Author: Julie Martella
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A Camp for Widowed People
For a few days widowed people get to set aside their grief work and just relax and soak in the comfort and deep understanding of being with people who get you.
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Finding You In Your Future
Here’s the thing. Even though you feel like your future is over, it isn’t. If you have a pulse, you have a future. If you have a future, there is a future version of you waiting for you and cheering you on.
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The Other Side of Loss
I want to encourage you to stay the course; to process the pain, and to fight your way through your grief because your future is waiting for you.
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Pain is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional
The pain of loss is clean pain. The thoughts we wrap around that pain creates suffering, including denial, regret, worry, anxiety, indignation, anger, and self-pity.
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Learning To See the Gift of Grace
I have come to the end of myself. I have given up dreams of my past and future. In sitting on the ledge, I became aware of the possibility of a new life, a new life in which I served and nourished others.
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The View From Five Years Out
The sun really does rise and set each day, and with that passage of time our loss becomes more manageable.
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The Tale of Two Futures
You have a unique opportunity to carve and craft a new future; your Plan B. It will look very different, but you CAN really create a new life to love.
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Surviving the Storms Of Life
While it’s so hard to remember, the storms in your life will pass, and above that angry storm are beautiful blue skies!
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Supporting A Widowed Person On Mother’s Day
There are many things you can do to support your widowed family and friends on Mother’s Day.
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Think of Your Home As Basecamp
Think of your home as a basecamp. Allow it to be a place to stop and reorient, a place to remember who you are. It will change how you feel about your home.
Navigating Widowhood 