The follow are links to resources for widows, and then information pertaining to The Widows’ Handbook and its creation.
Resources for Widows
www.DCwidow.com “By day, Marjorie Brimley is a high school teacher and mother of three. She spends her nights replaying the crazy encounters that go along with recently becoming a widow and blogging about them at DCwidow.com. You can find her on Facebook and Twitter @dcwidowblog“.
Modern Loss – (information about camps for people of all ages who have suffered losses, newsletters with useful essays, etc.)
Hope for Widows – (support system for, and developed by, widowed women. Helps connect new widows with other widows to offer peer-to-peer support and other resources.)
Widow Chick – (articles for widows about practical matters: legal issues, marketing your writing, finding a therapist or life coach who ‘gets it’, etc.; replaces The Widdahood.)
The W Connection (widows helping widows)
Camp Widow (regional gatherings, several each year)
The Widowed Village (groups and resources for women & men)
Out Of The Ark: Alone In A Coupled World After The Death Of A Husband
Not exactly a widow: When a spouse dies while you’re getting divorced
Demoted To Lunch: The Underbelly Of Grief
Also, search ‘Spousal Bereavement Groups’ for links in your area, if you think a face-to-face group setting would be helpful. Some people like them, others prefer the on-line group support connections.
About The Widows’ Handbook and writing about grief
Interview on Best American Poetry, April 24, 2013 – Kawin
Words that do Work: Creating The Widows’ Handbook – Menn