends, loss, writing, love and loss, friendship, crying

Pretty Lucky

May 10, 2018 by Olivia Arnold Leave a Comment

I’ve heard that when you feel you are struggling with your writing it is because you are writing what you think you should write instead of what you truly feel. I can’t find the actual quote right now (it was much more eloquent than that) but that idea has been on my mind for a while. Since I saw it really. I’ve wanted to write and share…

Filed Under: Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: dating, dating after widowhood, widowed finding happiness again, writing, new love for widowed, Luck

Book Anxiety

May 4, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

So, after about 3 and a half years or so of writing and not writing and then writing again, and then the last 6 months or so of REALLY doing a TON of writing and not being able to look at computer screens anymore because my eyes hurt so bad – I am finally finished writing my book. It is FINISHED!!!!  I handed it over to my editor 2 days ago, and…

Filed Under: Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: writer, anxiety, widowed death anniversary, widowed milestones, widowhood and fear, worry, writing, authors, fear

My Husband Died and All I Got Was This Lousy Book

April 6, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

In July of 2011, my husband died, and I died too. Well, that version of me died. About an hour after his death, after I had made the phone calls to immediate family and a few close friends – from a random bathroom inside the ER part of the hospital, sitting on the toilet after having just thrown up from shock – I sent my first Facebook status…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: widowed writing, lonely, loneliness, sadness, widowed sadness, widowed loneliness, widowhood and anger, writing, anger

Ramble On

November 7, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

On February 5th, 2015, I wandered into a Hotel in Tampa, Florida, not quite sure if I was supposed to be there.  I had lost Megan less than three months prior, and I hadn’t honestly accepted the fact that I was now a Widower.  In the year leading up to it, I had spent more time sitting next to my dying wife than anything else.   Like many of…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy, Widowed Community, Miscellaneous Tagged With: perspective, Risks, questions, sharing, Ramble, Trying, widower, camp widow, Mike Welker, time, writing

Go, Go, Go

October 17, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

In the past 30 days, we’ve had a birthday party/ family reunion, visits with friends, Sarah’s sister in town for a few days, Shelby’s best friend at the house after school for five days, a fall festival, halloween costume prep and decorations, dress fittings, tuxedo fittings, counseling appointments, extremely busy days at my work, extremely…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, Stress, Mike Welker, mindfulness, life, writing, busy, Self-awareness, Pace

T.M.I.

October 10, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

It is very rare that one particular emotion takes the forefront of my mind for any longer than a few days.  In general, there is a veritable melting pot of thoughts occurring at any given moment, ranging from sadness to joy and everything in between.  Fear and confusion are tempered by confidence and determination.   Of course, there are periods…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: Process, widower, Mike Welker, widower with children, writing, sharing, emotions, TMI, Openness

Words as Weapons

February 7, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

It’s no secret lately that I share my outlooks, experiences, and emotions with ruthless integrity, perhaps bordering upon over-sharing that information.  Private anecdotes become public, once a week, as I write here.  The quiet grumbles or “bad moods” that friends and family may see me in become soap-box seminars when it is in digital form…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: tools, Past, sharing, Scars, Words, widower, creative, Stress, dealing, Mike Welker, history, widower with children, pedestals, writing, release, silence, wounds

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