Hello, I am Renee Couillard the founder of Hopeful Widows.
It has been over 10 years since my first husband passed away in an accident. Like many widows I found myself feeling displaced in my own life after his death. In one day everything was changed and I had to discover how to keep living without my best friend and my love while raising our three small daughters on my own. Looking back I can clearly see how vital quality relationships with caring women were to my overall well being, especially in my initial three years after loss.
Hopeful Widows was created out of my desire to offer tools and support to widows who are feeling isolated in their own grief process. I believe the natural season of extreme sorrow can be helped through connection to others in similar situations. Hope does not ever take away loss but it does give you the ability to find new meaning and purpose in your life.