Widowhood

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I help guide widows through life after loss

Welcome to the no-BS version of widowhood where I share practical tips and resources on topics like grief, finances, relationships and self-care. If you’re a widow on a quest to make widowhood suck a little less, you’ve come to the right place.

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Hi, I’m Kim

I’ve been a widow since 2014 and I created Widow 411 as a place for you to find all the resources you need to help make widowhood more manageable. Now that you’re learning to live by a new set of rules, things can get complicated. I get it! Find my tips, tricks, successes, and failures (doh!) and learn how to put the puzzle pieces of your shattered existence back together.

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Featured Resources

The Ultimate Survival Guide for Widows

This online course guides you through all the post-death tasks widows must accomplish in nine efficiently organized sections to help you tackle your newly widowed to-do’s without going insane.

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Grief Journal

Want to get a grip on your grief? Move your thoughts and feelings out of your head and onto paper. Journaling provides a much-needed grief outlet and helps decode your confusing feelings.

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Better Year Better You Toolbox

Monthly themed calendars full of simple suggestions to elevate your mind, body and spirit. Each month consists of daily or weekly ideas to help you reap great personal rewards with minimal effort.

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What Widows Are Saying

I absolutely love this website!
As a recent widow (4 months) I absolutely love this website. I don’t usually comment but feel compelled to do so. Thank you for the articles I have found so helpful.
– Barbara
You are helping me
Your newsletters keep striking such a chord with me I just have to reach out and let you know how much you are helping me!
– Linda
I just love all this practical advice
I have begun to really appreciate this site. At first I thought it was all about and only about how to live with one’s great loss. Now I just love all this practical advice. Thank you so very much. Very helpful!
– Felicitas
You make me feel hopeful
I love all your articles. They are spot on. Love the imagery and analogy you use. Very thought provoking! You make me feel hopeful for a brighter future, despite losing the love of my life.
– Lorraine
It helps to know I’m not alone
Thank you so very much for putting together this website! I intend to spend a lot of time here in the days, weeks and months ahead. It helps to know what I’m feeling isn’t unusual.
– Pam
I really appreciate your time
Your emails are full of wonderful information. I really appreciate the time you put into sending them out to all of us.
– Loralie
Your words carry such important meaning
Thank you for helping all of us walk this unfamiliar path.
– Carol
Your blog is a breath of fresh air!
Thanks for keeping it real, and simple.
– Heidi
Thank you for your emails
They are a true blessing!
– Karen
Thank you for being here
If it wasn’t for you and your advice, I would have been lost.
– Tanya

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