Being widowed is devastating, and it doesn’t matter whether you’ve lived 40 years together or four weeks. No one wants their soulmate to die.

As someone who’s lived the “until death does us part,” I understand that surviving life without your person is hard. So how do you continue living when your life partner is dead?

My name is Ashley, and I buried a soulmate, learned to cope, battled the fear and anxiety of dating after loss, found a second soulmate, and then became widowed again.

So, when you say it’s exhausting, or feel sad about unlived plans, and feel frustrated about the bank accounts and writing obituaries and all the other information people don’t think of, I get it. 

It sucks. There’s just no other way to say it.

Because of this, I’m hosting a gathering for widowed people. Whether you were married, engaged, or checking off “it’s complicated,” you’re welcome here. We’ve all cried and gotten angry over our dead lovers.

Grief is a difficult and lonely journey. It feels even more isolating when many cannot relate to your experience or think it can be cured by quickly “finding someone else.” At our gathering, you won’t find that. 

You’ll meet people who “get it” and not just because they’ve lost someone. But because they have a widowed heart like yours too.