Let’s Talk About Dates….

Let’s Talk About Dates….

A couple of years into figuring it all out, is when you might consider dating and looking for love again, all with the idea and anticipation of ending the unmistakeable isolation. Certainly, it would be much more fun and probably rather entertaining to tell some of...
Find Your 11:12

Find Your 11:12

Welcoming someone to my blog seems a bit odd as I know and believe that no one wants to find themselves here reading about significant loss.  So, I first find it necessary to say, “I am truly sorry that you found me and are without a doubt feeling significant and...

A More Constructive Label for Forging Ahead

SoloSpouse is a modern term to redefine one who is on a solitary and often overwhelming path after the significant loss of a life partner. A partnership is reduced to a solitary mission to pick up the pieces and forge ahead. You are now solely responsible for everything that two people took care of before, and this often includes a combination of major roles such as household management, parenting, and working outside the home, to name a few.

But this new identity can be made easier through seeking community and learning from others who are experiencing similar changes and challenges. SoloSpouses can find strength and examples from others in similar positions and from vetted professionals they can trust in this new normal.