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Our pack of three… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/1634245344615-S3O8BOSIRACW205QUCF7/80A840F7-585F-4A37-B3C7-B5AF754C51AF.jpeg journal - Our pack of three… https://www.darlingwidow.com/blog/welcome-darling-widow-mrxge monthly 0.5 2022-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/1634242409507-RXPPXQMUMYE3GS1Z3L6B/IMG_0354.jpeg journal - 7 years widowed… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.darlingwidow.com/blog/welcome-darling-widow monthly 0.5 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/1634241368632-MVE26C2TTFS54333PAVG/IMG_1343.JPG journal - Welcome, darling… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.darlingwidow.com/services daily 0.75 2026-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/8dc2f167-f177-4043-91e4-fac3188e037a/IMG_3861.jpeg work with me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.darlingwidow.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/e0c7ada2-cf5a-4f21-b5e6-81ed48a29c97/Frame-08-01-2022-10-15-49.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/615a9044-9312-4b4c-a2d5-f1e3e6d7ec2b/IMG_9370.jpeg home There are losses that dismantle an entire life. When my husband died, I felt completely lost and alone. Like an anchor-less boat adrift at sea. No one grasped the depth of my devastation. Yes, they saw the obvious loss. That he was gone. But what they didn’t see was that my entire life as I knew it, was gone too. I ached for someone to show up on my doorstep and say, “Here I am, darling. Let me support you as you navigate your loss. I know the person you want to lean on is gone. Lean on me for a while. I will meet you in the darkness, and when you are ready to move forward (different than moving on), we will begin to gently chart a new path. Bringing all of your heart with you. But also, there is no rush.“ This is a compassionate space for those living with grief — whether from the loss of a partner, a family member or friend, or a life once imagined. ⇩ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/1634233301116-SOU6ZH83F76U6AF20U8B/IMG_3826.jpeg home Whether you recently lost your person or it has been years since you last held their hand, grief — and rebuilding life after a profound loss — doesn’t have a timeline. And neither should you. https://www.darlingwidow.com/about-me daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616738a2d59d2a6f6f7e0cb9/8efe75b9-c302-46cf-a2e8-cba3d8eba679/IMG_2829.jpeg hello - Me and my soul dog, Chili Pepper Lane A peek into my grief story In 2014, my husband died from cancer. We were together for 11 years of fully packed life and love, and even though he had been sick for six years, I was not expecting to be a widow in my 40s. His death was the beginning of an exploration of all things related to love and loss, life and death, grief and, well, whatever the heck comes after. It has been a rich and painful process, and true to my nature, I have been mining the gold along the way. While the loss of my husband reshaped everything, it wasn’t my first encounter with grief — nor would it be my last. Beginning with the death of my dad to cancer when I had just turned 19, I’ve experienced profound loss in many forms and have also had the honour to walk alongside loved ones through death. I share this because grief is rarely singular — and because you don’t have to be a widow for your loss to belong here. Being a young-ish widow, no one in my orbit had experienced partner loss. I didn’t have a compass or guide to chart my way out of the darkness, especially with my trauma and grief-brain. (Yes, that is a scientific thing. You temporarily lose access to your grief-fogged brain right at the same time a tidal wave of decisions are yours, and only yours, now to make. WTF?!) I was beyond lost in the early days of grief, and wished I had a roadmap, or resources, or connection to kindred widows who have walked a similar path. Instead, I found myself isolated and alone among my well-meaning friends. And while counselling sessions offered much-needed support, I still felt mostly unseen and unprepared for the ripple effects of secondary losses that were waiting ahead for me like a minefield — a minefield another widow could have helped me better navigate. My life looked unrecognizable, like an earthquake had torn it apart. My identity, confidence, and sense of self had evaporated — collateral damage I would later learn are common after partner loss. I tried my best to shrug off this new label, “widow,” that kept being foisted upon me, thinking, “Surely they can’t mean me. I’m not what a widow looks like. Right?” Darling Widow was born from my wish that no one else would have to navigate the death of their partner alone. My heart aches when I remember thinking that the hardest part (different from the worst part) was the death of my husband — when, in truth, it was the road that lay ahead. I do know that navigating grief is never going to be easy, but it honestly didn’t have to be so hard, cost so much (on so many fronts), or feel so hopeless. Grief is one of the loneliest experiences — but it isn’t meant to be carried alone. It needs to be witnessed, and you deserve support as you find your way. I’m here for you. 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