Our Story
Welcome to “The Widow’s Journey: from Grief to Growth,” a non-profit organization creating Empowerment by building confidence, community and connections. Regardless of how you came to be here, your life has now changed dramatically. Our hope is that The Widow’s Journey will provide you with the education, tools and support you need to successfully transition to your new equilibrium. We are located in the DFW area of Texas with Chapters in Dallas, North Dallas, and Northeast Tarrant County.
Join us. We think you will discover an uplifting, heart-centered and positive group of wisters (widowed sisters) who “Love it Forward” by mentoring and encouraging each other. We may have lost the love of our lives, but we haven’t lost our love for life.
Our Mission
We empower widows by building confidence, community and connections. We do this with Education, social connections and community outreach.
Our meetings cover topics to help you recognize some of the manifestations of your grief so that you can address those in your healing process
Our meetings and social events build community with other widows so that you can share ideas and stories and provide support to each other.
Our speakers are locally based professionals chosen to help you understand, organize, and prioritize the legal, financial and administrative tasks that need your attention.
Facts
“There are 20 million widows & widowers in the U.S. with 1.4 million added annually. Almost 80% of them are women.” (“Few are Financially Prepared for Widowhood: Study.” ThinkAdvisor.com, September 2018)
“The median age of widowhood is 59” (U.S. Census, 2011)
“Seventy-eight percent of widows say that becoming a widow is the single hardest thing they’ve been through. (Feb 2018 Survey of widows sponsored by Merrill Lynch and Age Wave)
Our Board
Joy Kirsch
Widowed in 1993
Nanci Masso
Widowed in 2006
Cynthia Marlow
Widowed in 2017
Claudia Spears
Widowed in 2010
Kay Murcer
Widowed in 2008
Our Testimonials
