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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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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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Ready for the holidays

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
October 30, 2022
We have or have almost made it through Halloween. For me, it is the easiest of the holidays as we never really did anything for it. We had Tiernan for one year and it was great being able to take ...
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Getting out of my own head

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
October 16, 2022
Today I realized that the only thing keeping me from moving on was my own head. It was suggested months ago when I was in therapy that I start to try and date. Nothing serious but to dip my toe ...
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Two Roads

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
October 9, 2022
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both, and be one traveler, long I stood, and looked down one as far as I could, To where it bent in the undergrowth;” As a teen, ...
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Two Years, Still Broken

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
October 2, 2022
Saturday Today I sit here listening to Jay and Tiernan playing. Jay is laughing loudly as he plays with Matt’s brother. When we were going to go to the playground he asked if Uncle Brian could come. He is missing ...
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Snappy

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
September 25, 2022
Today my mom wanted to go to the Big E. I really didn’t want to go but I went. There are a lot of memories there from when we first started dating. Tonight, my grip on my grief started to ...
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Fall Fires

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
September 18, 2022
Fall is approaching just days away. Out of all the seasons, it is the one that I love the most. The heat finally has broken. It is cool in the house with out the fans on. The evenings are perfect ...
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