What Widows Want

This book is both a personal story about the author’s struggles and success after becoming a widow as well as a guidebook of practical advice and tips for the friends and families of widows. This informative book is based on the author’s own personal experience as well as insights gained from interviews with other widows who openly shared their own stories so that others might benefit from their experiences. Inside this book, you’ll learn: - what it’s like to become a widow—the shock, tears, confusion, anger and loneliness. - what you can do, or say, to your recently widowed relative or friend to help them cope with the daily challenges and eventually survive their tragic loss. - what not to do, or say, that might hurt or alienate your widowed relative or friend. At the end of the book, there is a helpful checklist of tasks and activities that everyone can use to help “share the load” to help your widowed relative or friend keep her life organized and moving forward in a positive direction.