In 2015, Diane Kalu was living in Nigeria with her husband and their three young children. One day, about eight weeks after the birth of their third child, Diane’s husband went to work and never returned. A few days later she got the news that he dad died. She was suddenly a widow, responsible for raising three children under the age of five, in a country with several widowhood customs and traditions that are harmful to women. Thankfully, Diane had her mother to help her survive those early days of widowhood. Then, about five years after her husband's death, Diane's mother also died. Through both of these losses, Diane discovered a lot about herself, including a passion for helping others. That led her to start the WiCare Lekota Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting widows in Nigeria through social, emotional, financial, and educational support programs.
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WiCare on Facebook
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Ep. 90: What I Needed - Tips From A Grieving Teen
Ep. 89: When Someone You Love Has An Illness - A Sibling's Story
Ep. 88: What's Changed For Grieving Children? the 1960's
Ep. 87: What's Changed For Grieving Children? The 1970's
Ep. 86: What's Changed For Grieving Children? The 1940's
Ep. 85: Parenting & Grief
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Ep. 83: Emotional Hot Spots - Grief & Significant Days
Ep. 82: The Before & After Worlds - Grieving A Sudden Death
Ep. 81: Grief In Your 20's - Cynthia Whipple
Ep. 80: We Can't Know Everything - Staying Curious In Grief (Kara Jones)
Ep. 79: Grief, 18 Years Later
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Ep. 77: Grief & Attachment - Pearl Waldorf
Ep. 76: Who Died? Episode 5 - A Podcast Hosted By Grief Out Loud
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Ep. 74: Grieving A Miscarriage - Leslie Browning
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Ep. 72: Inviting Grief Out Of The Whisper Corner - Megan Devine
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