A Smiling Young Widow

self-love

You Are Doing This Right

Nov 27, 2025

Grief Advice, Life as a Young Widow, Year 2, Year 3

death, grief, grieving, healing, life, loss, mental-health, self-doubt, self-love, trust, widow, widowhood, young widow

I sat at a table with three people I barely knew, just chatting. We’d been talking about pets when one of them shared, “I’d choose my dog over my husband any day – that’s really all you need in your life”. I had a moment in my head of ohh she assumes I’m divorced like…
Taking the Hustle Culture out of Grieving

Dec 7, 2024

Grief Advice, Life as a Young Widow, Year 2

death, grief, grieving, healing, loss, self love, self-love, widow, widowhood, young widow

I want to be over this. I’ve put in the work. Now can’t I just be healed up and back to normal? One of the hardest parts of my second year of grief has been crashing into this idea over and over again. This is not short-term. Tom is still dead and he’s going to…