About this course

In this HEAL e-course, you will experience many interactive and empowering lessons meant to lead you towards acquiring healing knowledge and resources relevant in your widowed journey. Multiple instructors share videos, links, and resources focused on holistic health in widowhood. 

Your HEAL e-course will enable you to lean into more active participation. Your eyes and heart will be opened to a future you may not have known was possible. 

The instructors are women who also know widowhood in their own respective fields of expertise. 

The purpose of our HEAL e-course is to move towards rebuilding your life in a healthy way. You will discover areas of life where you are managing your loss well, and where you may decide to focus on going forward.

Your journey is as unique as you. ZOOM through the lessons or take your sweet time. All lessons are self-paced to accommodate your busy life. We understand. 


The Pillars of Healthy Widowhood

Throughout this course we will talk about the following:

  • Emotional and Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Relational Health
  • Spiritual Health
  • Financial Health
  • Fun and Creative Health
  • Purpose and Meaning Health

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to your HEAL Course

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. HEAL Survey Pre-Course

    3. Review of Holistic Widowhood

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Emotional and Mental Health 101

    2. Emotional and Mental Health Common Issues

    3. Coping Skills: How to Practice Radical Self-Care in Widowhood

    4. Self Reflection/Self Work

    5. Resource List

    1. When Life Throws You Curveballs....

    2. Eating for YOUR Health

    3. Self Reflection/Self Work

    4. Resource List

    1. Financial Health 101: Building Your Trifecta Team

    2. Compiling Your Necessary Financial Information

    3. Using Your Financial Notebook Resource

    4. Cashflow is Crucial $$

    5. Self Reflection/Self Care

    6. Resource List

    1. Explaining Post Traumatic Growth

    2. Eco-Map: Find Where You Can Receive the Support You Need

    3. Self Reflection/Self Care

    4. Resource List

    1. Spiritual Health 101

    2. When Good Intentions Go Bad...

    3. Self Connection: Navigating The Journey

    4. Self Reflection/Self Care

    5. Resource List

About this course

  • 12 payments of $10
  • 37 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

"Am I Ready" Checklist

Small steps forward as I navigate widowhood.

  • Life feels uncertain without my spouse or partner

  • Hope is sustaining me, and yet, hard to grasp at times

  • I'm ready to honor this journey and learn a healthy path forward

Heal e-course

Instructor(s)

Carolyn Moor is the Founder and President of Modern Widows Club® | The Movement for Widow Care (MWC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and public health charity dedicated to empowering widows and their families to thrive through resilience, leadership, and renewed purpose.
With over 14 years of experience mentoring and supporting widows, Carolyn has transformed personal tragedy into a global movement of empowerment, advocacy, and awareness.
As a TEDx speaker featured on TED.com, author, and podcast host, Carolyn shares insights on grief, widowhood, and leadership, inspiring individuals worldwide. Her books, *Inspire, Connect, Lead: Empowering Your Widow Mentoring & Leadership Gifts* and *Legendary Widows: Stories of Legacy,* and *Daily Wisdom & Empowerment for Widows: 365-Day Devotional* highlight widows' transformative power as trailblazers, leaders, change makers and philanthropists.
Modern Widows Club® is at the forefront of advancing widows’ holistic well-being through innovative programs, community support, and pioneering research. Carolyn’s work has been featured in Psychology Today, NPR, CBS Sunday Morning, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Wall Street Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Mt. Sinai Road to Resilience Podcast and a contributor to AARP’s The Ethel.
Join Carolyn in reshaping widowhood’s narrative and fostering a brighter future. Learn more at modernwidowsclub.org and at WIDOW LIFE on Substack https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com

Carolyn Moor

Modern Widows Club Founder and Development Director

Instructor(s)

Instructor(s)

Megan is passionate about helping caregivers & widows find financial security and freedom to live fulfilling lives supported through planning and investing. Her experience as a former math teacher, wife, mom, widow, solo parent, caregiver, medical advocate, business owner, and feminist gives her unique perspectives on integrating money with life values. Megan is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Registered Life Planner; her personal, professional, and altruistic mission combine into her service of widows. She has two grown children whom she cherishes. Spending time with her children, Bruce, a second mate in the maritime industry, and Jaden, who is currently studying to become a commercial pilot, brings Megan joy. Megan co-founded the Cape Fear Community of the Modern Widows Club (MWC) in May 2020 and served as their community advocate until December 2023. She also served on the Golden Committee for the National Modern Widows Club. Today, Megan serves as the Board Chair for MWC. Megan enjoys Salsa and Bachata, reading, being outdoors, and traveling.

Megan Kopka

Financial Advisor

Instructor(s)

Lyn Kienholz found Modern Widows Club in 2011 after the loss of her husband Mike. She launched the Minneapolis West Community in 2013 and served widows in her home until 2019 when she transitioned to the Modern Widows Club HQ Team as the Program Director. Lyn believes that meeting widows where they are at either in-person or on-line can dramatically change the trajectory of a widows journey. As the Program Director for Modern Widows Clubs partners with our Communities and Clubs along with creating content for all of our programs. She is the Meeting & Event Planner for Modern Widows Club Widow Empowerment Event. Lyn lives with her second husband Jeff and their blended family of 6 kids near Minneapolis, MN. She owns Red Thread Consulting Group and her interests outside include boating, hiking, beach vacations along with curling up with a cup of tea and a good book during long Minnesota winters.

Lyn Kienholz

Program Director

Instructor(s)

Surapsari Megumi Fujimaru is a Board Certified Coach and mindfulness teacher. She helps widows overcome the most challenging phase of their widowhood and create a new life they love using mindfulness practices, a holistic health approach, and deep inquiry. She works with her clients via Zoom and at her private retreat facility in the Texas Hill Country. Visit her websites, lifetransitionguidance.com and surapsari.com, to learn more about her services.

Surapsari Megumi Fjuimaru

Instructor(s)

Tara Gidus Collingwood, MS, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Personal Trainer, and fellow Wister. You can find her at dietdiva.net.

Tara Gidus Collingwood

Instructor(s)

Vickie Griffith is internationally respected as the Break Through Catalyst having helped thousands of individuals tap into their unique brilliance and highest potential in business and life. Buy Vickie's Latest Book "You Can Be Right About Everything and Still Have Nothing". Vickie is known for her infectious enthusiasm and deceptively low-key, casual approach. She travels throughout the country offering keynotes, coaching, and workshops.

Vickie Griffith

Instructor(s)

Laura Amendola

Instructor(s)

Marisela Marquez

Instructor(s)

Vashon Sarkisian

Instructor(s)

Misty is a Spiritual Mentor who works with others open to learning how to more freely navigate a healthy, happy, and wealthy life by learning how to process energetic blocks caused by every-day life experiences. As a Compassion Mentor, Misty helps you identify these blocks and provides you with resources to independently navigate your journey, or collaborate with others on a similar path to help you work out the occasional kinks you may encounter.

Misty Pennington