Modern Widows Club

As the Founder and President at Modern Widows Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and 509(a)(2) public health charity organization that serves to empower women and families in widowhood to lean into life, build resilience and release their potential to make a positive difference in society, I leverage my skills in creative direction, leadership and dyslexic thinking to raise awareness, funds, and partnerships for our cause of great social significance. With over 14 years of experience in leading and mentoring widows, I am passionate about transforming personal tragedy into a global movement of empowerment and advocacy. Modern Widows Club is at the forefront of championing a comprehensive and well-rounded movement aimed at promoting holistic well-being among widows. Through our initiatives, we are advancing crucial support systems, innovative solutions, and pioneering research tailored specifically to empower widows. I am also a TEDx speaker, an author, and a podcast host, sharing my insights and stories on how to support and comfort someone going through grief, how to inspire, connect, and lead as a widow, and how to honor the legacies of legendary widows throughout history. My TEDx talk has been featured on TED.com, reaching international viewers and sparking conversations on this often overlooked topic. My books and podcast have received rave reviews and accolades, inspiring and empowering widow mentors, leaders and advocates to thrive. I aim to reshape the narrative of widowhood, increase social awareness, and foster a deeper understanding of this aspect of life. My books, Inspire, Connect, Lead: Empowering Your Widow Mentoring & Leadership Gifts and Legendary Widows: Stories of Legacy are revolutionizing widow leadership and highlight how to best advance the need for widows to be seen as women who have renewed themselves as pioneers, trailblazers, compassionate leaders, honorable philanthropists, vow keepers, and pillars of womanhood. "Promise made, promise kept, promise honored." Featured on Psychology Today, NPR, CBS Sunday Morning, Oprah Winfrey Show, WSJ, Mt. Sinai Road To Resilience Podcast, Orlando Sentinel and AARP The Ethel. 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

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.

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.