On April 5, 2024, I became a widow.
Unlike most widows, I don’t have any wrinkles, or even a single gray hair. I still get asked to show my ID when I order a drink!
This is the story of my journey. I am striving to continue living a joyful adventurous life, even though my best friend is gone. I hope that this blog will be helpful to other millennial widows who need a seed of hope.
Gifts from Steve
A huge part of my grief process was reflecting on the greatest things I learned from my ten years with Steve and creating a weekly routine to keep those gifts alive. Posts about each one of the gifts are below!
Recent Posts
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Havin’ a Good Grief Day
Everybody hurts sometimes. People who experience post-traumatic growth still feel pain and have their fair share of negative emotions. We are not Pollyanna’s who constantly carry an irrational…
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
We’ve all heard of PTSD, but have you ever heard of Post Traumatic Growth? If not, then I’m super excited to tell you about it. I had no…
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Words about Grief: Fact Checking Edition
How helpful are pithy statements addressing grief? When you lose your spouse, you will be showered with all sorts of advice and supposedly comforting words. Some statements will…
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Blossoming Under the Cherry Blossoms
In a previous post, I wrote about a bucket list I’d created to honor Stephen and experience some of the adventures he did not get to do. As…
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The Dance of Romance
Stephen always said, “Love is a dance.” And as I’ve refined my dancing skills over the years, both literally and metaphorically, I couldn’t agree more. There are so…
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The Beauty of Ugly Crying
The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. When I was in the deepest trenches of grief, I thought often of this beautiful quote…
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