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Laurel became a young widow on October 2, 2020, her husband Matt had a heart attack he was only 37. Matt was a juvenile diabetic and they always knew he would die young but she never thought that she could be a widow at 32. Navigating grief with anxiety, regrets and guilt have been a struggle for Laurel. They had gotten into a fight days before he died and they had talked about divorce. One of the things that helped her the most is finding other widows who understood the pain she was feeling. In February she decided to start writing her story. Self-care is something else she started to do daily and art has become her outlet to get what she is feeling out which she shares on her Instagram. Being a young widow comes with its own challenges but we are not alone in this journey.
You can find her on Instagram @HealingPorcupine or her personal blog link- Healingporcupine.com.

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Online Dating

by Laurel Snook in Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
January 8, 2023
I am a workaholic and would rather be at home alone than go out. To move on and start dating I am trying online dating. And it has not worked in my favor yet. When I first got this brilliant ...
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New Year Same Grief

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
January 1, 2023
New Year same grieving Widow. As I sat alone in my house nursing my spiked eggnog watching a romance movie that ended up not being the happy ending type of movie and bawling my eyes out as I felt for ...
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God’s Plan

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 26, 2022
Christmas morning, I wake up in my house alone. Just the cat and the dog are with me. A strange feeling passes over me. One of longing. Christmas has not felt like it used to since 2020. Yesterday I was ...
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Finding myself

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 18, 2022
In the darkness was the woman I was before Matt died. The woman he fell in love with. Someone I forgot I was until it was pointed out to me that I was avoiding so much of the person I ...
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Path to Healing

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 11, 2022
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of buying my home. Somehow that does not seem possible but then I remember that I did not move into the house in June and that is probably why this time has seemed to fly ...
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Car Conversations with My Stepson

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 4, 2022
I am glad that my stepson is still part of my life every time I have him for the day it makes my soul happy. This is the first weekend that he has spent at the new house. In the ...
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Holiday Wins

by Laurel Snook in Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
November 27, 2022
Thursday I made it through Thanksgiving with very few tears it was a win for me that I needed on the grief journey. Being the third without Matt so I knew I would be okay there, but it was my ...
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Widow at a Wedding

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
November 21, 2022
Friday night Back in September, I went to my cousin’s wedding. Although I was happy to be there and see family that I had not seen it years it was painful, and I struggled with my emotions. Being a widow ...
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Running

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health
November 13, 2022
Running at full speed trying to stay ahead of the feelings that are going to catch up eventually. Don’t slow down. Keep running. Burnout is starting to happen. Wake up hugging the pillow wishing you could hear his heartbeat again. ...
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Missing the feeling of him

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
November 6, 2022
Waking up way too early yesterday I get out of bed to feed the cat. I didn’t need to be anywhere for a few more hours. Climbing back into bed I couldn’t help but remember when I would make Matt ...
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