for people learning to live in a world without their person.
because sometimes a few words are enough.
little breaths.
small collections of recognition.
not affirmations.
not advice.
not prompts.
just words for some of the things widowing can make hard to say out loud.
this 38-card collection was created from the lived language of widowing.
nothing to fill in.
nothing to complete.
nothing asking you to heal, move forward, find meaning, or look on the bright side.
just 38 small places where something you thought, felt, noticed, missed, feared, resented, remembered, or couldn't explain might already be waiting for you.
what this is
a boxed collection of 38 recognition cards for people living through the loss of a spouse or partner.
each card holds a few words from the lived experience of widowing.
carry one.
leave one for someone else.
come back whenever you need a few words.
the cards
• 38 recognition cards
• 2.5 × 3.5 inches
• rounded corners
• matte cardstock
• packaged in a tuck box
• shrink-wrapped
• one best i can. sticker included
• U.S. shipping included
widowing™.
wid·ow·ing | verb
learning to live in a world without your person.
the death is one moment.
widowing keeps showing up afterward.
in the grocery store.
on a form.
in the empty side of an ordinary conversation.
when you still say we.
when something happens and they are still the first person you want to tell.
when everyone else seems to know the world kept moving and part of you is still trying to understand how.
these cards don't explain any of it.
they don't tell you what comes next.
they just let some of it be said.
about best i can.
everything we create begins by giving language to the experiences that leave people feeling alone.
because there will always be more experiences that deserve words.
the format changes.
the mission never does.
we'll be here.
for people learning to live in a world without their person.
because sometimes a few words are enough.
little breaths.
small collections of recognition.
not affirmations.
not advice.
not prompts.
just words for some of the things widowing can make hard to say out loud.
this 38-card collection was created from the lived language of widowing.
nothing to fill in.
nothing to complete.
nothing asking you to heal, move forward, find meaning, or look on the bright side.
just 38 small places where something you thought, felt, noticed, missed, feared, resented, remembered, or couldn't explain might already be waiting for you.
what this is
a boxed collection of 38 recognition cards for people living through the loss of a spouse or partner.
each card holds a few words from the lived experience of widowing.
carry one.
leave one for someone else.
come back whenever you need a few words.
the cards
• 38 recognition cards
• 2.5 × 3.5 inches
• rounded corners
• matte cardstock
• packaged in a tuck box
• shrink-wrapped
• one best i can. sticker included
• U.S. shipping included
widowing™.
wid·ow·ing | verb
learning to live in a world without your person.
the death is one moment.
widowing keeps showing up afterward.
in the grocery store.
on a form.
in the empty side of an ordinary conversation.
when you still say we.
when something happens and they are still the first person you want to tell.
when everyone else seems to know the world kept moving and part of you is still trying to understand how.
these cards don't explain any of it.
they don't tell you what comes next.
they just let some of it be said.
about best i can.
everything we create begins by giving language to the experiences that leave people feeling alone.
because there will always be more experiences that deserve words.
the format changes.
the mission never does.
we'll be here.
