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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 widow resources and support 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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FINANCIAL HELP FOR WIDOWS

How to make money, save it, and spend it wisely

ADJUSTING TO WIDOWHOOD

What it takes to improve your quality of life

RELATIONSHIPS OLD AND NEW

How to navigate new relationship terrain

HOW T0 DO NEW THINGS

Tips for taking care of things by yourself

GRIEF SUPPORT TOPICS

How to incorporate grief support into your life

RESOURCES FOR WIDOWS

Ways to help make your widow life easier

Featured widow resources & support

This online course guides you through all the post-death tasks widows must accomplish so you can tackle your newly widowed to-do’s without going insane.

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Join a community of widows just like you learning tools and strategies for moving forward with ease and growing your confidence for doing hard things.

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Monthly themed calendars with simple suggestions to elevate your mind, body and spirit and help you reap great personal rewards with minimal effort.

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From the blog

Think You’re Ready to Date Again? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First

Short and Sweet Summary: Deciding whether you’re ready to date again isn’t a decision most of us take lightly. It’s a pretty big step in our widow journey. But let’s not make it more than it is. Just ask yourself if you’re up for the possibility and see where it goes from there. That’s all….

10 Tools and Resources to Make Your Widow Life Easier

Short and Sweet Summary: Widowhood brings a whole new set of challenges as you learn to handle daily activities all by yourself. Its’s like anxiety grabs hold and won’t let go. But you can loosen anxiety’s grip and manage each day’s unrelenting tasks with one or more of these tools and resources to make your…

Are You a Widow Who’s Making Grief Harder than Necessary?

Short and Sweet Summary: Here are eight ways to check yourself and see if you’re a widow who’s making grief harder than necessary. It’s time to reevaluate what brings you joy and peace and serenity instead. Grief is a cluster-fuck of whacked out emotions. Seriously, it’s a shit show. When your spouse dies and your…

What I’ve Learned From Living in a Parallel Universe

Short and Sweet Summary: The confusion that follows you around every day is part of learning to adjust to a new reality. It’s really freaking hard to go from one reality to another completely different reality and expect it to be a smooth transition. Living in a parallel universe is an unfortunate side effect of…

How to Change the Second-Guessing Curse You’ve Imposed on Yourself

Short and Sweet Summary: Understanding and accepting that we are allowed to change our minds and decisions don’t have to be final, helps to change an unintended second-guessing curse and lower your anxiety. It’s hard to know if you’re doing things right when everything is left up to you. But it gets easier when you…

Widow Warriors – Jen Zwinck

Short and Sweet Summary: In this series called Widow Warriors – Life After Widowhood, I interview widows who share their stories about how they’ve moved forward with grace, jumped out of their comfort zone and accomplished extraordinary things. These widows are here to show you the way. To help you see a sliver of light…

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