Sentences You Can Borrow As A Widow This Holiday Season
When you're barely holding yourself and your kids together, the holidays can feel like one more thing you have to survive. You don't have to do it alone, and you don't have to do it the way you always have. From the day you sign up through the end of the year, I'll be with you in your inbox every day.
"You don't have to earn your seat at the table."
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If this feels familiar
The Holidays Ask So Much of You Right Now
Everyone expects the season to look the same. But nothing is the same, and you're carrying it all.
The Casserole Request
Someone asks you to bring a dish to Thanksgiving, and you're barely managing to get out of bed.
The Empty Chair
Traditions that once brought joy now come with an ache no one else seems to see.
Holding It Together for the Kids
You want to make the season special for them, while quietly falling apart yourself.
Well-Meaning Pressure
Family and friends have opinions about how you should grieve, celebrate, and "move forward."
What you'll receive from Leslie
A Gentle Companion in Your Inbox, Every Day
The Holiday Survival Guide isn't a download. It's a series of daily emails from Leslie, arriving from the day you sign up through the end of the year. Each one is short and heartfelt, with a sentence you can borrow, a little perspective, and permission to make this season something different.
- ✿ Setting boundaries with kind, ready-to-use words when you need to say no
- ✿ Honoring your own grief without apology or a timeline
- ✿ Creating new ways to experience the holidays that fit who you are now
- ✿ Honoring your past and the person you love while still making room for yourself and your kids
A sentence you can borrow:
You don't have to earn your seat at the table
When someone asks you to bring a casserole to Thanksgiving, but you're barely managing to get out of bed...(click above to learn the sentence you can borrow)
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Hi, I'm Leslie McCaddon
I'm a certified life and grief coach, and I know loss from the inside. I help women who have experienced great loss process their grief and use it to build a life on a foundation of love and truth.
My approach is trauma informed, personalized, and flexible. And I write with heart, which is exactly what you'll find in the daily emails I'll send you, from the day you sign up through the end of the year.
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This Season Can Be Different
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