Hope For Widows FoundationHope For Widows FoundationHope For Widows Foundation
Hope For Widows FoundationHope For Widows FoundationHope For Widows Foundation
  • About
    • Mission, Vision & Values
    • Our Story
    • Members of Foundation
    • Widows We’ve Helped
    • Our Sponsors & Partners
  • Get Involved
  • Resources
    • Grant
    • Grant Recipients
    • Events & Programs
    • Resources for Widows
    • Community Suggested Resources
    • Join Our Supportive Community
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Donate
    • Hope Hero
    • Make a One-time Donation
  • About
    • Mission, Vision & Values
    • Our Story
    • Members of Foundation
    • Widows We’ve Helped
    • Our Sponsors & Partners
  • Get Involved
  • Resources
    • Grant
    • Grant Recipients
    • Events & Programs
    • Resources for Widows
    • Community Suggested Resources
    • Join Our Supportive Community
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Donate
    • Hope Hero
    • Make a One-time Donation

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.

Recent Posts by this Author

Author Laurel Snook

  1. Home
  2. Article author Laurel Snook
  3. (Page 9)

I Don’t Dance

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health
January 30, 2022
I'll never settle down That's what I always thought Yeah, I was that kind of man Just ask anyone I don't dance, but here I am One year, three months, twenty-six days. Sitting at my desk stressed to the max ...
Read More

Rewrite

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
January 23, 2022
Do you ever wish you could have a rewrite on life? Didn’t like how that part of my life went I will just change it like they do when they make a book into a movie. Nope don’t like that ...
Read More

Faith in the Darkness

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
January 16, 2022
When Matt died people thought that I was mad at God for what happened. I wasn’t. One of the things that I remember clearly from going to the hospital was yelling it was not supposed to end like this he ...
Read More

New Beginnings

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
January 2, 2022
Happy New Year! I stayed up until midnight and watched the celebrations on TV. My house was quiet grandma fell asleep around 10:30 would wake up for a minute or two and then go back to sleep. I found myself ...
Read More

Goodbye 2021

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 26, 2021
2021 was my first year without Matt after nine years of  knowing him. I am not going to lie and say that I remember too much of it. Brain fog hit me hard for the first six months of the ...
Read More

Peace and Hope for Christmas

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 19, 2021
Tonight, I went to the Candlelight service at my church. I have been attending church via zoom since the pandemic started and last year was not in a place mentally to go to candlelight. Stepping back into the church I ...
Read More

I Bought a Farm

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 12, 2021
Planning a Future I guess that saying “If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans” was true for me. When I got married, I was twenty-five and I was not ready to have a child I was ...
Read More

Broken but better

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 5, 2021
Better…That is a loaded word for me. I am doing better than last year,  I am still broken but I can see what my future looks like again. This month my writing your grief prompt focused on what does better ...
Read More

Not Getting Rid of His Things

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
November 28, 2021
His things My mom asked me last weekend if anything in the hallway was good or if we could start getting rid of it. I said it is all good. Truth is that stuff is my great grandmothers’ things we ...
Read More

Fighting Holiday Blues

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
November 21, 2021
For years my grandma has gotten depressed around Thanksgiving we all knew it was because it was my grandfather’s favorite holiday. Years past and then it became her being grumpy was because it was the last time, she saw my ...
Read More
1
23456
…7891011
← Previous pageNext page →

PLEASE NOTE: The information provided by Hope For Widows Foundation on all social media platforms are not to be interpreted as professional advice. None of the Hope for Widows Foundation members are professional therapists or counselors. All interactions are intended for educational and informational purposes only. Hope For Widows Foundation is formed, founded and operated solely in the United States and has no other affiliated chapters outside of the United States.
Address: 102 E. Broad St. #3171 Forney, Texas 75126
Hope For Widows Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization - EIN 81-4394119.
Hope For Widows © 2024 | Designed by in Geneva, Il.