I wear my wedding ring inside Eric’s on a chain he gave me. I don’t wear them every day, but on days when I especially want him close, I wear them together. If you are looking at your wedding ring and wondering what you are supposed to do with it now that your husband has died, I want you to know something first. You don't have to do anything. You don't have to take it off. You don't have to keep wearing it. You don't have to move it to your right hand or put it away. And you certainly don't...

When your husband dies, you don't just lose the person you love. You lose the person you asked. What do you think about this? Who should we call? Does that estimate sound right? What should we do about the kids? Can you look at this? Suddenly, every decision belongs to you. One of the things I learned after my husband, Eric Woolery, died is that support for widows needs to include more than people who love us. She needs people she trusts to help her navigate all the things her husband used to...

Let's build you a personal board of directors! Build Your Personal Board of Directors Widowhood changes more than our marital status. It changes how we make decisions. When we're married, we often have someone to think through life with. We bounce ideas off each other, weigh options together, and share the responsibility of difficult choices just naturally, over dinner. After the death of a spouse, that sounding board is suddenly gone. Over the past several years, I've learned that while no...