Modern Widows Club

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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: 375-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 an AARP’s The Ethel contributor. She was appointed to the national Bereavement Support Advisory Council at New York Life Foundation in 2025 to ensure widowed families voices are represented in bereavement and grief care initiatives. At Modern Widows Club, we envision and work toward a time when widows are seen as a vital part of their family, their work, and their community. My remarkable journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience, compassion, and determination. Learn more about our HOPE HEAL GROW®️healthy widowhood pathway courses at modernwidowsclub.org and WIDOW LIFE Publication at https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com Join Carolyn in reshaping widowhood’s narrative and fostering a brighter future. Learn more at modernwidowsclub.org

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While the prevailing widowhood wisdom seems to hold that grief is not a laughing matter, we believe that humor can not only relieve some of the pain, but is inevitable. (Did you see what Aunt Doris wore to Grandma's wake? How can we not laugh at that?) Author Leslie Gray Streeter discusses how an organic awareness of humor can help with healing.

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Christina will bring a bold and edgy conversation about her well known three selves personas we occupy pre, during and post loss. You will leave the talk wanting to spend time with the parts of you that have been silenced. Wanting to revolutionize your inner world. Bring your notebook with you. You will want to capture your Thriver Self coming back. Christina Rasmussen is an acclaimed grief educator, the author of Second Firsts and Where Did You Go?. She is also the host of The Dear Life Podcast. She is the founder of The Life Reentry Institute and has helped countless people break out of what she coined the “waiting room” of grief to rebuild their lives through her Life Reentry Model. She introduces a new model of grief based on the science of neuroplasticity. Her mission is to change the way we grieve, the way we live, and how we define our potential in this life, and the hereafter.