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.
Soaring Spirits International and Camp Widow founder Michele Neff Hernandez shares her story of finding hope after losing her husband in a cycling accident in 2005.
On August 31st of 2005, my husband, Phillip Hernandez, was struck by a Suburban while riding his bicycle. He died of the injuries caused by the accident about one hour after being struck. Phil was 39 years old at the time of his death,...
I didn’t know what to expect the first time I attended. After John died, I hated having to tick off the box marked “Widow.” It sounded like some sort of evil spider, and the very name made people around me uncomfortable. Yet here I...
Soaring Spirits International is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Schreiner University as they officially open the Soaring Spirits Resilience Center at Schreiner University. This will be the first center of its kind in the U.S. to focus primarily on grief and resilience,...
Welcome to the Brighter Side of Recovery sponsored by SOBA Recovery Center! Finally, a radio show that not only tackles the brighter side of addiction, recovery, and mental health, but a show with the answers for the family, friends, and those who love an...
Tanya Villanueva Tepper was thinking wedding plans -- not widowhood -- the morning of September 11, 2001. Her fiancé, a New York City firefighter, was among the thousands killed when the Twin Towers were attacked. She was forced to learn how to live every...
Thousands of widowed people from nearly every state and from as far away as Australia gathered in San Diego Friday to participate in Camp Widow, a three-day camp where those who have lost a mate can share encouragement and help others overcome the loss....