It’s so important to connect with others who truly understand your grief as well as those who care about you.

Don’t isolate yourself! Isolation just increases your sense of aloneness and adds to your grief.

Be intentional reconnecting with friends. Seek new relationships. Find another widow or a group of widows you can share with. Join social media groups for widows. Finding others who relate to the many facets of your widow’s walk is so very helpful in your healing. It is beneficial to see and hear stories of how the grief journey of others is similar to our own and ways others deal with circumstances similar to ours. It truly takes another widow to understand fully what you’re experiencing.

Every widow is unique. Every circumstance is different. Backgrounds, cultures, living situations, physical abilities, emotional and mental health…all will vary, but seeking a community of others who understand the ins and outs of the widow’s walk is invaluable.