Practical Life After Loss

In the early weeks and months I struggled after 5pm. Work was done, family was doing their own family stuff, and the hours between then and a very short night’s sleep stretched ahead with just my over-thinking for company. It was the worst part of my day. Horrible.

What helped massively was trying Gousto meal boxes. Recommended by my busy work-life daughter who used them (and had also tried all the other alternatives). What a revelation!

Firstly choosing the subscription - once a fortnight for me, and 5 different meals (but two portions per meal), which meant 10 meals each 14 days. Why 2 portions per meal? So that if a friend or our adult son came for a meal, we could eat the same meal. And if just me, then the second plate went into the fridge for the following evening.

Pluses? Choosing the meals! Getting this box o…

Check the car & house insurances, if they are in your loved ones name then they are considered closed on death & you may not be insured.

Most companies are good & will give you 30 days cover to allow you time to sort it out.

Hi, I'm Nicky, the founder of The Widowed Collective I wanted to create a free to access not for profit peer to peer support group for iwdows and widowers of all ages regardless of where they are in their widowed journey.

In this section please feel free to suggest any practical advice or information that you've found helpful..

I wantted to kick things off... Being widowed is devasting not just emotionally but also practically it can change your financial position overnight. One thing I found invaluable was Bereavment Support Payment which is paid to some widows and widowers in the UK, heres a link to find out if you qualify https://www.gov.uk/bereavement-support-payment

If you have any other support or advice or suggestions please post them eher and together we can help each other