I had such a great discussion with Michele Neff Hernandez for this episode. Michele is the founder and executive director of Soaring Spirits International, which runs Camp Widow in multiple locations each year, as well as many other programs for widowed people.
Interviews with TAMMARA BILLIK and MICHELE NEFF HERNANDEZ on the event CAMP WIDOW sponsored by Soaring Spirits. This organization is committed to helping widows and widowers deal with the loss of a spouse and living beyond that death. Soaring Spirits has now created a weekend for LGBT widows and widowers to process their grief.
Michele Neff Hernandez is the founder, and Executive Director of Soaring Spirits International / Camp Widow. Ms. Neff Hernandez has been featured on numerous local, national, and International broadcasts for her work with Soaring Spirits, and the widowed community. Michele also inspires people as...
Soaring Spirits International is gearing up to host the tenth annual Share the Road Ride on Saturday, October 5. “Reaching this 10-year milestone is amazing. Soaring Spirits is proud to host this event, which serves as a reminder to motorists to share the road with cyclists. Our...
A unique camp designed for widows and widowers is taking place this weekend at the Marriott Marquis in downtown San Diego. Attendees come from different backgrounds with varying stories of loss, but every year, hundreds of widows and widowers from all over the world...
Becoming a widow is one of the most traumatic life events that a woman can experience. Yet, as this remarkable new collection reveals, each woman responds to that trauma differently. Here, forty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words.
When I was a young widow, there was no such thing as a support group to help me through. There was no such thing as online resources. There were no retreats for widowed people to share their experience. I sometimes thought I recognized the...
One lovely summer afternoon, my thirty-nine year old husband, Phillip Hernandez, went out for an evening bike ride, and never came home. He was struck from behind by a vehicle and died at a local hospital an hour later. I was 35 years old,...
Michele Neff Hernandez, founder of Soaring Spirits International, wasn’t panicked when she found out her husband was hit by a car on his regular bike ride. He was strong and capable. But when he died, her life and the lives of her children were...
Sometimes it's the little things we miss the most. This week, Michele Neff Hernandez talks about why she misses her husband, Phil, every time it rains.