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.
We discuss:
WiCare on Facebook
When Your Spouse Dies Of Suicide - Alexandra Wyman
Love Isn't Finite - Grieving A Partner
How To Make New Memories
How To Show Up For Others
Love Is Stronger - Interrupting Gun Violence
Becoming A Cultural Kinkeeper
The Grief Garden - Supporting Collective Grief
When I Think Of Him, Love Is The Word That Comes Up - Pierce Freelon
How Do I Keep Going Without Her? Kelly S. Thompson
We Need Queer Specific Grief Spaces - Queer Grief Club & Jamie Thrower
It Affects All Of My Relationships
I Took A Year Off To Grieve - Rebecca Feinglos & GrieveLeave
There's No End Point - Sushi Tuesdays & Charlotte Maya
It's Still Complicated
Laurel Braitman Learns To Feel Her Feelings - What Looks Like Bravery
Death With Dignity - Dr. Peg Sandeen
Normalizing Grief - Grant Garry & "Meet Me Where I Am"
Finding The Words - Colin Campbell
(Re)Constellating After The Death Of A Partner
Both Sides Of The Story
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