Our Recently Widowed workshop track has been designed for widowed people who were widowed anywhere from one to three years ago. The content for this introduction to the Recently Widowed track is based on research done through the Soaring Spirits Resilience Center and will focus on a combination of providing campers with tools and resources designed […]
Recently Widowed: Tools and Tips for those Widowed 1-3 years
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 […]
Camp Widow® Opening Address
Please join Teresa Amaral Beshwate as she helps us open Camp Widow. Teresa is a certified professional life coach who supports widowed people in learning to live—and love—their lives again, on their own terms. She holds a master’s degree in public health and is a best-selling author, motivational speaker, and podcaster focused on life after […]
The Quiet Path: How Grief Shapes the Widowed Life of Introverts
An introverted widowed person might not be inclined to brave the crowd at a conference such as this. Rest assured that help is here for you to get the most from this conference and still respect the individual needs you have as an introvert (or even as a shy extrovert). You will learn how to […]