The death of a partner from addiction or suicide brings unique challenges, complex emotions and circumstances, and difficult responses from society. This combined workshop offers a private and supportive space for widowed people navigating these distinct but often interconnected experiences. Together, we will explore the ways addiction and suicide impact grief, provide psycho-educational tools to […]
Middle Widowed: Hope and Healing for those Widowed 3-5 years
Middle Widowed: Moving Forward with Hope for Those Widowed Three to Five Years
Please join your Middle Widowed Community for a discussion of the days’ offerings and to reconnect around the joys and challenges of being widowed three to five years. We will also be providing information on how you can stay connected with your widowed community through Soaring Spirits’ programs.
Middle Widowed: Hope and Healing for Those Widowed Three to Five Years
The Middle Widowed track is designed to meet the needs of people widowed between three and five years. These middle widowhood years are a time of searching, rebuilding, getting to know this new self within the widowed experience. The content for this introduction to the Middle Widowed track is based on research done through the […]
Honoring Love and Rebuilding Life
When you lose an important person in your life, your life feels completely shattered. You feel so lost in an unforeseen future. However, because the love you shared, you know and almost force yourself to get up and move onward. But what to do and who am I now? We discuss how we started to […]
Honoring Unrecognized Loss: A Workshop for LGBTQIA+ Widows Navigating Disenfranchised Grief
The loss of a partner is a profound and life-altering experience. For LGBTQ+ widows, this grief can be further complicated by societal and familial disenfranchisement, where their relationship may not have been fully acknowledged or validated. This workshop provides a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ widows to explore their unique grief journey, connect with […]
We Have a Widowed Person For That
We Have a Widowed Person For That is an optional event during lunch to come together in community to make quick connections with other widowed people who may have a similar experience- either in type of death, life experience or family situation. You may go from one table to another if you’d like to meet […]