Did you spend time alone after you were widowed? Describe your experience.

Who are your mentors, your role models, and why?

Are you able to get some physical contact and connection since your person died? What has been helpful for you?

Have you been able to laugh again? Have you experienced joy? If so, what is that like for you?

What would you say to your best friend going through the same experience? Write about that, and reflect your words back to yourself. Maybe try reading it to yourself in the mirror.

What might you say to a newly grieving person?