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When widowed parenting strips away everything you thought you were

My husband died when our twins were six months old and I feel like I lost both my partner and myself in the same moment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sudden single parenthood combined with grief can obliterate not just the partnership but the version of yourself that existed within it.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting and identity — who are you beyond parent??”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.