Welcome to the Young Widows and Widowers group ( 65 and under)

One of the many things I hated during my widowhood was I did not feel like I fit in with my friend group. They loved me and always included me, but they were all couples, and I was no longer a couple. It made me miss my husband more when I would be in their company. It made me feel more alone. 

Even though I have a wonderful family and friends I still felt very alone. 

I didn't know how to navigate through my grief. I didn't know any young widows like me who were raising their children solo. 

I didn't want to date or go back to bar scenes I felt I was not in that place.

I felt like I didn't know where I belonged in society.

It's hard to meet people who understood what I was going through. Because I was young many people were looking to introduce me to someone that they knew who was also single. I just wasn't comfortable with that.

Wouldn't be nice to just speak to a group of people who totally understand your pain? No judgement just gets it.

I had no coping skills with my grief. My only experience with loss was my grandparents this was a totally different level of grief. Losing your person is so intense - you feel like you lose who you are as well.

Joining a support group, I had nothing to lose I already lost everything that I felt was most important to me.

It's important to not wait to join a group. It's best to join in the beginning of your loss, You will learn ways to navigate through holidays and things you just don't believe you can get thorough.

It's important to know that our support groups are evidence based that they actually help our members survive this. The thoughts we tell ourselves over and over during grief aren't always true.

It's important to know that our support groups are evidence based that they actually help our members survive. All our groups are facilitated by widows or widowers who were where you are now.