Category: widowhood

• Eight Years Later: Grief, Gratitude, and a Love That Remains

  Eight years ago, I said goodbye to my husband, my best friend, and the calm to my chaos. It still feels impossible that eight years have passed since I last held his hand. Some days, it feels like eight years. Other days, eight months. And sometimes, eight days. That’s the strange thing about grief. Time…

  Selena Robins

  July 10, 2026

  Uncategorized, widowhood

  anniversary of loss, bereavement, grief, grief journey, healing after loss, life after loss, loss of a spouse, love after loss, love and loss, Marriage, Memories, moving forward with grief, remembering a loved one, surviving grief, widowhood

• Navigating the Empty Chair during the Holidays

  This coming holiday season will be the sixth without the love of my life. I’m still a work in progress, piloting through this new life I never wanted. Still, I have found ways that have helped me adjust, cope, and embrace the power of choice, and I’m sharing them in the hopes that they may…

  Selena Robins

  December 19, 2023

  Grieving, widowhood

  Christmas, grief during holidays, Grieving, widow life, widowhoodsisterhood, widows

• A New Life After Death

  

  When someone asks, “What do you?” Answer: “Whatever it takes.”

  Selena Robins

  September 26, 2019

  Grieving, Uncategorized, widowhood

  grief, Grieving, loss of loved one, new life, widowhood