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
Ep. 147: Grief & Mother's Day - A Teen's Take
Ep. 146: Reflection - A Mini-Episode
Ep. 145: Speaking Grief - Lindsey Whissel Fenton
Ep. 144: A Grieving Father Turned To Words - Jayson Greene
Ep. 143: A Full-Time Other Mother - Step-Parenting Grieving Children
Ep. 142: Suffocated Grief & Supporting Black Youth - Dr. Tashel Bordere
Ep. 141: You Can't Give From Empty - Grief Professionals & COVID-19 With Megan Devine
Ep. 140: Supporting Widowed Dads - Dr. Justin Yopp
Ep. 139: Grief & Coronavirus/COVID-19 - Leslie Barber
Encore Ep. 106: Grief & Anxiety - Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC
Ep. 138: Running Home - Katie Arnold
Ep. 137: Grief & The Foster Care System - A Personal Story
Ep. 136: L.Y.G.H.T. - Supporting Grieving Youth In The Foster Care System
Ep. 135: The Worst News - An Update
Ep. 134: Breath, Movement, Sound - Grief Yoga With Paul Denniston
Ep. 133: Widowed Parenting - Jenny Lisk
Ep. 132: Finding Meaning - David Kessler
Ep. 131: Permission To Grieve - Shelby Forsythia
Encore Ep. 11: Who Am I Now?
Ep. 130: Grief & PTSD - Megan Hillukka
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